Alas Nueve y Media [Nine Thirty in the Evening] (SATB)

“Alas Nueve y Media” (Nine-Thirty P.M.) was originally composed by Silvestre Jaro. Its lyrics were eloquently written by his friend, Iluminado Lucente, the poet laureate of Leyte, as a serenade or harana to the future Mrs. Matilde de los Reyes-Lucente. Originally set in the minor key using the danza style of singing, the song portrays the serenader’s sentimentality, love and affection for the person this harana is addressed to. In view of the context upon which this song is meant to be performed, this current arrangement features a male classical singer who is accompanied and supported by an a cappella performance of a mixed choir. 

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