Lalawigan - A Tagalog Song Cycle

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	Save the Dates March 14 and 15, 2009 LALAWIGAN - A Tagalog Song Cycle Featuring: Raymond Bagatsing (tenor) as Macario Kristine Sinajon (mezzo-soprano) as Candida Kyle de Ocera (tenor) as Isagani Music and Lyrics by Florante Aguilar Directed by Alleluia Panis Music performed by the Lalawigan Chamber Ensemble WHEN: March 14 Sat 7:30 PM & March 15 Sun 3:00 PM WHERE: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA TICKETS: Will be announced by February 15

	What is Lalawigan? Lalawigan (Tagalog for province) is a brand new work written by composer/guitarist Florante Aguilar through a grant awarded by the San Francisco Arts Commission. Set in 1898 in the province of Cavite, Lalawigan is a song cycle featuring uncelebrated characters in the history of Philippine uprising against Spain. Macario (played by multi-award winning Philippine actor Raymond Bagatsing), is inspired by the legendary rebel Macario Sakay. Isagani (Kyle de Ocera) is a fisherman who becomes a revolutionary spy by night, and Candida a.k.a. Didang (Kristine Sinajon) is a peasant woman who paid a terrible price for joining the revolution. Lalawigan uses a contemporary musical style that is rooted in the Philippine traditional forms of the harana and kundiman.

	What is a song cycle? A song cycle is a group of songs that are performed in a sequence as a single entity. In the case of Lalawigan, songs are interconnected to form a complete story in a narrative style.

	Is it a musical? Lalawigan is not a musical. However, songs are sung in character, in period costumes, and using light props. One might think of it as a hybrid between a musical and a live concert.

	Sponsored by: The San Francisco Arts Commission Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Zellerbach Family Foundation The Fort Mason Foundation MetLife's Meet the Composer