for solo soprano with piano accompaniment
music and text by Saunder Choi
featuring Bianca Camille Lopez, soprano, and Mark Anthony Carpio on the piano. 
amateur recording through a Zoom H2 recorder. 


So many ones have come along,
Some drifting, some unaware, some with some kind of hold.
And you have held me for so long
beneath a borken reverie, a sill made out of stone.
And though I never moved, succumbed to your embrace,
still you went on without a trace.
There'll always be that someone else who'll love me once again.

The days and nights they pass me by,
they swiftly go beyond my breath, I'm left with but a sigh.
Though every color seems to fade,
a gentle rainbow beacons through the slightest doubt or pain.
I hope there's still that someone else who'll love me once again.

I painfully recall the time you gazed into my eyes,
and tearfully confessed your love for someone else.
I had to let it go, I had to keep my pride,
so I just walked away, when you finally said goodbye.

Too many ones have come along,
Some drifting, some unaware, some with some kind of hold.
And you have loved me for so long
beneath a borken reverie, a sill made out of stone.
And though I never moved, succumbed to your embrace,
still you went on without a trace.
There'll always be that someone else who'll love me once again.


There'll Always Be that Someone Else (Saunder Choi)- Bianca Camille Lopez, soprano

An all-female choral setting of Ronald Baytan's poem, Star-crossed.

Music by Saunder Choi
Performed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers Maria Clara (all female) ensemble with Mark Anthony Carpio on the piano.

Star-crossed

You are a waterfall, 
and I, a stream;
You will forever flow through me,
and I shall never contain you;
But you will never wash me away. 

-Ronald Baytan

Star-crossed (Saunder Choi)- Philippine Madrigal Singers Maria Clara (all female)

SATB Arrangement of Side A's Forevermore
multi-track performed and recorded by Saunder Choi
Words and music by Joey Benin
Arranged by Saunder Choi

*This is an imperfect recording; forgive me for the pitch mistakes! Haha..


Forevermore (arr. Saunder Choi)

SATB A Cappella arrangement of Teresa Teng's 月亮代表我的心 or "The Moon Represents My Heart."

Performed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers; Mark Anthony Carpio, choirmaster
Live recording from a concert in San Francisco, CA, USA, 2009
Arranged by Saunder Choi

月亮代表我的心 "The Moon Represents My Heart" (arr. Saunder Choi)

Written for Mark Anthony Carpio and the Philippine Madrigal Singers for their 50th anniversary "Premiere" program!

The work is also a section from the second movement of my composition for full orchestra and chorus entitled "Ritualisms"

Saunder CHOI- Sanctus (2013)- Philippine Madrigal Singers

Verum Corpus
by Saunder Choi
poetry by Amir Rabiyah

Windy City Treble Quire & Windy City Gay Chorus
Dr. William Southerland, Artistic Director and Conductor

John Heffernan and Brent Taghap, violins
Seth Van Embden, viola
David Sands, cello

Verum Corpus (Saunder Choi)- IV. In The Trial Of Death

Verum Corpus (Saunder Choi)- III. Ave Verum Corpus (I Became A Swan)

Verum Corpus (Saunder Choi)- I. How Did You Know Me So Quickly?/ II. You Are No Son Of Mine

I Came To Your Shore As A Wayfaring Stranger 
by Saunder Choi
Purdue University Choir
Jacob Stensberg, conductor

Saunder Choi - I Came To Your Shore As A Wayfaring Stranger (Purdue University Choir)

She (SATB arr. Saunder Choi)

Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Music by Charles Aznavour

As popularized by Elvis Costello; from the film "Notting Hill"
multi-track recording. 


She (SATB arr. Saunder Choi)- Mutritrack recording

Release
by Saunder Choi
poetry by Amir Rabiyah

California All-State TTBB Honor Choir
Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, cond.

Release - Saunder Choi - California All-State TTBB Choir 2023

Blessed is the spot, and the house
by Saunder Choi

Performed by the Duke Chapel Choir
Dr. Zebulon Highben, conductor

Blessed Is The Spot, And The House (Choi) - Duke Chapel Choir

Never Again
by Saunder Choi
poetry by Brian Sonia-Wallace

performed by Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, artistic director

Never Again （Saunder Choi) - Seattle Pro Musica

Wide American Earth
by Saunder Choi
text by Aileen Cassinetto and Carlos Bulosan

Wide American Earth (Saunder Choi)

Locomotion (for Wind Ensemble)
by Saunder Choi

performed by the Cal Poly Pomona Wind Ensemble
Dr. Rickey H. Badua, conductor

Choi - Locomotion (Wind Ensemble)

Meet Me for Noche Buena (SSAA) 
by Saunder Choi
poetry by Aileen Cassinetto

performed by the Peninsula Women's Chorus
Anne Hege, conductor

Meet Me for Noche Buena (SSAA) (Saunder Choi)  - Peninsula Women's Chorus

Ang Tren (The Train)
poem by Jose Corazon de Jesus

commissioned by the Andrea Veneracion International Choral Festival 2015

performed by The Archipelago Singers (Indonesia)
Ega O. Azarya, conductor


Choi: Ang Tren (The Train) - The Archipelago Singers

"True Colors"
composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
arranged by Saunder Choi

performed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers
Mark Anthony Carpio, choirmaster

Steinberg/Kelly (arr. Choi): True Colors - Philippine Madrigal Singers

View playlist info and download sample scores packet here: http://www.saunderchoi.com/sampler/

True Colors

Contigo En La Distancia

My arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
This particular arrangement starts off with a Bach-fugue-like homage, and eventually breaks out into a jazzy a cappella arrangement of the song.
Recorded by the Philippine Madrigal Singers; Mark Anthony Carpio, choirmaster.
Featured in Hark! (Sampler): The Madz' new Christmas album
Soloist is Madz alto, Pearl Reyes. 


God Rest Ye Merry Gents (arr. Saunder Choi)- Philippine Madrigal Singers

This particular choral arrangement of Auld Lang Syne is inspired by the heart-wrenching version of Dave Francis and Mairi Campbell, featured in the soundtrack of the first Sex and the City movie. The arrangement retains the solemnity of Francis and Campbell's original version written with guitar accompaniment. 

Recorded by the Philippine Madrigal Singers; Mark Anthony Carpio, choirmaster. 
Featured in Hark! (Sampler): The Madz' New Christmas CD. 

Soloist also features our choirmaster, Mark Carpio, as a countertenor.
Guitarist is assistant choirmaster, Christopher Borela. 

Auld Lang Syne (arr. Saunder Choi)- Philippine Madrigal Singers

A setting of the Latin Christmas lullaby "Dormi, Jesu" or Sleep, Sweet Babe!

Dormi, Jesu
by Saunder Choi
recorded live by the Philippine Madrigal Singers
Mark Anthony Carpio, choirmaster

from the inTENse concert, Dec. 17, 2011, CCP Main Theater

Dormi Jesu (Saunder Choi)- Philippine Madrigal Singers

Tota Pulchra Es (after Duruflé)
for oboe and treble voices
performed by the Dawani Women's Choir
Beverly Shangkuan-Cheng, conductor

Saunder Choi: Tota Pulchra Es (after Duruflé)- Dawani Women's Choir

Angels We Have Heard on High 
(SATB version)
performed by the L.A. Choral Lab
Michael Alfera, conductor
Marisa Esposito, solo

Saunder Choi: Angels We Have Heard On High - L.A. Choral Lab

Demo track for a recent arrangement of Lucio San Pedro's Sa Ugoy ng Duyan. 

Vocals by Saunder Choi and Jett Galindo
Arrangement by Saunder Choi
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jett Galindo

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan Demo (San Pedro) - arr. Saunder Choi

Saunder Choi: Ghastly Crew

Ang Alibangbang (The Butterfly)
from Three Philippine Children's Songs
arranged by Saunder Choi

performed by the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Chorale
Nathan Reiff, conductor

Saunder Choi - Ang Alibangbang(The Butterfly) from Three Philippine Children's Songs

Ako Ay May Lobo (I Have A Balloon)
from Three Philippine Children's Songs
arranged by Saunder Choi

performed by the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Chorale
Nathan Reiff, conductor

Saunder Choi - Ako Ay May Lobo (I Have A Balloon) from Three Philippine Children's Songs

Bahay Kubo
Filipino folk, arranged by Saunder Choi
Miriam College High School Glee Club
Nancy Roman, conductor

Saunder Choi: Bahay Kubo - Miriam College Glee Club

Pen Pen de Sarapen
Filipino folk, arranged by Saunder Choi
Miriam College High School Glee Club
Nancy Roman, conductor

Saunder Choi: Pen Pen De Sarapen - Miriam College Glee Club

Itanong Mo Sa Bituin (Ask the Star)
composed by Saunder Choi
performed by Macalester College Concert Choir
Michael McGaghie, conductor

Saunder Choi:  Itanong Mo Sa Bituin

Saunder Choi- Give You Rest (L.A. Choral Lab)

A new arrangement of a classic Filipino folk song for a cappella mixed choir, recorded here by the Philippine Madrigal Singers 2013; Mark Anthony Carpio directs. 

Leron, Leron Sinta (arr. S. Choi)- Philippine Madrigal Singers

This is a raw recording of the Tenuto Chamber Singers singing a piece that I wrote as a reaction and tribute to the Boston marathon bombing victims. This is from our recent concert, Anima. 

Lux Aeterna
by Saunder Choi (2013)

Performed by the Tenuto Chamber Singers
Saunder Choi, conductor
Julian Wong, piano

Lux Aeterna (S. Choi)- Tenuto Chamber Singers

Saunder Choi is a Los Angeles-based Filipino composer who has written a wide variety of works, from contemporary classical instrumental, vocal and choral works to jazz charts and popular music arrangements.

As a composer, his works have also been performed, programmed, recorded and read by the USC Thornton Symphony, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Philippine Madrigal Singers, the Crossing Choir, the LA Master Chorale, USC Chamber Singers, Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Kalistos Chamber Orchestra and the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium Chorus. He has been commissioned by the L.A. Choral Lab, Andrea Veneracion International Choral Festival, Salt Lake Choral Artists, SYC Ensemble Singers of Singapore, Choral Arts Initiative, University of the East Chorale, University of Visayas Chorale, etc. As an arranger and orchestrator, Saunder has written Tony-Award winner Lea Salonga, the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, Maestro Gerard Salonga, the Tim Janis American Christmas Carol Show at Carnegie Hall, Jose Mari Chan, Ballet Philippines, and the Hong Kong production of Pippin.

He sang tenor and was one of the resident composers of the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers, joining them in several national and international goodwill tours, international music festivals and concerts. He also sang with the First Church in Boston Choir, the Boston Choral Ensemble and the USC Chamber Singers. As a conductor, he directed the Philippine Cultural College Annex Campus Youth Choir from 2006-2011, leading them to participate in local Philippine choral festivals and competitions. He currently sings with the L.A. Choral Lab and founded Lore Vocal Ensemble. He also serves as the choir director at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in North Hollywood and teaching artist for Pacific Chorale.

Born in Manila, Philippines, he holds a Bachelor of Arts major in Communication Arts degree from the De La Salle University-Manila and a Bachelor of Music in Composition, minor in conducting from the Berklee College of Music. He completed his Master of Music in Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, where his primary composition teachers were Ted Hearne and Donald Crockett. He also took orchestration classes with Stephen Hartke and Andrew Norman. In the past, he has studied composition with Andrew List, and Vuk Kulenovic, and had master classes with Chen Yi and Robert Kyr. He studied conducting with Larry Livingston, Isaiah Jackson and Francisco Noya. His works are published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing and Earthsongs. Select works are also distributed by MusicSpoke.

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