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Francisco Buencamino
Francisco Beltran Buencamino was born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan. He

musically inclined couple, Fortunato Buencamino, a church organist and a
Luisa Beltran, a singer. He studied music composition and harmony at Liceo
unfortunately, he was not able to finish. He also taught at the Ateneo de
Escolar de Seoritas. At Centro Escolar de Seoritas, he founded its
He also created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930. Nicanor Abelardo
Expanding his career, he also ventured into musical direction and scoring,
Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior. He also wrote several sarswela and
on October 16, 1952. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Posthumous Outstanding
1952
Francisco Santiago
(January 29, 1889 September 28, 1947), was a Filipino

sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song.
Santiago was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, to
minded peasant parents, Felipe Santiago and Maria
1908, his first composition,Purita, was dedicated to the first
Queen, Pura Villanueva, who later married the distinguished
Kalaw.
Santiago's masterpiece was the "Concerto in B flat minor"
and orchestra and his most famous piece "Kundiman,
His other compositions are the kundiman "Sakali Man",
Filipinas", "Pakiusap", "Ang Pag-ibig", "Suyuan", "Alaala
Ako", "Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran?", "Hatol Hari Kaya?",
Mamatay", "Dalit ng Pag-ibig", "Aking Bituin", "Madaling
"Pagsikat ng Araw". He was named UP Emeritus Professor of
25, 1946. When the University of the Philippines Conservatory of
celebrating its 30th anniversary, the patriotic musician died of a
was buried at the North Cemetery, Manila. A hall in the Head
BDO(formerly the PCIBank Twin Towers, head office of PCIB)
honor as the Francisco Santiago Hall. It was mainly used for
contests of the Makati City Government and the awarding of
the former Equitable PCI Bank and PCIBank.
was the son of a

band master and
de Manila which
Manila and Centro
Conservatory of Music.
was one of his students.
composing music for
kundiman. He died
Composer Award,
musician,
musicallySantiago. In
Carnival
scholar Teodoro
for pianoforte
(Anak-Dalita)".
"Hibik ng
Kita", "Ikaw at
"Sakali't
Araw" and
Piano, on May
Music was
heart attack. He
Office of
was named in his
kundiman
Service Awards of
Nicanor Abelardo
was born in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan. His mother
belonged to a family
of artists in Guagua, the Henson. He was introduced to
music when he
was five years old when his father taught him
the solfeggio and the banduria. Abelardo completed his first
composition, a
waltz entitled "Ang Unang Buko" dedicated to his
grandmother, at
the age of eight. By the age of thirteen, he was playing at
saloons and
cabarets in Manila, and by fifteen, he was teaching at barrio schools in San
Ildefonso and San
Miguel in Bulacan.
In 1916, Abelardo entered the University of the Philippines Coservatory of Music, taking courses
under Guy F. Harrison and Robert Scholfield. During his studies, he composed the melody of the
university's official anthem, U.P. Naming Mahal. After earning a teacher's certificate in science and
composition in 1921, he was appointed head of the composition department at the Conservatory in
1924. Years later, he ran a boarding school for young musicians, among which were Antonino
Vuenaventura, Alfredo Lozano, and Lucino Sacramento.
Abelardo died in 1934 at the age of 41, leaving behind

roughly 140 compositions. [1] He is known for
the kundiman, bringing the form to art-song status.
works are 'Nasaan Ka Irog," "Magbalik Ka Hirang," and
a collection of
redefining
Notable among his
"Himutok."
Antonio J. Molina
(26 December 1894 29 January 1980) was
conductor and music administrator. He was named
Philippines for his services to music. He was also known
Debussy of the Philippines due to his use
music.
Molina was born in Quiapo, Manila, the son of Juan
government official, who founded the Molina
attended the Escuela Catolica de Nuestra Padre Jesus
in Quiapo, Manila, and college at San Juan De Letran where
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909. Molina made his first
1912 titled Matinal, which is preserved in an unpublished
called Miniaturas, Vol. 1.[1]:147 He was appointed to teach
music history, and violincello at the UP Conservatory of
career in music education until being appointed dean of
Conservatory of Music. He founded the CEU String
professionally organized and financed by its music
As a composer Molina is credited with over 500
a Filipino composer,
a National Artist of the
as theClaude
of impressionism in
Molina, a
Orchestra.[1]:147 He
Nazareno
he was awarded a
composition in
volume
harmony, composition,
Music, pursuing a
the Centro Escolar
Quartet which was
school.
compositions.
Hilarion Rubio
A composer and conductor, Rubio was born on October 21,
He was conductor of the National Opera Company for 23
1960. He was director of the Centro Escolar University
Music from 1944 to 1945, and a full professor of the UP
Music from 1936 to 1937. He founded and was the first
Philippine Bandmasters Association.
1902 in Bacoor, Cavite.

years from 1937 to
Conservatory of
Conservatory of
president of the
Antonio Buenaventura
also known as Colonel Antonio Buenaventura, was born
on 4 May 1904
in Baliuag, Bulacan. He inherited his interest in music and
military from his
father, Lucino Buenaventura. He was born to a family of
musicians and
actively involved in the band.
He had formal music lessons in Solfeggio when he was in
grade IV. He learned
how the band instruments sounded through observation
and experimentation. He
organized a seven piece school orchestra, a children's
group in his school.
In 1922, he composed two pieces, a march and a foxtrot entitled "Only You". He was
admitted as clarinetist to the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra. He was a
student in composition and conducting and the captain of cadet corps of the university
when he organized the first student orchestra, the UP Junior Orchestra.
After he completed his Teacher's Diploma in Composition and Conducting in the University
of the Philippines (UP), he was appointed faculty member of the Conservatory of Music.
He was the UP President's Committee on Folksongs and Dances when he composed the
"Pandanggo sa Ilaw", a dance accompaniment.
In 1937, he was commissioned to the military service where he became a music instructor
and band conductor at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City in 1939. He was also
appointed as the assistant conductor of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. He was
designated the 'Municipal Symphony Orchestra's co-conductor and toured in Hongkong,
Japan, Guam, and Hawaii in 1948. He also organized the University of the East Student
Orchestra.
In his compositions, he tries to capture the Filipino spirit as a whole. He also composed
short piano pieces to full-length ballets.
Rodolfo S. Buenaventura
is the first Filipino composer who received an
honory
degree from a government recognized music
school in the
United States. He is also remarkable for his
pianistic and
compositional know-how by extemporizing a
piano
composition at the spur of the moment.
He was born on 15 May 1909 in Singalong, Manila.
At the age of
six, he had his formal piano lessons. After 2
years, he
played fourteen pieces and six encores for his
recital.In
that same year, he became the organist of
the Pasay
Catholic Church when they moved in. When
he was ten, he
composed a piano piece entitled, "Glissando
Waltz". He
became so keen and inspired about music by
his mother's
genuine support. At 13, he composed the
"Salute", a
military march that was also published. At 14, twenty-six of his compositions were
listed by the United Publishing Company Inc.
He graduated with Teacher's Diploma on Pianoforte and a Teacher's Diploma in
Science and Composition. He taught in his Alma Mater, the UP Conservatory of
Music. He became the researcher and official composer of the Philippine
government-in-exile, as appointed by President Quezon where he was commissioned to
write a symphony and an opera. He was also the composer of the documentary
film on the funeral of President Quezon. He was also the soloist of the Manila
Symphony Orchestra, with the Filipinas Youth Symphony Orchestra and with the [[UP Symphony
Orchestra. He was also the musical-director of the Sampaguita and Vera-Perez
Movie Companies
Felipe Padilla de Leon

Felipe Padilla de Leon (1912-1992) was a major Philippine composer, conductor, and scholar. He was
known best for translating the lyrics of the Philippine National Anthem from the original Spanish to
Tagalog. A recepient of numerous awards and honors, he was posthumously named National Artist of
the Philippines for music in 1997. He was married to Iluminada Bonus Mendoza and the father of six
equally gifted and musical children: (in order of birth) Felipe Mendoza de Leon, Bayani de
Leon, Tagumpay de Leon, Luningning de Leon-Carbonell, Magdangal de Leonand Marilag de LeonMendoza.
De Leon also wrote and lectured extensively on Philippine music and

columnist of the Manila Times, Taliba, and others. He toured Himig
as a performing group with a lecture-concert format throughout the
established the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and
Inc. (FILSCAP) and united all the bands of the Philippines
Samahan ng mga Bandas sa Pilipinas (PASAMBAP).
culture. He wrote as a
ng Lahi, which he founded
US and the Philippines. He
Publishers,
with Pambansang
Lucio San Pedro

came from a family with musical roots and he
career early. When he was still in his late teens,
his deceased grandfather as the local church
then, he had already composed songs, hymnsand
masses for voices and orchestra. After studying
prominent musicians in the Philippines, he took
composition training with Bernard Wagenaar of
He also
studied harmony andorchestration under Vittorio
took classes at Juilliard in 1947.
began his
he succeeded
organist. By
two complete
with several
advanced
the Netherlands.
Giannini and
His other vocation was teaching. He has taught at

the Ateneo de
Manila University, virtually all the major music
conservatories
in Manila[citation needed], and at the College of Music of
the University of
the Philippines, Diliman, where he retired as a full
professor in
1978. He later received the title Professor Emeritus from the University in 1979.[citation needed] He also
became a faculty member of the Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music in Manila.
Rosendo E. Santos, Jr.

was born September 3, 1922 in
Philippines, son of the late Rosendo
Santos and died November 4, 1994
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. He
masters degree in theory and
from the Catholic University of
Washington, D.C., and later served
of the Catholic University, West
University, and Howard University.
Cavite City,
and Castora
at home in
received his
composition
America in
on the faculty
Virginia
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

was born in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on 14 October 1929.
unconsciously provided him the musical
At an early age in grade school, he became
band that marched the town because of his
trombones. During the pre-war, he became one
of Tiples at Sto. Domingo Church. They were
training. At that time, he also wrote his first
a Danza.
Bueneventura also had formal music
12 to 13, he already arranged and
hometown. He was an official organist of
Cathedral from 1960. He also became a
League of Filipino Composers and received
outstanding awards in music industry such as
Cultural Heritage Awards that he won twice.
His parents
atmosphere.
a member of a
fascination with trumpets and
of the twenty boy sopranos
given first class musical
composition which was
lessons. At the age of
conducted band in his
the Manila
member of the
numerous
the Republic

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Francisco Buencamino

Francisco Beltran Buencamino was born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan. He

(January 29, 1889 September 28, 1947), was a Filipino

was the son of a

Abelardo died in 1934 at the age of 41, leaving behind

1902 in Bacoor, Cavite.

Felipe Padilla de Leon

De Leon also wrote and lectured extensively on Philippine music and

Lucio San Pedro

His other vocation was teaching. He has taught at

Rosendo E. Santos, Jr.

Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

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