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LATEST WORKS

  • Ubi Caritas SSAA

  • Aba Po Salve Regina SSAA

  • O Salutaris Hostia

  • O Lux Beata Trinitas

  • Canción del Amor Lejano for Choir and Piano

  • Hodie for SATB

  • Amihan

  • Psalm 104:33

  • Ama Namin Acapella

  • Bakunawa

  • Jesus Refulsit Omnium

  • Psalmus 107: A Chorus of Gratitude

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Filipino and Latin Setting of Salve Regina

 SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 4

ca. 4'20"

Soaring melodic lines with complex and evocative harmonies.

Latin Text

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 2'15"

An exciting and thrilling opener piece.

text by Psalm 23

for SATB Divisi, piano

Difficulty: 2

ca. 5'20"

 

An aural journey from the pastures, waters, deep valleys and into the light.

A 2021 Commission by the Psalm Consortium

available 2023

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text by Joey Vargas

for SATB Divisi, Harp

Difficulty: 2

ca. 5'20"

A simple, evoking and calming song about moving forward. 

text from Matthew 11:28

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 3'35"

A song of comfort and hope as the world passes through one of its darkest moments.

text by Kathrina von Schlegel

for SATB Divisi, Solo Soprano

Difficulty: 2

ca. 3'15"

Specially written for family, friends and loved ones who've passed, to the frontliners, and to all of us during this pandemic. 

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text by Sara Teasdale

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 2

ca. 4'15"

A song that talks about life, it's cycle and how fleeting it is.

2020 commission by Kent Hattberg and Univeristy of Louisville Cardinal Singers

text by Ryza Martinez

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 2

ca. 3'40"

A simple prayer for our times.

2020 Commission by Ma. Rhina Palma Cruz and the Lighter Side Movement

music by Claude Debussy

for SSATTBB

Difficulty: 5

ca. 4'30"

This arrangement contains extreme ranges. Eb6 - Db2

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La Patasola Cover

Text by Eduardo Manguiat

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 5'20"

A song the evokes glimpses of beautiful memories that someone had with a loved one who have passed.

A 2019 Commission by Eduardo Manguiat and the University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors

Text by Joey Vargas

for SATB Divisi, Drum

Difficulty: 2

ca. 3'30"

A song about uniting everyone through song. 2020 Commission by the Sing Philppines Youth Choir and the Cultural Cetner of the Philippines

Text by Javier Ocampo Lopez

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 2'40"

The music is fast and intense, capturing the wild nature of the Patasola. It uses short, sharp notes and unique musical patterns to convey its playful and tempting behavior. The music is rooted in a steady bambuco rhythm, combining smooth melodies and lively beats. These elements work together to showcase both the appealing and unsettling sides of the Patasola's character.

Works: Services

MIXED CHOIRS

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Our Father setting in Bicolano

for SATB Divisi + Solo Soprano

Difficulty: 3

ca. 6:50"

A meditative, soaring, and etherial soundscape. Perfect for concert openers.

text from Revelations 5:13

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 4

ca. 3'15"

#5 from "Songs from the Other Side". Song talks about how heavenly creatures praise the Creator.

text traditional Latin

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'46"

Easter antiphon which contemplates Christ's Harrowing of Hell.

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text by Joey Vargas

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 5

ca. 5'00"

Song about typhoon Yolanda, strongest storm in 2013 that devastated the Philippines. Compulsory piece for the Mixed Choir Category of the 2017 Andrea Veneracion International Choral Festival.

text from Revelations 7:10-12

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 6'00"

Soaring, cascading and budding lines. A perfect opener or section ender for concerts. Song about homage to God and prayer of thanksgiving.

for SATB divisi, Piano

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'50"

A composition inspiring from sighs that dwell on one's heart to express the unexpressed.

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Trad Hymn Text

for SATB Divisi, Soprano Solo, Piano

Difficulty: 1

ca. 1'55"

A simple setting of the famed hymn with a soothing and relaxing melody and harmonies.

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 2-5

Total time ca. 10'00"

 

4 short pieces based on traditional games that children frequently played in the streets of Philippines.

I. Nanay Tatay - ca. 2'00"

II. Mataya-taya -  ca. 2'00"

III. Tagu-taguan - ca. 3'40"

IV. Langit, Lupa - ca. 2'37"

 

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 2:'50"

A modal, exciting and rhythmically challenging praise song.

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for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 4

ca. 4'00"

Prayer for the dearly departed.

for SATB Divisi, Sticks and Drums

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'20"

A Tagalog and Latin setting of the Latin Magnificat.

from Mark 10:14

for SATB divisi, Drum, Tambourine, Triangle

Difficulty: 5

ca. 4'12"

An exciting and challenging work for 2 choirs. Text in Visayan and Spanish Language

Works: Services
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Short Mass in English

for SATB Divisi, Solo Soprano, Piano

Difficulty: 1-3

SONGS: Glory To God, Alleluia

Lamb of God, Take and Receive

Our Father, Holy, Amen

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Short Mass in Tagalog

for SATB Divisi, Solo / Duet, Soprano, Piano, String Ensemble

Difficulty: 1-3

SONGS: Gloria, Amen, Alleluia

Panginoon Maawa Ka, Ama Namin, Awit ng Paghahangad, Santo, Si Kristo ay Namatay, Kordero ng Diyos

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 2

ca. 2':30"

Short, comical, intriguing work that requires a bit of theatrics.

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for SATB Divisi, Solo, Female and Male Trio

Difficulty: 4

ca. 5'50"

A composition based on a traditional spiritual. Heavy and broad. Showcase choirs' prowess and soloists.

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text from Psalm 115:1

for SATB Divisi

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'20"

This composition is a compelling reminder for man to give back all the glory to the almighty Father for all the blessings.

text by Celedonia Franco

for SATB Divisi, Soprano Solo

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'55"

A song about finding someone special, but in the end has to leave - allowing oneself to be moved by the joy and sorrows of significant relationships in the uncertainties of our inconsistent world.

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for SATB divisi, Drum, Tambourine

Difficulty: 5

ca. 6'00"

A challenging and exciting piece that shows the different phases of praise.

text by Ronnel Paz

for SATB Divisi, Soprano Solo, Accordion

Difficulty: 3

ca. 5'05"

The song depicts a montage of experiences - high's and low's - in a man's journey in life professing a profound gratitude for the gift of existence.

for SATB Divisi, Soprano + Alto Duet

Difficulty: 3

Total time ca. 7'25"

 

A song that depicts two images, a mother talking to her daughter she lost in the storm while the other shows the mother speaking to the sea, asking to take care and caress the daughter that was taken from her.

Works: Services

SSAA

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from Revelations 7:10-12

for SSSAAA

Difficulty: 3

ca. 6'00"

A meditative, soaring, and etherial soundscape. Perfect for concert openers.

2020 Commission by Na Wai Chamber Choir and Dr. Jace Saplan

for SSA, Piano

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'46"

A composition inspiring from sighs that dwell on one's heart to express the unexpressed. 2019 commission for 3 treble voices for the Mandaluyong Children's Choir, Sebastian Trinidad, conductor.

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text traditional Latin

for SSAA (up to 8 divisi ocassionaly)

Difficulty: 5

ca. 4'00"

A Prayer for the departed.

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for SSSAAA

Difficulty: 2

ca. 2'00"

Popular filipino hand clapping game. Comical, upbeat and exciting.

for SSSAAA, drums and various instruments

text: Anonymous

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'30"


Interesting tonalities, vocal productions and other unusual elements. A 2019 Commission by Nolan Henkle and the Ankeny Centennial Cantamus

text by Sara Teasdale

for SSAA

Difficulty: 2

ca. 3'20"

A song with a poignant reminder to anyone who acts and think of themselves highly and worthy of existence and a call to preserve the earth, because at the end, nature would still thrive without human beings' existence.

Works: Services

TTBB

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traditional Tagalog prayers

for CTTTBB

Difficulty: 3

ca. 5'30"

A dramatic and compelling prayer with various tone colors and harmonies.

for CTTTBB

Difficulty: 3

ca. 2'30"

A brief and rhythmically enthralling setting of Gloria. Perfect for concert openers.

from Psalm 115:1

for CTTTBB

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'20"

A compelling and meditative song.

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for CTTTBBB, drums and various instruments

text: Anonymous

Difficulty: 3

ca. 4'30"

 

Interesting tonalities, vocal productions and other unusual elements. 

Works: Services
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