MUSIC

We Shout Laoag

Details: Created on Thursday, 12 January 2012 22:38; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 554

I wrote "We Shout Laoag" so many years ago for a festival in Laoag City and I guess it has become like a city song. I recorded this with Lana Jalosjos, Delia Guerrero and Ting Esguerra from UPCC just before Delia left for Australia or something. Laoag is a city in Ilocos Norte, Northern ...

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Butsekik

Details: Created on Monday, 22 November 2010 06:22; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 285

Choral arrangement of Yoyo's Villame's fun song, "Butsekik" sung by the Voice of Cebu (VOX) Chorale & UB Bel Canto Singers. I originally wrote this for UPCC but the piece found its way through other choruses in the Philippines. VOX added some twists to it which I find very amusing indeed - I ...

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Bawat Bata

Details: Created on Saturday, 02 July 2011 21:53; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 489

Arrangement for children's chorus I wrote many years ago. Nice to find it at youtube! The presentation to the public of the 2011 scholars of the annual summer music workshop of the Mandaluyong Children's Choir Music School in cooperation with the City ...

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Mabuhay Ka, Pilipino

Details: Created on Saturday, 02 October 2010 06:12; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 373

Arrangement of "Mabuhay Ka Pilipino" as sung by different choirs. I wrote this arrangement as a commissioned piece by the Development Bank of the Philippines way back in the 90's. The following youtube video is by the Himig Singers in a performance at St. Brendan's Church, Los Angeles. For more ...

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Mga Awiting Yoyoy

Details: Created on Monday, 04 July 2011 05:09; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 681

A medley of comic songs by the late Yoyoy Villame performed by Marvin Gayramon (baritone), Emily Britanico Morales (soprano), Melanie Dujunco (soprano), Deeda Barretto (soprano) and Filmer Flores (pianist/accompanist) and arrangement by Nhick Ramiro Pacis. These fun Filipino tunes include ...

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Barong Tagalog

Details: Created on Saturday, 12 June 2010 05:37; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 389

Just found this on youtube - it's my arrangement of "Manggang Hilaw" for the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus, batch 1990. It's quite a crude video and the audio is only on the left channel but I feel a lot of nostalgia finding this. Introduction by the late Prof. Rey T. Paguio. ...

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Filipino Classics Medley

Details: Created on Thursday, 03 February 2011 23:30; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 782

Performed by Marvin Gayramon (baritone), Emily Britanico Morales (soprano), Melanie Dujunco (soprano), Deeda Barretto (soprano) and Filmer Flores (pianist/accompanist), "Filipino Classics Medley" is a collection of popular and traditional Philippine songs. These tunes include "Usahay" (Nitoy ...

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Manggang Hilaw

Details: Created on Sunday, 20 June 2010 05:31; Written by Nhick Ramiro Pacis; Hits: 386

One of my early arrangements (early works, as Menoy would say) sung by the 1990 batch of the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus (UPCC) I just found this at youtube. Si Egay ba nag-upload? Anyway, this clip had Sir Paguio saying the intro, with his usual wit, one which I never ...

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