Singing with Andrea Bocelli
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to sing with Andrea Bocelli as member of the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. The concert was held at the St. Pete Times Forum …
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Happy Thanksgiving!
May you have a wonderful time with your family and friends from near and far! Cherish these moments of being together and be thankful for all the love and happiness that you share with them. These are the moments worth living for! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Excited for Venisti
“Venisti” will be rehearsed for the first time at the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay retreat tomorrow and I am really excited! This piece won this year’s Master Chorale Christmas Carol Competition. Here’s the cover art I made – painting is mine too!
Christmas at the Pops
Bring your family and friends to a special Christmas concert with the Florida Orchestra and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay as they render favorite Christmas carols at spectacular venues as the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. In this concert, my a capella piece “Venisti” for mixed chorus will also have its world premiere.
PhilFest 2012 in Tampa, Florida
The Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. is once again bringing the biggest Filipino festival in town! Experience the spirit of Filipino Fiesta – food, entertainment and much much more!
Pasko 2011
The Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc., through the sponsorship of the Philippine Medical Association of Florida and the Philippine Medical Auxiliary, presents PASKO 2011 on Saturday, December 17th from 3:00PM to 10:00PM at the Philippine Village (also known as Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex), 14301 Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL 33626.
Carmina Burana in Tampa Bay
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay joins with The Florida Orchestra, the USF Chamber Singers, and the Tampa Bay Children’s Chorus to present Carmina Burana. Mixing monk-like chant, angelic arias, writhing rhythms, raucous lyrics and raw visceral power, Orff’s Carmina Burana is an intoxicating powerhouse of a piece for over 200 instrumentalists and voices on a program with Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio Overture and Haydn’s Symphony No. 100, Military.
Songs From Home – New CD by Joseph Legaspi
Just got some good news from my friend, Joseph, letting me know that his new CD, “Songs from Home” is now available for purchase from iTunes, amazon.com and cdbaby.com. Good news indeed! I have arranged three tracks for this album: “Manang Biday”, “Si Nanay, Si Tatay, di co Pabayaan” and “Sitsiritsit”. I went ahead and purchased the cd from iTunes and will listen to it in a short while and write about it later. Exciting!
XIV (Piano Solo)
XIV is the fourteenth of a music journal like series of compositions for solo piano that I have composed to record significant events in my life. This emotional, melancholic piece with a lyrical and dramatic mid-section was performed at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa, Florida as part of the Philippine Cultural Foundation’s Classical Concert Series featuring the St. Petersburg College Madrigalians, David Martinez III, pianist and Brent Taghap, violinist.