PROF. ANDREA O.

VENERACION (1928-2013)

Also known as "Ma'am OA"

 Founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Asia’s most awarded choral

ensemble.

 She was born and raised in Manila, Philippines on July 11, 1928. She died on
July 9, 2013 at aged 84.

 She earned her Bachelor of Music degrees in Piano and Voice at the
University of the Philippines Diliman graduating cum laude.

 She was a lyric soprano soloist in various Oratorio works and in the Opera
Stage.

 She was an accomplished pianist and accompanist and was the accompanist
of National Artist for Music, Jovita Fuentes for a number of years.
  In 2001, she retired as the Choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers.
She personally selected Mark Anthony Carpio, her Assistant Choirmaster at
that time, to be her successor.

Works:

 A Life Shaped by Music: Andrea Ofilada Veneracion and the Philippine

Madrigal Singers book

 The Philippine Madrigal Singers

 UP Madrigal Singers founder.

Prof. Ramón Pagayon Santos (1941)

 Born 25 February 1941 in Pasig, Philippines. (78 years old)

  Filipino composer, musicologist and ethnomusicologist. He is a National
Artist of the Philippines for music, and University Professor Emeritus of the
composition and theory department the College of Music of the University
of the Philippines Diliman.

 He made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1987.

 In 2014 he was named one of six National Artists of the Philippines,

together with five other persons.

 He received his Bachelor of Music Composition and Conducting from

University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music in 1965, his Master of
Music with distinction from Indiana University in 1969, and his Doctor of
Philosophy from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1972.

 He has studied composition with Hilarion Rubio, Lucio San Pedro, Thomas
Beversdorf, Roque Cordero, Ramon Fuller, and William Koethe.

Works:

 Daragang Magayon
 L'Bad
  "Klintang"

Dr. LUCRECIA R. KASILAG “Tita King,” (1918-2008)

 Born on August 31, 1918, in San Fernando, La Union. She died on August 16,
2008

 Music was introduced to her at an early age by her mother, Asuncion Roces,
a music teacher. She learned to play the bandurria and guitar at an early
age. Every weekend, she and all five of her siblings performed as the
“Kasilag Rondalla” before their mother.

 She excelled in academics as well, graduating valedictorian at Paco

Elementary School and the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) High
School. She obtained Bachelor of Arts degree in English, at the PWU, cum
laude.

 Aside from taking piano lessons under Concha Cuervo and Pura Lacson-
Villanueva, the young Lucrecia also took a diploma course in music teaching
at St. Scholastica’s College. Shortly thereafter she enrolled for bachelor’s
 degree in music at PWU, and pursued graduate studies in music at the
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester in New York.

 She was president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines during the
Marcos years and special consultant during the Aquino administration.

 She wrote more

than 200
compositions
which include
folksongs, opera,
and orchestral
works.

Her orchestral body of work includes:

 “Love Songs”
 “Legend of the Sarimanok,”
 “Ang Pamana,”
 “Philippine Scenes,”
 “Her Son,”
 “Jose,”
 “Sisa,”
 "Dandansoy"
 “Awit ng mga Awit Psalms,”
 “Fantaisie on a 4-Note Theme,” and “East Meets Jazz Ethnika.”