The Rise of Filipino Composer

He studied music at the University of the Philippines College of Music with a double major in composition and conducting

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

His works include: “Ugoy ng Duyan,” “Lahing Kayumanggi” and “Malakas at Maganda Overture”

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

His most familiar composition is “Hatinggabi”, a serenade for solo violin and piano accompaniment.

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

His rare and distinct talent was his exceptional ability to render piano classical and contemporary “on the spot” improvisations based on a succession of notes or numbers given by the audience

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

He was the composer and musical director of the Sampaguita and Vera Perez movie companies, directing the musical scores of 27 movies.

• RYAN CAYABYAB

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

He was born in Bulacan and was the son of a musically inclined couple

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

He was the preserver of Philippine style and folk songs and was the first to bring folk songs to the school children

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

Among his compositions were “Waling-waling”, “Luha,” and many others.

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

His famous works include “Kay Ganda ng ating Musika,” “Kumukutitap”, “Paraiso” and “Nais ko”.

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• ANTONIO J. MOLINA

He is a renowned Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts.

• FRANCISC0 BELTRAN BUENCAMINO

• RYAN CAYABYAB

• DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO

• LUCIO SAN PEDRO