From up north down to the south and back…

on June 20, 2017July 27, 2018

(Originally posted last 04 June 2017 on Facebook) It's really great to be part of the New Music on the Bayou this year! I met new friends (and new browwwws to count 33 lines with...ummm I should stop this lol), heard lots of music and conversations, mess around with crawfish for the first time (good thing seafood [...]

The New Music on the Bayou is drawing near…

on May 16, 2017July 27, 2018

Hi friends and visitors! We're counting two weeks more before the New Music on the Bayou festival starts in Monroe, Louisiana! As I finalize my travel arrangements, I can officially say now that my work Gandingan sa Kagiliran (for percussion duo) will have its 5th performance during the festival on 02 June 2017, 1:00PM @ the Northminster Church (2701 Lamy [...]

Two more world premieres for the month of April 2017!

on April 25, 2017July 27, 2018

The month of April isn't quite done yet, as I have more exciting news on my end. Firstly, my "piano concerto" Pagkukumahog / [Sa] Paglilok ng Batong Hindi Nakikita (Urgency / [In] Sculpting an Invisible Rock) will receive its world premiere as a finalist entry in the 5-Minute Piano Concerto Competition of the 29th Music Biennale Zagreb. Pianist Filip Fak [...]

Activities at a glance…

2023 (TBA): World digital premiere of the song cycle Liham. Presented by Renee Fajardo (mezzo-soprano), Danlie Acebuque (baritone), and Andrea Grant (piano). This new work is made possible with the financial support of the Ontario Arts Council.
2022 (TBA): World premiere of Kina-i-ngátan. Commissioned and presented by New Music Concerts. Premiere by Guy Few (trumpet) (Toronto).
2022 (TBA): World premiere of Kinaligta-án. Presented by Wesley Shen (harpsichord) (Toronto). This new work is made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
2022 (TBA): World premiere of O forse, l’ho già perduta poco a poco… Premiere by Wesley Shen (piano), presented by Freesound (Toronto).
28-31 July 2022: World premiere of A Study in Exile, No. 3: Home is not a place on a map. Premiere by Amy Hull (dancer/choreographer), Rebecca Leonard (circus artist/choreographer), and the Thin Edge New Music Collective. Presented in “Anthropic Traces,” produced by Balancing on the Edge and A Girl in the Sky Productions (Toronto).
22 July 2022: Digital release of Hanggang sa Takipsilim in “Mind & Machine, Vol. 4.” Released by Ravello Records.
09 June 2022: Paper presentation of “Nomadic Sound Worlds: towards the transitory and the migratory” on Diasporic Solidarities, hosted by McMaster University (online).
05 June 2022: Participation as a panel member of “Lost in Translation? When instruments and music are taken out of their cultural contexts.” Presented by Evergreen Gamelan Club and the Canadian Music Centre.
30 April 2022: World premiere of Kinalugarán. Commissioned and presented by New Music Concerts (Toronto). This new work is made possible with the financial support of the Ontario Arts Council.