Better World (Ryan Cayabyab, arr. GP Eleria)

It never gets old. Probably the biggest thrill for any writer or arranger is when his music ceases to be his. I will forever be thrilled by that journey music takes from mouse click to manuscript to mind to mouth to memory. The way singers treat every whimsical inversion or tension with reverence and the way conductors reshape my musical ideas into ones that are not only better but ones I wouldn't have been able to think of --- those things make me feel so humbled. What a great honor it truly was writing for this event. This is the combined choruses of the Ateneo Chamber Singers (Jonathan Velasco, conductor), the Gaia Philharmonic Choir (Ko Matsushita, conductor) and the SYC Ensemble Singers (Jennifer Tham, conductor) performing my arrangement of Ryan Cayabyab's 'Better World' at the second installment of the 'Three!' concert series. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Jan. 18, 2009. Ko Matsushita, conductor. Official Websites: Gaia Philharmonic Choir: http://gaia2001.com/ SYC Ensemble Singers: http://www.syc.org.sg/ Ateneo Chamber Singers: http://www.ateneochambersingers.ph