Nilo Alcala's graduate composition recital
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
April 19, 2009
tenor, Nilo Alcala
mezzo-soprano, Lillian Choi
A Burning(2009)
(text: excerpts from Wendell Berry's "An Autumn Burning")
I have words to burn: leaves
of fallen, wasted words.
I know a light
that hastens in the dark
some work deserves.
I start the blaze
and observe the fire's hunger.
It touches pages, turns them.
None can endure.
After the passing of that light,
there is sunlight on the ash.
I turn to life beyond words.
kuya nilo! grabe ka! umuwi ka na dito! kelangan mong magpainom! tara nina ate jing! ang galing!!!! grabe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wilfredtabs 2 years ago
Fantastic, Nilo! Congratulations. I love this work.
gpeleria 2 years ago
astig!!! :D
GOD BLESS YOU MORE :D
gerald031790 2 years ago
nice! im so proud of you sir nilo.!
Mabuhay! :D
neuromusicology 2 years ago