Choralworks

Classical/Contemporary

original choral piece by Ryan Cayabyab. Orchestrated by Jem Talaroc.

Note.. Program unable to play timpani and harp, hence the weird percussion.

Anima Christi (R. Cayabyab) Orchestral Version

Performed by the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra. Chino Toledo, conducting. 
Panggo Sarreal, Clarinet. 

Jem Talaroc - DAGWAY (for Clarinet and Orchestra)

"How precious to me are your thoughts, Oh God. How vast is the sum of them."

"Pagkabililhon usab sa imong mga huna-huna alang kanako, Oh Dios. Pagkadaku sa hilabihan ang gidaghanon nila!”

This uses the Cebuano version of Psalm 139: 17. In this piece, it is the composer’s idea that the vastness of God’s creation is one that Man cannot comprehend as we are but ridiculously small components of this universe. The structure of this piece is derived and expanded from a musical phrase whose intervals are based on the overtone series, a natural harmony of nature.  It is a perpetuation of the fact that one cannot fully perceive the beauty of a huge entity in which we are only a small part.

Sopranos:
 Bianca Camille Lopez
Katrina Saga
Krystl Buesa
April de Guzman
Bernadette Mamauag

Altos:
Riva Gil Ferrer
Trisha Piao
Michelle Pascual
Sara Matsuura
Roxy Anne Abuel

Tenors:
John Christian Jose
Tomas Umberto Virtucio Jr.
Leo Paolo Leal
Ervin Lumauag
John Phillip Bautista

Basses:
Mark Allen Estrera
Terrence Teh 
Manet Martinez
Marcus San Pedro
Nil's Flores

Conducted by Jem Talaroc

July 31, 2015
Abelardo Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City

Jem Talaroc - Salmo 139:17

Passacaglia In Hz - The Pretension Of Jhunmark

Experimenting with Zebra 2 oscillator, fiddling about with the nobs.

The White Stripe Experiment

Miss Austri, Latin for Mass of the South, is a five-movement work for a capella choir. It's form lies on the traditional musical setting of the Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary; Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus dei, with Credo being omitted, an optional Alleluia is included. 
This mass, however, just like any other masses written by major composers, is not intended for liturgical practice in church, but to be performed in a concert setting.

In writing this Mass, it is of the composer's intention that the Cebuano (dialect of the composer) version of the Mass be set into an independent piece of music, elevating it into an artistic form. The work is also a personal homage or offering to the Giver of all Talents. Musically, Mass of the South is an accidental fusion between the composer's western influences and his interest in Philippine indigenous rhythms and melodies.
Despite the heavy influence of western music, there is no motivic figure that unifies the movements together. Repetition figures prominently in this composition, as in a kulintang ensemble, or the dabakan drums, As a whole, the work is Filipino in character.

Composer: Jem Robert Talaroc
Event: A Senior/Graduation Recital in Composition
Artists:
Conductor: Jem Robert Talaroc
Choir: Ating Pamana, Inc
Recorded by Jerry Angelo Catarata

Jem Talaroc - Salmo 139:17

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