This document provides biographical information on several prominent Filipino composers and their contributions to contemporary Philippine music. It discusses how they incorporated indigenous musical styles with Western techniques to develop new sounds and ideas. The composers profiled include Jose Maceda, Lucresia Kasilag, Jerry Dapdap, Fr. Manuel Maramba, Ramon P. Santos, and Josefino J. Toledo.

1. Contemporary music
•Familiar to the ears because
of style in manipulating the
elements of music

2. New Music
The new music composers in the Philippines will
present you new sound, new style, and new
ideas in music composition

3. New Music
Experimenting to come up with new trend of
sound, ideas, and wider range of manipulating
music elements

4. Jose Maceda
• Born on January 17, 1917 in
Manila and died on May 5, 2004
• He first took his music studies at
the academy of music in Manila
• He went to study in Paris with
Alfred Cortot a French pianist
and conductor. Eventually, he
took advance studies in the USA
with E. Robert Schmitz
• He earned his doctorate degree
in Ethomusicology in UCLA

5. Maceda’s Musical style and
inspiration
• His style started to transform
when he encountered the
indigenous tribes of Mindoro in
1953
• His life was then committed to
preserve Filipino Traditional
music. With dedication to his field
of work, he made a collection of
recorded from remote mountain
villages in the Philippines
• His musical style still held the
Western musical ideas but
creatively combined with
environmental ethnic instruments

6. Jose Maceda works
•Ugma-ugma
•Agungan
•Pagsamba
•Cassettes
•Ugnayan
•Udlot-udlot

7. Lucresia Kasilag
• A national artist for music 1889,
pianist, and composer
• Born on August 31, 1918 in San
Fernando La Union and died on
August 16, 2008
• Went to Philippine Women’s
University for her high school
and College finished Bachelor of
Arts Major in English
• Pursued music studies at St.
Scholasticas College during the
World War 2 took up music
composition

8. Lucresia Kasilag
• Graduated bachelor in music in
1949 and attended the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester,
New York, studying theory with
and composition
• She contributed by making music
compositions incorporating
indigenous Filipino instruments
• Used these instruments in her
orchestral works. Also kept
traditional flavors of Filipino
music mixing with the western
musical ideas

9. Lukresia Kasilag
• Founded the Bayanihan Folk Arts
Center
• Former president of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines
• Chairperson of the Philippine
Society for Music Education
• Credited for having written more
the 350 musical compositions

10. Jerry Dapdap
•The first Filipino to conduct his own
works at the Carnegie Recital Hall in
New York
•Started composing when he was still
studying in Silliman University in the
southern city of Dumagete.
•Among his numerous compositions is
the musical play Andres Bonifacio, Ang
Dakilang Anak Pawis

11. Jerry Dapdap

14. Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB
•One of the most accomplished
musicians in the Philippines
•Best know for liturgical composer
whose body of works leans forwards
religious figures and events.
•His versatility as a pianist, composer,
arranger, theorist, and teacher is
widely recognized

15. Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB
•July 4, 1936 Pangasinan
•Age 11 first public performance at the
bamboo organ in Las Pinas
•At the age of 14 official accompanist of
the Las Pinas Boys Choir
•1978 youngest finalist, National Music
Competition for young artist (NAMCYA)
for piano competiton

16. Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB
• Full scholarship to the University for Music
and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria
• Degree of Master of Arts in Church Music
• Received teacher’s Certificate in Organ
• His musical career led him to the United
States, where he performed at the
Carnegie Hall at the age 19

17. Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB
•Composed opera – Aba! Sto. Nino,
La Naval and Lord Takayama
•Three masses
•Papal Mass for World Youth day
1995
•Mass in Honor of St. Lorenzo Ruiz
•The Mass in Honor of the Sto. Nino

18. Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB
•Three cantatas
•St. Lorenzo Ruiz
•St. Benedict
•St. Scholastica
•Three orchestral work
•Pugad Lawin
•The Virgin of Naval and Transfiguration

19. Ramon P. Santos (born 1941) National Artist
• Remarkable contemporary composer, conductor, and
musicologist in the Philippines
• Born on February 25, 1941 in Pasig, Metro Manila
• National artist for music on 2014
• Inspired by his family to love music
• He earned his teacher’s diploma and Bachelor of Music
Major in Composition and Conducting at the University of
the Philippines, College of Music

20. Ramon P. Santos (born 1941) National Artist
• Finished his master of music in Indiana University in
New York in 1972
• Pursued graduate studies in Ethnomusicology at the
University of Illinois, USA
• He contributed to the new directions of the Philippine
contemporary music
• Form his initial interest in Mahler and Debussy, his
compositional style shifted to a neo classicism and
finally to a distinct merging sound of many influences

21. Ramon P. Santos (born 1941) National Artist
• When he came back to the country, he opened
a new musical style. After immersing his music
in indigenous Philippine And Asian ideas
• Pangahoy
• L’Bad
• Alingawngaw ng Kagitingan
• Pinagy-ugpong-ugpong para sa Labin anim sa
tinig
• Daragang Magayon

22. Josefino J. Toledo
• Known as Chino Toledo in the music world and he is
notable composer – conductor
• Presently executive director of Miriam College Center for
Applied Music
• Full time professor at University of the Philippines, College
of Music
• His approach to his music composition is described as
“pure and powerful.
• He fuses contemporary western music ideas and
southeast Asian flavors

23. Josefino J. Toledo
•His compositions stretched from solo
instrument to orchestra, chorus,
chamber ensemble, theater and film.
•Kwaderno no. 2 (chamber music)
•Sitsit Digidak (chamber music)
•Alitaptap