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Utom Videos
April 7, 2019 / No CommentsA Sinister Sounding Christmas Song
November 25, 2018 / No CommentsFun with Arranging – Erik Satie’s Gnossiennes #1
August 23, 2018 / No CommentsMusic Video – Death of Isagani (Pagkamatay ni Isagani)
April 8, 2018 / No CommentsSpecial project. UTOM is a brand new, commissioned work inspired by the music of the Tboli. World premiere concerts on June 1st at the SF International Arts Festival and June 9th at Brava Theater, SF.
Featured in this video is "Lemugot's Dance", a piece about the demigod's fireworks display in playing the hegelung (boat lute) and dancing in order to impress the T'boli princess Boi Henwu.
Early Bird tickets in effect only until March 31st.
Get tickets at:
JUNE 1st at SFIAF: bit.ly/2tYxR1A
JUNE 9th at Brava Theater: bit.ly/2CcWyMh
Video by Fides Enriquez
Lemugot's Dance is the demigod's fireworks...
Looking forward to this. Been working on the composition for about a year. Hope to see you there... and check out our teaser video!
Kularts Presents Florante Aguilar and the Utom Ensemble
Early Bird tickets are now available for the 2 shows.
June 1, 2019 San Francisco International Arts Festival (Fort Mason):
bit.ly/2tYxR1A
June 9, 2019 Brava Theater Center:
bit.ly/2CcWyMh
Musicians:
Florante Aguilar - hegelung, hang drum, percussion
Sage Baggott - kulintang, agung, hang drum, percussion
Caroline Julia Cabading - kulintang, hegelung, percussion
Nick Galang - agung, kulintang, percussion
Greg Kehret - upright bass, percussion
Video by Fides Enriquez
From the music of the colonized to that of the colonizer. I'm so conflicted. Still love me a Rodrigo, though. #concertodearanjuez #joaquinrodrigo
Introducing Florante Aguilar & the Utom Ensemble debuting this June in San Francisco. Featuring music inspired from the T’boli land. @sanfranciscointernationalartsfestival @kularts
Wrote a piece for the #hangdrum as part of the new work #Utom. Will premiere this June 2019. This Instrument, invented in Switzerland in 2000, works surprisingly well with #kulintang and other Philippine indigenous instruments IMHO. Listen to complete track at www.soundcloud.com/florantea/utom-lake-sebu
Special project. UTOM is a commissioned work inspired by the music of the Tboli. Premeires this June. Last week for Early Bird tickets available sfiaf2019 and kulartspresents websites. See… https://t.co/2LqiUDnZn6