penned by the pretentious
written by the raw
sung by the senses
heart begins to thaw

Alexander John “AJ” L. Villanueva (b. 1989) is a graduate of Composition at the University of the Philippines, College of Music (Cum Laude). He started venturing the world of music at a very young age, singing and playing the piano, drums and guitar in his church.

He has studied composition and orchestration under composer-conductor Josefino “Chino” Toledo and is currently studying composition under composer-ethnomusicologist Jonas Baes. He has also taken lessons from renowned composers like Dieter Mack, Chong Kee Yong, Anothai Nitibhon and Bernd Asmus.

He is the Festival Prize Winner of the Young Composers in Southeast Asia Festival and Competition 2011 with his piece Threnody IV which was performed by the Ensemble Mosaik and Ensemble Kyai Fatahillah under the baton of Robert H. Platz. Lately, he was commissioned by the Manila Composers Lab in partnership with the Ernst von Siemens Musical Foundation of Germany for the piece Ikatlong Silakbo (Third Heartbeat), to be performed by the Ensemble d’Ecoute from Stuttgart, Germany. He has also participated in the Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Music Underkonstruction V of the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra (2010).


Formed in May 2008, Baihana is a young all-girl vocal trio that performs, creates and arranges songs with their signature styles of bebop, swing and jazz harmonies. 

Anna Achacoso-Graham
Krina Cayabyab
Mel Torre

Tim Cada - guitar
Julius Lopez - bass
Karmi Santiago - drums

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