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Selected Compositions
- VIDEO: Cetallica performs “Isaan” from Two Thai Songs for cello
Zachary Sweet leads Cetallica, a group of cello students at… Read more: VIDEO: Cetallica performs “Isaan” from Two Thai Songs for cello - Hanuman Carrying the Mountain หนุมานแบกภูเขา (2025)
Hanuman Carrying the Mountain หนุมานแบกภูเขา for Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble (2025) male voice, narrator, gongs, metallophones, klong yao, cymbals, shadow puppets / 15′ - Star Theatre (2025)
“Star Theatre” is an audio score for the short 1901 timelapse film by Frederick S. Armitage showing the demolition of the Star Theatre on Thirteenth Street and Broadway in New York City, New York. This is a part of a series called #FilmShortFridays presented by Nang Thotlong, and experimental film, video, and shadow puppet theater project founded by Jon Silpayamanant. - Hanuman Catches Suvannamaccha | หนุมานจับนางสุพรรณมัจฉา (2020/2025)
หนุมานจับนางสุพรรณมัจฉา (Hanuman catches Suvannamaccha) is a Shadow Puppet Chamber Opera based on the episodes of the Thai Ramakien/Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam that takes place during the building of the Causeway to Lanka. The style of shadow puppet theater is Nang Pramothai, a form found in Northeastern Thailand and Laos (what is known as the Isan region where Jon Silpayamanant was born). - Pangalay (2024)
Pangalay for Cultura Philippines (2024) gongs, darbuka, dancers / 10′
Selected Arrangements
- La Flor de Manila (2026)
“La Flor de Manila” *1879) is a composition by Dolores… Read more: La Flor de Manila (2026) - Ang Basura (2026)
“Ang Basura” is a 1998 chamber music piece composed by… Read more: Ang Basura (2026) - Beya Ke Brem Ba Mazar (2026)
Beya Ke Brem Ba Mazar بیا که بریم به مزار (sometimes titled Mullah Mohammad Jan) tells the love story of Ayesheh and Mullah Muhammed Jan and is often played before Nowruz. - Hicâz Hümâyûn İlâhî (2025)
As part of the Global Cello project’ arrangement of Âdile Sultan’s “Hicâz Hümâyûn İlâhî” solo cello / 3′ Premièred: October 19, 2025 | Raqs Maqom: Dances & Music of Central & West Asia at the World Affairs Council Lobby in Louisville, Kentucky. - Bia Berim Dasht (2025)
Bia Berim Dasht بیا بریم دشت for Raqs Maqom (2025) flute, oud, sitar, cello, daf, doira, Persian dancer / 4’30”