CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME PRESENTS:
WHO: PAUL DIAZ COBO (Tenor) & PARKER WILKSON (pianist)
WHEN: Sunday, Sept 29, 2013
TIME: 3 pm
COST: $10 advance. $15 door.
INFO: 813-988-8188 www.uutampa.org
(click on Get Involved/Concerts)
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http://www.youtube.com/user/PDCobo/videos
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ABOUT THE CONCERT: Paul Diaz Cobo is a tenor with a glorious voice.
Parker Wilkson is a 15 year old piano prodigy. This is Paul's 3rd appearance at the Dome. The Concert Committee is pleased to welcome him back and doubly pleased that young pianist Parker Wilkson will be accompanying him. Plus Parker will also perform four solo piano pieces interspersed throughout the concert.
Paul has selected the following pieces to perform during the concert: Vieni Sul Mar (Come Towards the Sea)… Eduardo di Capua; Silenzio Cantatore (Silent Singer)…G. Lama; Munequita Linda (Beautiful Doll)….Maria Grever; Because…Guy d’ Hardelot; Occhi Di Fata (Eyes of Fate)…L. Denza; Niun Mi Tema (No One Fears Me)…Opera Otello, G. Verdi; Te Quiero Morena (I Love You My Brunette)…Zarzuela El Trust de los Tenorios, J. Serrano; Tu Ca Nun Chiagne (You Who Do Not Weep) ….E. De Curtis .
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ABOUT PAUL: Paul Diaz Cobo , who now lives in Brandon, was born in Newark, NJ, and is a descendant of Cuba and the Canary Islands. Paul made his operatic debut at the age of 25 as Alfredo in Staus’ Die Fledermaus with the Jersey Lyric Opera. Shortly thereafter, he appeared at the Manhattan Theatre in New York as Tamino in Die Zauberflote, Don
Octtavio in Don Giovanni and Don Jose in Carmen.
He has performed at the Guiseppi Verdi Conservatory, in Milan, Italy, and with the Greater Miami Opera. Over the years roles have included Rodolfo in La Boheme, Edgardo in Lucia Di Lammermoor, Count Rosillion in the Merry Widow, Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann, Faust, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Canio in I Pagliacci.
Paul is proud to have studied with the late great basso, Raymond Buckingham, a favorite of conductor Leopold Stokowski.
QUOTE: " Una Voce piu bella, una voce piu bella!!" ( A Beautiful Voice, a
beautiful voice!!) -- Franco Corelli--Tenor OMTI (Opera Music Theatre International)
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ABOUT PARKER: Parker Wilkson, age 15, lives in Land O’ Lakes. Parker
was considered a piano prodigy by age 13. Although he is a classically trained pianist, he is also very comfortable performing diverse musical styles (classical, rock, jazz).. He's a music student at the Patel Conservatory (Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa) where he performs with Patel’s jazz quartet . He is one of the two winners of the recent 2013 Patel Spotlight Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music.
He attends Sunlake High School in Land O’ Lakes where he not only takes his academic studies seriously but also finds time for extra-curricular activities such as playing the piano for the school’s theatrical musical productions of Grease and Westside Story.
In addition to playing the piano for high school productions, he has performed on piano and keyboard in various professional theatrical musical productions such as Gorey Stories, Nunsense, Showstoppers, Little Shop of Horrors, and Normal the Musical.
Parker not only writes and composes original music, he is also the lead
singer, guitarist, and pianist in his indie rock band The Infinite Eights.
He and bandmates opened for the Florida Orchestra's “Symphony Under the Stars” concert last year before a very large crowd at Raymond James Stadium.
QUOTE: "For a kid his age, he's technically really good and he can get much
better... He's really into it. He's one of the best students I have."
- Dean Tidey, Patel Conservatory (Note: This quote was in a 12/16/12
Tampa Tribune article by Laura Kinsler)
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