"May Bukas Pa" is a popular Filipino tune composed by Charo Unite. This arrangement has been written for solo piano and has Rachmaninoff overtones.

May Bukas Pa (Piano Solo)

Opening scene of "Bisperas ng Pasko", a christmas musical which I wrote during my college days at the university. Libretto by Edna Mae Landicho.

Bisperas ng Pasko (Opening Scene)

An old composition which I revived with the Eastwest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Gold XP using the strings sections only. I guess virtual musical instruments have reached a degree of realism that can now compare with live acoustic instruments. It's amazing and such a joy to play with!

"Andante" for EWQLSO Strings

A medley of two popular Filipino classic tunes, "Sa Libis ng Nayon" (Santiago Suarez) and "Sa Kabukiran" (Manuel Velez) for angklung ensemble and orchestra accompaniment.

Sa Kabukiran Medley

"Giliw Ko" (Beloved) is one of my early compositions using light versions of samples made for Gigastudio like GOS Lite, Westgate Woodwinds, Sam Horns and the Art Vista Malmjo piano.

Giliw Ko

Variations on the nursery rhyme "Are You Sleeping". It started on a piano arrangement for a children's book and then it just grew from there. I played this one on PMI Bosendorfer.

Are You Sleeping?

Composed by Nicanor Abelardo, "UP Naming Mahal" is the school hymn of the University of the Philippines. I was asked by the UP-PCCA to arrange a choral version and the above version was performed by the UP Concert Chorus.

UP Naming Mahal

Composition for angklung and orchestra composed with Eastwest Quantum Leap Symphony Orchestra (EWQLSO) and gigaangklung. This song is now part of the Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble standard repertoire.

Pagdiriwang

Third of the "Singkil" series of works. This  is a composition for angklung and ethnic instruments based on a traditional Southern Philippine Moslem dance form. This is performed live by the Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble.

Singkil III

Arrangement of the age-old Christmas tune "What Child Is This" in celtic style. I recorded this using my old synth, Roland XP-30 which I still use these days.

What Child Is This

My own arrangement of the Christmas tune "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" with hint of Celtic. The song was recorded using my old keyboard synth, Roland XP-30. I still use it up to now.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Demo song for the Garritan Personal Orchestra (GPO), first edition. This uses the solo strings patches which I loved. I especially like the pizzicato patches for their very realistic sound!

QuasiFuga

Piano improvisation straight to recording. This was one of my sentimental moments and I wanted to make a music diary which proved too time-consuming. Anyway, it was a nice thought, though too ambitious.

Solitary Weekend

"After We Said Goodnight" is a piano improvisation straight to recording. This was one of my sentimental moments where I wanted to make a music diary which proved too time-consuming. Anyway, it was a nice thought, though too ambitious.

After We Said Goodnight

Improvisation on the piano and recorded live. Another sentimental moment at my apartment back when I had my own. This is part of the musical diary series that never materialized.

My Loft

A short, sentimental piano solo played on the old PMI Bosendorfer. I composed this tune one time I was feeling really home-sick and I wanted to go home.

Remembering Home

"Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison" text experiment with Eastwest Quantum Leap Voices of the Apocalypse with other samples. This song turned out to be the credits track of the short film "A2B" by Chad Costen.

Kyrie

Vic Omila sings "Aba Ginoong Maria" by Manuel V. Francisco, SJ with Nhick accompanying on the piano. This Tagalog version of the "Ave Maria" is probably one of the most haunting of the "Ave Maria" melodies I have ever heard!

Aba Ginoong Maria

Vic Omila sings "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert. I am playing the piano accompaniment on the Black Grand. This version of "Ave Maria", composede in 1825,  is one of Schubert's most popular compositions. It was originally written as a part of "Liederzyklus vom Fräulein vom See"  based on Walter Scott's popular epic poem "The Lady of the Lake".

Ave Maria Schubert

Albert Hay Mallotte's "The Lord's Prayer" for piano and voice as recorded by Vic Omila, baritone and me on the piano. This is probably Mallotte's most popular composition and the most popular version of all musical settings of this prayer.

The Lord's Prayer

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble plays "Bahay Kubo", a Philippine folk song arranged for angklung ensemble and piano by Nhick Ramiro Pacis.

Bahay Kubo (for Angklung Ensemble and Piano)

XVI (Piano Solo)

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