LATEST WORKS
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
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.
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
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.
MIXED CHOIRS
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
SSAA
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.
text traditional Latin
for SSAA (up to 8 divisi ocassionaly)
Difficulty: 5
ca. 4'00"
A Prayer for the departed.
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.
TTBB
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.
for CTTTBBB, drums and various instruments
text: Anonymous
Difficulty: 3
ca. 4'30"
Interesting tonalities, vocal productions and other unusual elements.