Nhick Ramiro Pacis 
Can’t wait to be at Eric Whitacre’s “Soaring Leap”, a one-day workshop for singers, conductors and composers, tomorrow, January 11, 2012 at the University of Tampa! Eric Whitacre pioneered the “Virtual Choir” series that went viral on youtube. I saw this video long ago and I thought it was a brilliant idea!
I saw Villa Escudero for the first time in June, 2011 when my brother took me for lunch on our way to Batangas. At first sight, I fell in love with the place – the rustic views, good food in one-of-a-kind restaurant and the service was impeccable! Villa Escudero is located along the outskirts of San Pablo City, south of Manila through a two-hour drive through the countryside. It was (and still is) a coconut plantation owned by Don Placido Escudero, a famous Filipino agro-industrialist back in the 1880’s.
Just found a new directory for multimedia people: Listed on ProductionHUB.com in Music Composition / Composers / Musicians in Florida
May you have a wonderful time with your family and friends this holiday season. May your hearts be full of warmth and love and may they radiate into the hearts of those around you and to those around them. Merry Christmas and Happy New year!
I added more photos to the homepage gallery of nhick.com . These are photos I took during my recent travels to the Philippines. I am hoping to add different gallery themes to this. Exciting! I am really loving this new Joomla! template!
One of the most entertaining Christmas youtube videos I’ve seen this year! “Sleigh Ride” in 7/8 time is is an arrangement for solo piano by John Eidsvoog, as played on the CD “Christmas Time Is Here”. The album is now on special sale as a download at Amazon for only $8.99 !!
The Florida Orchestra is once again teaming up with the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in “Celebrate Delius”, a three day weekend concert featuring the works of Frederick Delius, “Sea Drift” and “Appalachia: Variations on an Old Slave Song” with guest baritone soloist, Leon Williams. Maestro Stefan Sanderling will be conducting the concert which will open with Beethoven’s “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” and end with Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait”.
After the hectic start in December and before the onset of Christmas and into 2012, I have decided to give my almost three-year old web layout a makeover. This time, I upgraded from Joomla! 1.5 to 1.7, cleared all the clutter for a semi-minimalistic taste and tried to incorporate more of my photography into the main page.
Today is the world premiere of my composition “Venisti” at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts’ Fergusson Hall in downtown Tampa. It will be performed by the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, conducted by Brett Karlin. The performance of “Venisti” is part of the Florida Orchestra’s three-day “Christmas at the Pops” with guest conductor Victor Vanacore. Performances over the weekend include Straz Center (Tampa), Mahaffey Theater (St. Pete) and Ruth Eckerd Hall (Clearwater).