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Felipe Padilla de León (May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992) was a Filipino Romantical music composer, conductor, and scholar. He was known for composing different sonatas, marches and concertos that reflect the Filipino identity.
Lucio Diestro San Pedro, Sr. (February 11, 1913 – March 31, 2002) was a Filipino composer and teacher who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1991. [3] Today, he is remembered for his contribution to the development of Filipino regional band music [ 4 ] and for his well-known compositions such as the Filipino ...
Marcelo Quiteria Adonay (baptized February 6, 1848 – February 8, 1928) was a Filipino church composer, musician, organist, musical director, and music teacher. [2] He is regarded as a major icon of Philippine golden age of church music for his extensive contribution to religious music in the Philippines throughout his career.
Buenaventura's music was influenced by different ethnic Philippine folksongs. In 1935, he joined Francisca Reyes-Aquino in researching Philippine folksongs and dances. [ 5 ] In 1936 he composed the accompaniment to the folk dance " Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and incorporated ethnic melodies and instruments to some of his compositions.
A. Ocampo (1987) The life and music of Maestro Nicanor Abelardo, Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. R. Santos (2005) Tunugan: Four Essays on Filipino Music, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. N. Tiongson (Ed.) (2019). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (Vol. 7: Music). Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Grace is known for her music performances that draw from Philippine sung oral traditions. She has performed in over sixty cities and venues in over twenty countries in Asia, Europe, and North America.
While at Yale University he conducted the Yale Contemporary Ensemble, considered one of the leading performing groups in America for contemporary and avant-garde music. [3] His teachers in conducting were Arthur Weisberg and Martin Behrmann , while he studied composition under Jacob Druckman , Isang Yun , H.W. Zimmerman and Krzysztof Penderecki .
Sillada has contributed to various art forms, from painting, to music and performance art. He was a recipient of 2003 "Pasidungog Centennial Awards" for literary and visual arts, [3] [4] a centennial event that was attended by the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in his hometown province in Davao Oriental.