Kalesa

My arrangement of “Kalesa” as sung by the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus (UPCC). Original music was composed by A. del Rosario, lyrics by Levi Celerio. This is one of the best-loved Filipino classics so I did get quite a mix of reactions when I wrote this version. Who cares, Levi Celerio’s son said he liked it very much!

Here’s another performance by the UPCC somewhere in England (looks like a shopping mall) in 2006:

And in Montreux, Switzerland:

And by another group,  the UP Staff Chorale: