DR. LUCRECIA ROC OCES ES KA KASI SIL LAG ita King” T ita “ T
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DR.. LUC DR LUCRE RECI CIA A ROC OCES ES KA KASI SILA LAG G grew up in Paco, Paco, Manila
born in San Fernando, La Union Father: Fat her: Marcial Marcial Kasilag Kasilag Sr. Sr. Mother: Asuncion Roces, a violinist and a music teacher •
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Learned to play the bandurria and guitar at an early age Every weekend, she and all five of her siblings performed as the Kasilag “
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Valedictorian, Paco Paco Elementary School (1930) (1930) Valedictorian, Philippine Women’s University High School (1933) Cum Laude, PWU Bachelor of Arts in English Music Teacher's Teacher's Diploma, St. Scholastica's College (1939), student student of Sister Baptista Battig Bachelor of Music, Major in Piano at the PWU in 1949 Master of Music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York under a Fulbright Travel Grant (1950) received an Eastman School of Music fellowship, fellowship, and studied theory under Dr. Dr. Allen I. McHose and composition under Dr. Dr. Wayne Barlow; Doctor of Music from Centro Escolar University (CEU)
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taught piano and music theory at SSC, and at the University of the Philippines Conservatory Conservatory of Music (1946 – 1947) Dean of the PWU College of Music and Fine Arts (1953-1977) Bayanihan Folk Arts Arts Center Center, which In 1957, she put together the Bayanihan undertook research and organized theatrical performances Chairperson of the Philippine Society for Music Education in 1971 Chairperson of the Asian Composer’s League in 1975 Upon her retirement, she became Dean Emeritus of the PWU College of Music and Fine Arts (1977) Director of the Center for Arts and Humanities of the PWU Honorary Honorary adviser adviser to the Asian Arts Festival Chairperson of the League of Filipino Composers
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LUCRESIA KASILAG with Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, pianist Van Clibur Clibur and England’s prima ballerina
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worked worked closely as music director with colleagues colleagues Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula, Reyes-Urtula, Isabel Santos, Jose Lardizabal and Dr. Dr. Leticia P. P. de Guzman Bayanihan Philippine Dance Dance Company Company one of the premier artistic made Bayanihan and cultural groups in the country (reaped international recognition) National Artist for Music in 1989 (lone addition to the roster) President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines during the Marcos years, which music lovers like to describe as the "golden age of CCP" in terms of world-class presentations Special consultant consultant during the Aquino administration international music Other key positions in both national and international organizations : National Music Council of the Philippines, Regional Music Commission of Southeast Asia, and the National Music Competition for Young Artists Foundation
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Doctor Doctor of Music, Honoris Causa from the Centro Centro Escolar Escolar University University,, 1975 Doctor of Law, Law, Honoris Causa from the the Philippine Women's Women's University University,, 1980 Doctor of Fine Arts, Honoris Honoris Causa from the the St. John's University University in New York, 1981 The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Awardee for Culture and the Arts, 1989 Avicenna award from the USSR Dama de La Orden Orden Alfonso Alfonso X el Sabio Sabio from from the Spanish Spanish govern governmen mentt Japan’s Third Class of the Order of the Precious Crown France’s Commandeu Commandeurr dans l’Ordre de Arts et des Lettres
DR.. LUC DR LUCRE RECI CIA A ROC OCES ES KA KASI SILA LAG: G: COMPOSITIONS has composed more than 250 works covering most genres including orchestra, chamber, organ, piano, vocal, sacred, operetta, dance, theatre, electronic and incidental music: • • • • • • • • • • •
“Love Songs” “Legend of the Sarimanok ” “ Ang Pamana” “Philippine Scenes” “Her Son” “Jose” “Sisa” “ Awit ng mga Awit Psalms” “Fantais Fantaisie ie on a 4-Note Theme” “East Meets Jazz Ethnika” “For You” for voice
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“The Message,” for voice “Love Songs,” a song cycle for soprano and piano “Paru-par Paru-paro o at Uod Uod” from Jose amana a ng Lahi Lahi” Rizal’s “Paman also arranged for duet, or for voice and string quartet, and for “Dularawan,” a song-dance drama which was first performed at the inauguration of the the CCP in 1969 1969
Dularawa Dularawan n (Excerpts (Excerpts)) From the album: Pagdiriwang
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Having been exposed to the European classical music tradition in her studies, Kasilag drew interest interest to the exotic elements of Philippine traditional music and combined the two She collected and made studies of native instruments, as well as other Asian music during her travels Her concept of east-west fusion became the main basis for her numerous works, where she combined timbres of native and western instruments, and scales of different musical systems, therefore making her music distinctive such as the Divertissement for Piano and Orchestra, the prize-winning "Toccata for Percussions and Winds, Divertissement and Concertante," and the scores of the Misang Pilipino Pilipino" and "De Profundis" "Filiasiana," "Misang
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Kasilag's compositional compositional style style embodied embodied Classic and Romantic style during the 1940s However, from the 1950s, her style was more experimental and incorporated twentieth-century techniques in standard forms. . . . April Morning (Fantasie (Fantasie Tone-Poem) one-Poem) was composed and completed by May 6, 1941. This composition is based on a poem by a Filipina Filipina poet, Angela Angela Manalang-Gloria Manalang-Gloria (1907 - 1994)
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Folk Tune Tune kundiman 'Walay Theme and Variations (based on a Filipino Folk Angay ') ') April 17, 1950: use of of Filipino folk songs . . . shows Kasilag's Kasilag's highly imaginative skill in converting converting a simple melody into various forms challenging the listener's ear with fresh material by which to perceive an old one was composed during Kasilag's years at Eastman, she incorporated incorporated new compositional techniques, like multi-meter and quartal and quintal harmonies, into her compositions Other techniques: rhythmic patterns including triplets, dotted rhythms of particular figures and placing accents on weak parts of the measure essays a Elegy on Mt. Pinatubo (September 16, 1991), Kasilag graphically essays poignant lamentation over the catastrophic tragedy wrought by the volcano, Mt. Pinatubo This composition is programmatic and evokes a clear depiction of the demonstrates it well by use of eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. Kasilag demonstrates trills, major and minor seventh seventh tremolos, scalar scalar passages in parallel octaves and ninths, glissandi, extreme upper and lower registers, and quartal
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Carmencita LOZADA LOZADA, violin ~ Francisco FELICIANO conducting the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra KASILAG Violin Concerto, LK 241 BUENAVENTURA Violin Concerto in E Minor "Lakambini" MARCO POLO
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From the Album: Authentic Philippines
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Lucrecia Kasilag - Violin Concerto Concerto (1/3) (1/3) - Moderato Carmencit Carmencita a Lozada: Lozada: violin Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Francisco Feliciano: conductor Manila-Nov. 1983 Premiere performance and recording Composed specially for Carmencita Carmencita Lozada
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Lucrecia Kasilag - Concerto-(2/3)-Adiago Carmencit Carmencita a Lozada: Lozada: violin Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Francisco Feliciano: conductor Manila-Nov. 1983 Premiere performance and recording Composed specially for Carmencita Carmencita Lozada
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Lucrecia Kasilag - Concerto-(3/3)-Allegro Carmencit Carmencita a Lozada: Lozada: violin Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Francisco Feliciano: conductor Manila-Nov. 1983 Premiere performance and recording Composed specially for Carmencita Carmencita Lozada
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Lucrecia Kasil Lucrecia Kasilag(le ag(left) ft) – Sonata for Violin and Organ Composed Compo sed for Carmencita Carmencita Loz Lozada ada (rig (right): ht): violin Hans Trummer: organ 10th Bamboo Organ Festival - 1985 Allegretto-Andante-Allegro
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National Music Competitions for Young Artists, Commissioned Works for Youth Choir 1975-1978 (A Project of the First Lady, Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, undertaken undertaken annually by the Cultural Center of the Philippines) Paperback – 1979
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National Music Competitions for Young Artists Commissioned Works for Children's Choir 1973-1978 (A Project of the First Lady, Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, undertaken undertaken annually by the Cultural Center of the Philippines) Paperback – 1979 by Lucrecia Lucrecia R. Kasilag (composer (composer)) (Author), (Author), Lucio D. San Pedro Pedro (composer) (composer) (Author), Ramon Paga Pagayon yon Santos (composer) (Author), (Author), Chairman Lucecia R. Kasilag (Prefa (Preface) ce)
DR.. LUC DR LUCRE RECI CIA A ROC OCES ES KA KASI SILA LAG: G: OTHER COMPOSITIONS Excerpt from the book:
Lucre Luc recia cia Ro Roces ces Ka Kasil silag: ag: My Story (Autobiography) Philippine Women's University, 2000 158 pages
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National National Artist for Music Music Lucrecia Lucrecia Kasilag Kasilag at the Virac airport in 1992 1992 with Pablo ariman, Estrella Placides and pianist Zen
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LUCRECIA R KASILAG AN ARTIST FOR THE WORLD Paperback – 1985
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Biographical Biographical research on Kasilag has revealed her to be a wellknown, successful pianist and composer of the twentieth twentieth century She has to her credit over 250 works of many genres. She has earned the respect of her Philippine countrymen and colleagues as well as educators abroad Kasilag's use of Filipino folk songs as thematic thematic material material and indigenous structural elements as the main melodic motif, had introduced introduced a new perspective perspective and technique in the study of indigenous music in the Philippines
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DR. LUCRECIA ROC OCES ES KA KASI SIL LAG ita King” T ita “ T
First i rst Lady of Philippine Music” “ F ational Artist in Music in 1989 N ational
Distinguished composer and music educator ormer President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines F ormer
