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    Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula (1929-1999) was a Filipino choreographer and dance educator who spent four decades researching and studying Philippine folk and ethnic dances. She applied her findings to create new choreographed suites that showcased dances from various regions and cultures of the Philippines. Some of her major works included Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, and Pagdiwata. She became a National Artist for Dance in 1988 in recognition of her contributions to promoting Filipino dance. Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1918-2008) was a Filipino composer who studied music in the Philippines and United States. Her compositions fused Eastern and Western musical styles using both indigenous and Western instruments

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    Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula (1929-1999) was a Filipino choreographer and dance educator who spent four decades researching and studying Philippine folk and ethnic dances. She applied her findings to create new choreographed suites that showcased dances from various regions and cultures of the Philippines. Some of her major works included Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, and Pagdiwata. She became a National Artist for Dance in 1988 in recognition of her contributions to promoting Filipino dance. Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1918-2008) was a Filipino composer who studied music in the Philippines and United States. Her compositions fused Eastern and Western musical styles using both indigenous and Western instruments

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    Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula (1929-1999) was a Filipino choreographer and dance educator who spent four decades researching and studying Philippine folk and ethnic dances. She applied her findings to create new choreographed suites that showcased dances from various regions and cultures of the Philippines. Some of her major works included Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, and Pagdiwata. She became a National Artist for Dance in 1988 in recognition of her contributions to promoting Filipino dance. Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1918-2008) was a Filipino composer who studied music in the Philippines and United States. Her compositions fused Eastern and Western musical styles using both indigenous and Western instruments

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    LUCRECIA REYES-URTULA

    BIRTH: JULY 29 1929


    DEATH: AUGUST 24 1999
    YEAR AWARDED: 1988
    PLACE OF BIRTH: ILOILO CITY, ILOILO

    LUCRECIA REYES-URTULA  Lucrecia Reyes-


    Urtula, choreographer, dance educator and
    researcher. She spent almost four decades in
    the discovery and study of Philippine folk and
    ethnic dances. She applied her findings to
    project a new example of an ethnic dance
    culture that goes beyond simple preservation
    and into creative growth. Over a period of thirty
    years, she had choreographed suites of
    mountain dances, Spanish-influenced dances,
    Muslim pageants and festivals, regional
    variations and dances of the countryside for the
    Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company of which
    she was the dance director. These dances have
    all earned critical acclaims and rave reviews from audiences in their world tours in Americas,
    Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. She became the National Artist for Dance in 1988.
    Major Works:
    o Singkil (inspired by a Maranao poem)
    o Vinta (showcasing the Filipinos’ maritime skills) Tagabili (tale of tribal conflict)
    o Pagdiwata (based on a four-day harvest festival)
    o Salidsid (mountain wedding dance ritual)
    o Urtula

    LUCRECIA R. KASILAG (1918 – 2008)


    National Artist for Music
    BIRTH: August 31, 1918
    PLACE OF BIRTH: San Fernando, La Union.
    Went to Manila to pursue a degree in Music at the Philippine Women’s University. She then
    obtained her Master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music in New York, USA. Her
    compositions were influenced by her professors Irving McHose and Wayne Barlow.
    Music Style: – compositions demonstrated a fusion of Eastern and Western styles in using
    instruments, melody, harmony, and rhythm. Incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into
    orchestral productions.Former Dean, College of Music and Fine Arts, Philippine Women’s
    University. President, Cultural Center of the Philippines. President and Music Director of the
    Bayanihan Dance Company.
    Chairman, Asian Composers’ League and the League of Filipino Composers. She is credited for
    having written more than 200 musical works, ranging from folksongs to opera to orchestral
    works, which she continued to compose for the rest of her life. National Artist for Music in
    1989.Kasilag’s many compositions are:
    • Toccata for Percussion and Winds (1959), composed for indigenous Muslim instruments and
    Western instruments
    • The Legend of the Sarimanok (1963), composed for chamber orchestra and Philippine ethnic
    instruments
    • Divertissement and Concertante (1960), compositions for piano and orchestra combining Western
    and Eastern forms, harmonies, and intervals
    • Dularawan (1969), a musical drama combining a dance solo with a chorus and an ethnic
    orchestra. Her other works include compositions for piano, instrumental ensemble, and chorus.

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