A Contemporary Harana Song
It’s a powerful experience when a song you wrote is sung by two of the best singers you know. Thank you Arwen Lawrence and Charmaine Clamor for such a privilege! And Jorge Liceaga for joining me on the guitar. This song is an ode to the traditional Philippine harana but written from the per...
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The Music of Bae Makiling – An Interview by Kularts
This blog post is republished from Kularts website. Click here for the original post. This week we sit down with the man behind the music, Florante Aguilar. Maybe you know him from his original score for Jay Loyola’s 2014 dance theater work Maség Typhoon, or his music for Alleluia Panis’ 2015 pro...
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State of the Filipino Arts in the U.S. and Diaspora
The following post appears as part of an article on Dialogue on Philippine Dance and Culture event in San Francisco, and published by Inquirer.net. The interview was conducted by Wilfred Galila and is presented in its complete unedited version. WG: How do you feel about being recognized as one o...
Read MoreFandango-Pandanggo 10K Run and Cavite el Viejo
Working on Cavite el Viejo – a suite I’m composing to premiere at Fandango-Pandanggo show on May 21, 2016 in San Francisco. Cavite el Viejo is the archaic name for my hometown of Kawit, Cavite in the Philippines. Each of the 12 movements are named after the barrios of Kawit. This piece is ...
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Guest Blog: Chus Alonso on Upcoming Show Fandango-Pandanggo
By Chus Alonso For those of you who know me, you might think it is a bit out of character for me to be planning to run the Napa Valley Silverado 10-K Marathon on April 17. If you told me a few months ago I would be running a 10-K marathon, I would have not […]
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Florante Gives a Talk at the Apple Store in SF
CAAM has partnered with the Apple Store San Francisco to present CAAM: Creating Award-Winning Documentaries on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Join filmmakers Florante Aguilar and Fides Enriquez, and cinematographer Peggy Peralta as they discuss the process and passion behind Harana. The award-win...
Read MoreShe, Who Can See – A Multimedia Dance Theater
Music, Film and Theater! What more can you ask for? I’m very excited to compose the music for a multimedia dance theater piece She, Who Can See with my fellow collaborators Alleluia Panis (creator) and Wilfred Gallila (video artist). Premieres this May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 in San Francisco. ...
Read MoreThe Dadap Aguilar Duo
Fun with my mentor maestro Michael Dadap. We’re preparing for a series of performances and a recording this year. Enjoy!
Read MoreStill a Classical Geek at Heart
Sylvius Leopold Weiss was a rock star lutenist in the 1700s, equal to JS Bach on playing fantasies and fugues. He remains one of my fave composers, albeit a little unheralded.
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Florante’s Interview At the NYC Harana Premiere
Florante Aguilar’s interview at the Asian American International Film Festival’s New York premiere of HARANA. The original publication can be found here. ### Harana is a long-abandoned Filipino courtship serenade, which originated in the Spanish colonial period. In this award-winning ...
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