Chino j. toledo Josefino Javier Toledo was born on March 6, 1995 in Manila his parents are Victor Toledo and Lolita Javier, founder of the internationally famous “” Pangkat Kwayan ’’. He belongs to a very musical family in Nueva Ecija . Toledo, composers and conductor is married o Emily Ramos, a music education graduate, with whom he was blessed with a daughter. His early music knowledge was when on tour s with the ‘’ Pangkat Kawayan ’’
His major works include; T atluhan and Taghoy sa Kalikasan , both prizes winner in 1979; Tula- li , Aliw-aliw , Dalawang ug-ug , Ug -nay, Kulambo ; Isang Kayumagging Puntod , Trenodya ke Lean , and T anikala .
Ramon p. santos Ramon Pagayon Santos was born in Paig Rizal on February 25, 1941 to parents Attorney Jose Santos and pianist-singer Amada Pagayon . He has two daughters with his wife Lourdes Wong. He graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Music, major in composition and conducting at the Uneversity in 1969, and doctorates degree in music at the State University of New York in 1972
Ramon P. Santos His first works had a neoclassic strain, as in Pied Beauty in 1968 , and in 1969, Concertino V ariations for Orchestra . After his introduction to avantgarde technique, he composed a cantata based on the lamentations enetitled Improperia for Soloist , Chorus , Orchestra , and Kulintang .
Ramon p. SANTOS Upon return in the Philippines. He immersed himself I indgenious Philippine and Asian music and had more interest in open-ended structures of time ad space, while exploring the local sound sources. He composed Nabasag ang Banga at Ibat ibang Pinag-ugpong-ugpong na Pananalita para sa Lbing-anim na Tinig in 1972,where he explored the musical valuebof everyday sounds.
Ramon p. santos He focused more on elements in Philippine culture while we using Western sound media. This is evident in Phenomenon in 1989, Tin- ig in 1983 , and Duain in 1986 , for orchestra. Also Santos produced works integrating music, dance, drama, and poetry, such a Ba-diw in 1987 , which was inspired by the poetico -musical expression of the Ibaloi of Northern Philippines, and Daragang Magayon in 1991 .
JOSE M. Maceda Jose Monserrat Maceda composer, ethnomusicologist, and pianist was born in Manila on Jnuary 31, 1917. He his the son of Castro Maceda y Norona and Concepcion Monserrat . He is married to Madelyn Clifford, a pianist. Upon his return to Manila, he turned his focused from piano to composing new music. He conducted concerts of Asian Music and avant-garde. These included the music of Baoulez , Ravel, Varese, and Xenakis , programmed with Chinese music, kudyapi and kulintang , and his first avant-garde compositions.
JOSE M. MACDEDA His avant-garde works include; Ugma-ugma , for native instruments and chorus using blocks of sound alternating with tense-high voices; Agungan , for gongs featuring densities, colors, sound struck with sticks, hands,sliding palms; Kubing , for bamboo instruments and mens voices; and Pagsamba , for 116 instrumentalist , 100 voices, chorus of 25 men – this is a ritual music for acircular auditorium.
Manuel. maramba Manuel Perez Maramba was born in Manila on July 4, 1936 to parents Tomas Maramba , Sr. and Pacifica Perez, a pianist who was his first music teacher. He was a Benedictine monk with monastic name, DOM BENILDUS MARIA. His masters degree in piano was earned from Peabody Conservatory of Music of Music in Baltimore in 1956 and bachelors degree in composition in 1958.
Manuel p. maramba Maramba performed at Carnegie Hall with the Yale Symphony Orchestra at age 19. As a sacred music composer, he is best known for Hymn to San Lorenzo Ruiz , dedicated to the first Filipino saint. He also wrote music for ballet, Awakening in 1981 ; orchestral music Concerto for Piano in 1982 ; and chamber music, Transfiguration I in 1983 , and II in 1987.
Lucrecia r. kasilag Lucrecia Roces Kasilag was born in San Fernando, La Union on August 31, 1918. Kasilag , a National Artist in Music, was the third child of six by parents Marcial Kasilag Sr., a government engineer, and Asincion Roces , a music teacher. Kasilag played the bandurria and guitar on weekends, at an early age. Her mother used to arrange her children to form the ‘ Kasilag Rondalla ’’ and play before her.
Lucrecia r. kasilag Kasilag works which are; Toccata for Percussion and Winds ; Diverstisements for Piano and Orchestra Legend of the Sarimanok , Filiasiana . A choral dance kaleidoscope; Dularawan (Drama-Tableau), for indigenious instruments and mixed chorus; Her Son , Jose an operatio ; and Sisa , a ballet music. She has also written numeros articles and essay on different aspect og humanities and research about music of Asia.
Francisco f. felciano Francisco Francisco Feliciano composers, conductor, was born on February 19,1941 in Morong , Rizal. His parents were Mximiano Feliciano and Julia Francisco, with whom he was one of the nine siblings, Feliciano was married to Rebecca Herrera with whom he had two children
Francisco f. feliciano His composition for the orchestra were Prelude and Toccata , Fragments , Transfiguratuon , and Pagdakila sa Kordilyera . He wrote his three act La- loba Negra , for opera, with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asencio . Feliciano also wrote chamber music such as Stueck fuer Neun Instrumenten , String Quartet No.1, Piece for Six Percussion Players , and Isostasie III for string and woodwind. His choral works include Te Deum , Bagbagto , for male voices, Si Yahweh ang Aking Pastol , and Panalangin sa Takim-silim .
Jerry a. dadap Jeremiah Amper Dadap was born on November 5, 1935 in Hinunangan , Leyte to parents Vedasto Dadap and Dionisia Amper . His mother was church singer who belonged to a musical family. His first encounter with music was when he heard Verdi arias played by his mother.
Jerry a. dadap He was one of the first Filipino composer who explored the symphonic potential of the Philippine rondalla . He has credit for more than 50 major composition such as Violin Concerto for three movements, MangamuyoI , Mangamuyo II , which are chamber music.
Jones baes Jones Baes is a Philippine cmposer born in Los Banos , Laguna in 1961. Hr did research on the music of the Iraya-Mangyan people of Mindoro, which gave him inpiration for his compositions. Ftom 1992-1994. he studied with Mathais Spahlinger in Freiburg, Germany.
Jones baes Baes is known for writing music using uncommon musical instruments like bean-pod rattles, iron nail chimes, leaves , as well as various Asian instruments such as bamboo flutes, bamboo scrapers , and vocal music using great numbers of performers, in the 1980s. It is typical for social theory to influence the work of Baes who has made a mark on contemporary music and cultural politics in the Asian region.
Jones baes Some musical composition of Jonas Baes include Imagined Community , after Benedict Anderson, for four bamboo scarapers , ‘ bamui ’’ tail caller, ‘’ s arunai ’’ oboe, ‘ ’ khaen ’’ mouth organ, a humdred iron nail chimes distributed among the audience 1197-2001. Pantawag ( music for callin people) for 15 bamboo scrapers, 15 palm leaves, and 20 muffled forest voice 1981. Basbasan (blessings) for 20 bean-pod rattles and 20 muffled men voices 1983. Daluy (flow) interval music for five animator-percussionist and about a hundred bird whistles distributed among the audience 1994.
Jones baes Ibo- ibon ( birdwoman ) for dancer wearing small bells, two wind chimes passed around the audience, four animator-callers and iron nails chimes played by the audience 1996. Wala (nothingness) for seven or hundreds of men voices 1997-2001. Salaysay (narratives) for solo voice, three percussionist, and pair of pebbles distributed among the audience; P atangis-buwaya (and the crocodile weeps) for four sub- contrabass recorders or any blown instruments 2003.