ED NEPOMUCENO
MUSIC PROFESSIONAL
Music Preparation, Direction and Education
Arranger, Conductor & Performer
ednep9@yahoo.com EMAIL- - - (818) 536-1276 PHONE
Encoding music came early in my career. Seeking a solution when burning the midnight oil and writer's cramp started to produce blurry scores, I discovered Encore notation software. That was way back in 1994. I currently use Sibelius 4 and Finale 2008.
Due to copyright restrictions, song titles are not fully disclosed and scores are incomplete.
CHOIR
ORCHESTRA
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
WORK
HISTORY
- While earning my Bachelor of Music degree in Composition, I worked wih reknown composer and musical director Ryan Cayabyab as his assistant and researcher for his TV show Ryan Ryan Musikahan. I served as faculty member his Music School, teaching Music Theory, Arranging and Voice
- I also worked as Orchestrator for for film scores composer George Canseco, where I got most of my studio experience working with orchestra musicians. I continue to provide all forms of Music Preparation
- I have also travelled extensively as part of the U.P. Madrigal Singers,the first choir to ever win the European Grand Prix twice. I served as Tenor soloist/ Section Leader and Official Music Arranger.
- I was Tenor Section Leader, as well as Orchestrator and Choral arranger professional San Miguel Master Chorale . Commercially successful recordings were released under San Miguel's Performing Arts Foundation by Sony-BMG
- I am most proud of my amatuer choirs, especially the Supreme Court Choir which has grown into a group worthy of the Cultural Center's stage
- Currently, I conduct the Harana Men's Chorus in Los Angeles, sing with the Phil. Chamber Singers-Los Angeles, and do back-up vocals for pop artists aside from doing freelance work in Music Preparation
computerized music engraving of music scores for live performances using Finale and
Sibelius Music Notation Software for Orchestra - Choral & Vocal Ensembles - Rhythm
Section - Band - Takedowns & Transcriptions - Original Arrangements
preparing programs and selecting repertoire, rehearsing and coaching performers
for Concerts - Musicals - Choirs - Church Worship and Wedding Services
individual music instruction for beginners and professionals in private lessons or group classes and choral clinics in Music Theory - Arranging - Vocal Performance - Choral & Vocal Ensemble Singing
in classical to popular music, well-travelled choir singer, experienced back-up vocalist, proficient in ensemble singing as a Professional Chorister - Section Leader - Session Vocalist - Accompanist
WORK SAMPLES
Please click on the pics below:
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VOCAL
INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PREPARATION and ARRANGING
"How Did You..."
This song was originally released on CD, but had to be TRANSCRIBED for the artist's live concert performance.
Please click the PLAY button to listen to the last chorus of the song. Click on the icon below the media bar to view the corresponding FULL ORCHESTRA music score.
"I Believe I Can..."
This is a TRANSCRIPTION prepared for live concert performance.
Please click the PLAY button to listen to the first half of the song.
The left icon below the media bar is the corresponding FULL ORCHESTRA music score. The icon on the right is the CHORUS score.
"Dashing Through..."
This is a Transcription for 5-piece RHYTHM BAND with additional Trumpet, Sax and Trombone prepared for live concert performance.
Please click the PLAY button to listen to the first half of the song.
The icon below the media bar is the corresponding FULL BAND music score
"...You Decorated..."
"Opening Overture"
"...And You Alone..."
MUSICAL DIRECTION
As Musical Director of the Harana Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, seen here, I conduct a performance of my own choral arrangement, taken in Granada Hills, CA. Please click on the icon below to see the part of the vocal score.
SERVIAM CONCERTS I, II & III
Pictured above are the dutiful priests and nuns of the Archdiocese of Manila who I trained and coached to perform in this blessed event. As Musical Director, I also provided musical arrangements. Please click on the picture to learn more about the show, or click here.
Listed in OTHER CREDITS are other musicals & concerts I have worked on.
CHOIR
VOCAL
Click pic below for more CHORAL Samples
This is an ORIGINAL acapella CHORAL ARRANGEMENT for SATB choir. I sing all the male voices in this demo recording [done with Sonar software] which is meant to be distributed by vocal part to the choir singers who have to learn it. Click on the icon below the media bar to see a portion of the choral score.
This is an ORIGINAL ORCHESTRATION of an original composition, recorded during live concert performance. Click on the icon below the media bar to see a portion of the FULL ORCHESTRA score.
MUSIC TEACHER / COACH / PRODUCER
I have worked all my life with my mentor and close friend, the reknown composer Ryan Cayabyab. Aside from being his assistant orchestrator/ arranger early in my career, I taught Music Theory, Arranging and Voice at The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab (formerly Ryan Cayabyab The Music Studio.
Students under my tutelage are trained to achieve results similar to this commemorative university project which I produced. In this video, I coach the the amateur singers who are talented college students from the university.
The song begins at 0:45
I am most proud of the Supreme Court Choir, whom I have trained extensively for many years. The members are government employees in the legal and judicial field, yet they diligently attend rehearsals twice a week during lunch hour. Although non-professional in nature, they have developed professional qualities.
Click below to hear their rendition of my own choral arrangements.
Moon...wider than....
Till...
MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXAMPLES
Although now defunct, I was employed in the San Miguel Master Chorale for its entire 6-year existence. Run by the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts, we managed to record quite a number of commercially successful albums.
Click on the links below to listen to portions of my choral arrangements as performed by the choir accompanied by the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra. These recordings were released under Sony-BMG.
Professional Chorister / Tenor Section Leader
"Just One Moment"
"The Star I Dream Of"
"When The Time Comes"
My growth as a musician is largely due to my membership with the world-reknown U.P. Madrigal Singers, with whom I was Tenor soloist and section leader, official arranger and guitar accompanist.
Below is an audio recording of the 20-singer group during my tenure, recorded during one of our European competiton tours.
Alleluia (Thompson)
JAZZ EXAMPLES
ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS / PRODUCING
RECORDING
OTHER CREDITS
"I Can Remember...Spain"
I Had A Dream
Perenakan ....
Eres tu...
"Leron Leron Sinta" is a vocal guide recording meant for choristers to study from. I am singing all the male vocal parts. Click here to hear more of my Music Performance experience.
as Vocal Coach for the New Voice Company's production of RENT (uncredited online)
as orchestrator for the television special celebrating ABS-CBN's 50th Anniversary in broadcasting
my choral works are published by musicamanila.com
my work as part of the repertoire of choirs abroad
Above is the reference of the jazz classic, which was adapted for a marching band. Click the icon below the media bar to see the full score.
A group of singing enthusiasts commissioned me to improve upon their original song, just to make it a bit brighter. The first media bar below is their original, and the media bar below it is a demo of the improved version:
original
new demo
A commercially released version of the Spanish classic, updated. A string prelude opens before the rhythm section comes in.
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As Musical Director of a Season Performance at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, CA, the cast of the musical revue "The Music of Life" perform Cayabyab's "Memorare."
