Bringing the World Together Through Art and Song

HSBC Commercial Banking kicked off the yuletide season on a beautiful note with an appreciation dinner last November 22 at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel. 270 of the top HSBC Corporate and HSBC Business customers were treated to a feast of sight and symphony, dining amidst works of the world’s most renowned artists.

The Rizal ballroom was transformed into a modern art gallery, featuring art pieces that combined the reproductions of famous paintings by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Vincent van Gogh with works from up and coming Filipino artists such as Ramon Orlina, Inday Cadapan and Michael Cacnio.

The night’s festivities was kicked off by a moving performance by emerging local sand artist Joseph Valerio. Winding up the night’s entertainment was a medley of Christmas and Broadway hits, with world-class theatre performers Raymond Lauchengo, Ayen Laurel, Analin Bantug and Felix Rivera serenading the guests. HSBC also gave away 12 gifts in celebration of the Christmas season, with a lucky customer winning a collaborative art piece by the University of Santo Tomas art group.