Many want to go this route – using the pipes to have a go at their wildest dreams. And some have seen their wildest dream come true too, if the batting average of American Idol – or other singing contests – are anything to go by. Before my memory goes to oblivion, let me share [...]

My first memory of Schonberg was of him playing the piano. He was with Lea Salonga, while she tried out the strains, in her melodious voice, of Sun and Moon. They were on TV as Saigon specials were aired every day. Every little girl at that time wanted to be Lea Salonga. From obscurity (in the global sense), Schonberg brought the Philippines and Lea to the forefront of musical history.

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