Following the sold-out success of her 2023 concert at the Music Museum, Clara Benin returns to the big stage with a heartfelt celebration of the records that shaped her artistic journey.
“Born On A Rainy Night: Celebrating 10 Years of Human Eyes and Riverchild” is a two-night concert happening on October 3 and 4, 2025, at the Manila Metropolitan Theater.
Presented by Minsan Studio, the special show reimagines Clara’s early work with a 30-piece orchestra, under the musical direction and arrangement of Ria Villena-Osorio.
Drawing from her debut album “Human Eyes” and extended play “Riverchild,” both from 2015, the upcoming performance offers a fresh, cinematic take on the music that helped define Clara’s voice in the Philippine indie music scene.
“I’ll be performing songs from those records, but reimagined with an orchestra,” Clara said in a statement. “It’s something I’ve always dreamed of doing, and getting to do it for this show makes it even more meaningful.”
The concert is envisioned as both cinematic and intimate, a moment to reflect on where the songs began, and how they’ve grown through the years.
Clara did not fully assure a new release would follow after the concert, “But it definitely feels like a bridge between the past and the future. Working on these arrangements has been grounding, and it’s given me a clearer sense of where I want to go next.”
Jason Conan, head of Minsan Studio which is aiding Clara stage the concert, shared more about the show’s creative direction.
“Clara and the team started by going back to the songs, the feelings, the time and place where they were first written,” he said. “It was important to stay true to those emotions, while allowing the music to grow with who Clara is now.”