"Tayo ay mag-labinglabing"

From Abelardo to Villa-lobos,

From the parrot to the banana tree,

Check out new additions for August 2016

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A new collection of six Abelardo songs, arranged for SATB a-cappella, 

TTBB a-cappella, and SATB and Piano:

Kundiman ng Luha

Mutya ng Pasig

Bituin Marikit

Magbalik ka, Hirang

Paraluman

Kenkoy

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Villa-lobos: Bachianas Brasiliers no. 5,  transcribed for a-cappella Mixed choir, Soprano solo, and Tenor solo

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Gamgam na Periko, a Filipino folksong (Bikol Region) arranged for SSAA and piano

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Mamayang Hating-Gabi sa Tabi ng Punong Saging arranged for TTBB and Piano, an old time favorite of the male section of the Philippine Madrigal Singers

The rest of Igor's "rite" not yet available.

After publishing the choral transcription of "Danse Sacrale", the final Dance from Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", it was announced that the complete "Rite" will be published by the Spring of 2016.  Unfortunately, due to other projects in line, it has not met the scheduled date. Please wait for further announcement of the release of this project.  

Igor's "The Rite of Spring" transcribed for SATB and Soloist a cappella..

 

Sometime in 2013, I took out one of my favorite CDs of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and listened to it from beginning to end.  Although I have listened to this many times in the past,  it was just at this time that I realized that The Rite of Spring, if  rescored as a choral work,  could be as effective as the original scoring for a big orchestra.  I thought the human voice is as capable as an orchestra in producing the earthy, raw, and primeval atmosphere that Stravinsky might have had in mind.  Some friends and colleagues had doubts about it as it might be too challenging to perform but the idea could not escape my mind. I believe any enthusiastic choir will find it to be performable. Here is the first of my transcriptions of Stravinsky’s great work,  the final dance -  Danse Sacrale  (Sacrificial Dance) from The Rite of Spring.  The complete Rite will be released in Spring 2016.

Ruben Federizon