Rosalinda L. Orosa
Despite the detailed explanation in the program notes on Part’s Fratres (Brothers) for strings and percussion, the composition sounded like a study, an etude in dynamics, particularly, in pianissimos. Its almost inaudible opening continued to be sudbued indefinitely, with subtle changes in dynamics which Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Olivier Ochanine eloquently conveyed. The various levels and degrees of soft tonal effects made the piece distinctive and unique.