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Maupay Nga Pasko (Merry Christmas) is a traditional Christmas song of Eastern Visayas, Philippines originally performed as part of the pastores tradition of the region. In a traditional pastores performance, young girls sing and dance as they narrate and portray the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. In this contemporary choral arrangement, new elements have been added to the song to heighten its overall appeal.

Maupay Nga Pasko!

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Matud Nila (They Say) is a popular love song among Visayan-speaking communities in the Philippines

Matud Nila

Usahay (Sometimes) is a beloved popular love song among Visayan-speaking communities in the Philippines.

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Kuratsa is a popular traditional courtship dance of Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Performed by a male and female dancer, the kuratsa has evolved to become a fund-raising event for a newly married couple or as a way of raising funds for a community project during fiestas. The act of raising funds is done by pinning paper bills on the newly married couple’s clothes or by doing what is called the abwag which entails tossing paper bills by members of the audience to the male and female dancer while performing the kuratsa. The most important public officials or guests of the town or city are usually requested to dance the kuratsa during social or community fund raising events. Here, the dancers themselves are expected to toss paper bills to each other to signify their support for the project as well as to show off their social or financial status along with some members of the audience. The kuratsa may be performed repeatedly by several couples during a single community event until the desired amount of money has been raised. In view of its socio-cultural meaning, relevance and function, the kuratsa, by itself, is a ‘must have’ performance that everyone looks forward to in Eastern Visayan culture and society.

	This choral arrangement entitled “Kuratsa Vocalise” is inspired by the variety of lively instrumental music used in a typical kuratsa performance. Set on a three-four or three-eight time signature, these medley of danceable music vary between and among certain localities and are usually played by a local band or by way of a pre-recorded music. Just like all other types of vocalise, neutral syllables have been used to provide choristers with challenging opportunities to fine tune and upgrade their technical and virtuosic skills in singing. These neutral syllables are also used to mimic or imitate certain musical instruments like those found in a band or rondalla.

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Iba Nga Lawiswis (a different lawiswis)  is a choral composition which is a re-interpretation of a popular Eastern Visayan folk song entitled “Lawiswis Kawayan” (swishing bamboo). It makes use of a driving ethnic motif that repeatedly employs the phrase “lawiswis kawayan” accompanied by a percussive bamboo instrument called the karatong. In the adagio part, the song attempts to portray the swaying of the bamboo.

Iba Nga Lawiswis

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