PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL
ARTISTS
 Order of the National Artist Award or
the Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng
Sining give honor to the Filipino
individuals with outstanding share in
the cultural heritage and cultural
identity of the country.
 Significant contributions to the
development of Philippine arts
namely:
1. Music
2. Dance
3. Theater
4. Visual Arts
5. Literature
6. Film and Broadcast Arts
7. Architecture and Allied Arts.
 The order is jointly administered by
the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA)

 Cultural Center of the Philippines

(CCP) and conferred by the
President of the Philippines upon
recommendation by both
institutions.
National Artists in
Music
Antonino R.
Buenaventura
(1904-1906)
RENOWNED COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR

AND TEACHER

 RESTORED THE PHILIPPINE

CONSTABULARY BAND THAT
SOUNDED LIKE A SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA

 HE WROTE SONGS AND MUSICAL

ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON THE FOLK
SONGS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC
GROUPS

 HE WAS A MUSIC INSTRUCTOR AND

BAND CONDUCTOR OF THE
PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY
MAJOR WORKS

NOTABLE MARCHES
• HISTORY OF FANTASY
• TRIUMPHAL MARCH
• ECHOES OF THE PAST
• ODE TO FREEDOM
• ECHOES FROM THE PHILIPPINES

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC COMPOSITION

• PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN G MINOR
• PHILIPPINE TRIUMPHANT
• SYMPHONY IN C MINOR
• MINDANAO SKETCHES
• CONCERT OVERTURE
 Jose• Maceda
Jose Maceda, composer,
National Artist for Music (1997)
musicologist, teacher and
(January 31, 1917 – May 5,explored
performer, 2004) the
musicality of the Filipino
deeply

• He wrote papers that

enlightened scholars, both
Filipino and foreign, about the
nature of Philippine
traditional and ethnic music.
• . Maceda embarked on a life-
long dedication to the
understanding and
popularization of Filipino
traditional music
• Usually performed as a communal ritual, his
compositions like Ugma-ugma(1963), Pagsamba
(1968), and Udlot-udlot (1975), are monuments to
his unflagging commitment to Philippine music.

 Other major works include

• Ading
• Agungan • Aroding
• Kubing • Siasid
• Pagsamba, Ugnayan • Suling-suling (1985)
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
August 31,1918-August 16,2008

• She graduated cum laude in

1936 with a bachelor of Arts in
English at the Philippine
Women's University

• She studied music at St.

Scholastica Manila and would later
perform her musical compositions
at her alma mater.
MAJOR WORKS: Orchestral Music
Instrumental • Love Songs
• Toccate for • Legend of Sarimanok
Percussions and • Ang Pamana
Winds Chamber Music
• Divertissement • Awit ng mga Awit Psalms
and Concertante • Fantasie on a 4-Note Theme
• Filiasiana • East Meets Jazz Ethnika.

• De Profundis
ERNANI CUENCO
(May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988)
• He was a Filipino composer, film
scorer, musical director and music
teacher and Philippine National Artist
for Music

• His works served as a theme songs

and musical scores for numerous
Filipino movies

• Cuenco enriched the Filipino love

ballad by adding the elements of
kundiman to it.
Major works
 His songwriting credits include
 "Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis,"
 "Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa,"
 "Pilipinas,"
 "Inang Bayan,"
 "Isang Dalangin,“
 "Kalesa,"
 "Bato sa Buhangin"
 "Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal.“
Lucio D. San Pedro

• Lucio San Pedro’s body of

work consists a great
variety of musical forms

• Known using folk idioms in

his musical compositions

• He extracted the Filipino

essence and style from
the folk materials and
used them in his
composition
 MAJOR WORKS

CHORAL MUSIC
• Easter Cantata
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC • Sa Mahal Kong
 THE Devil’s Bridge Bayan
 Malakas and Maganda Overture
• Rizal’s
 Prelude and Fugue in D Minor
 Hope And Ambition
Valedictory Poem
ANTONIO J. MOLINA
• He innovated the Philipppine music in his
time
by using folk instruments like the
kulintangan and gabbang.

• He composed more than 300 works and two

thirds of which used traditional music

• He became known as the last musical

triumvirate along with two other musicians
Nicanor abelardo and Francisco Santiago,
who set oar folk music
Major works
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
 Ang Batingaw Choral Symphony
 Kundiman-Kundangan
 The Living World
 Hating Gabu
 String quartet
 Kung sa Iyong Gunita
Keyboard Music
 Malikmata
 We were moonlight
 Dancing Fool
 Amihan
 Awit ni Maria Clara
 Larawan nitong Pilipinas
Francisco Feliciano
• He was a Filipinocomposer
and conductor known for
incorporating “Asianess in his
music.

• His works show the rich

culture and ethnicity of Asia
especially the Philippines

• He used musical lines from

ethnic songs resulting to the
enthusiastic harmony of
sound and culture.
Major works
 Buksan mo ang aming mga labi
(published 1982)
 Mass of Saint Andrew (published 1981)
 Pamugun (choral, with soprano solo.
published 2002)
 Pokpok alimpako (chorus. published
2002)
 Three Visayan folksongs : for high voice
(published 1998)
LEVI CELERIO
 Born April 30, 1910 in Tondo, Manila.
 One of the most prolific composer and
lyricist in the history of Philippine
music, having authored more than
4000 songs.
 His natural talent earned him a
scholarship to the Academy of Music
in Manila, which made him possible
for him to be part of the Manila
Symphony Orchestra.
 National artist known for making
music using a leaf
Major works
 Pasko na Naman
 Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
 Kahit Konting Pagtingin
 Dungawin mo Hirang
 Basta’t Mahal Kita
Ramon Santos
• He combined Philippine indigenous
intruments
And other instruments from foreign
nations like the Javanese Gamelan
• He also composed works that
interweaved Asian culture , drama ,
poetry , and dance.
• Santos promoted the Philippine
Music to other nations through his
cultural education programs.
• He organized an international festival
for Rondalla and Form for traditional
music attended by composers
Major works
 SANDIWAAN
 DARAGANG MAGAYON
 TA-O
 AWIT NI PULAU
JOVITA FUENTES
• She was a remarkable Filipina artist
known For her portrayal of Cio-cio
san in Madame Butterfly held in
Treatro Municipale di Piacenza
Italy
• Spain awarded her as the
“Embahadora de Filipinas a su
Madre Patria
• Jovita made the country proud for
her exceptional voice and
performances.
• She was the founder of the Artist’s
Guild of the Philippines.
FELIPE DE LEON
• He is a “ people’s musician
for the sentiments and
aspirations of the Filipino
people in time of war and
of peace are evident in his
musical works.
Major works
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
 MARIANG MAIKLING
 OVERTURE
 ORCHESTERSTUK
CHORAL MUSIC
 PAYAPANG DAIGDIG
 AKO AY PILIPINO
 BULAKLAK
 MUTYA NG LAHI
ANDREA VENERACION
• Andrea Veneracion, is highly
esteemed for her achievements as
choirmaster and choral arranger.
• She was the founder of the world
renowned choral group, the
Philippine Madrigal Singers
• Veneracion also conducted cultural
outreach programs providing music
education in several areas in the
country
  Awards
For a list of awards won by the Philippine
Madrigal Singers, see Philippine Madrigal
Singers

• 1997 - TOFIL (The Outstanding Filipino)

award
• 1999 – National Artist of the Philippines
for Music – currently the only awardee for
choral music.
• 2001 – Distinguished Alumni Service
award – awarded by Indiana University.
National Artists in
dance
FRANCISCA REYES
AQUINO
• She vigorously researched
on the different folk dances
of the Philippines which
made her The “Folk Dance
Pioneer of the Country.
• Her reserch entitled
“Philippine Folk Dances
and Games contains
country’s unrecorded
celebrations , folk dances
rituals, and games.
Published books
 Fundamental dance steps and
Music
 Gymnastics for Girls
 Philippine National Dances
 Philippine Folk Dances Vol.I
Ramon Obusan
• Promoted the Philippine
ethnic dances and
performed them with
respect and authenticity

• His Ramon Obusan

Folkloric Group , through
their performances ,
outreach works, and
tours, inspired many
filipinos to embrace the
Filipino Culture.
Major works
 KAYAW ‘ 68
 KAYAW’ 74
 VAMOS A BELEN! SERIES
 NOON PO SA AMIN
 KASAYSAYAN NG LAHI
 MAYNILA
 RARE AND UNPUBLISHED DANCES
ALICE REYES

• She creatively interweaved

Philippine Ethnic Dance,
modern dance, and ballet
producing a one of a kind
contemporary dance routine.

• She popularized
contemporary dance in the
Philippines through her
concerts , outreach works and
lecture demonstration
Major works
 AMADA
 TALES OF THE MANUYU
 BAYANIHAN REMEMBERED
 RAMA HARI
 MARANAW GATHERING
LEONOR OROSA -
GOQUINCO
• KNOWN AS THE
“TRAILBLAZER “. Mother of
Philippine Theater dance and
“ Dean of Filipino Performing
Arts Critics”

• She significantly contributed

to the progress of the
Philippine Dance by
developing distinct
productions using balletic
folkloric and Asian styles.
Major works
 Filipinesca: Philippine life , Legend
,and Lore, a dance epic showing the
Filipino culture from pagan time to
present that elevated the Philippine
native folk dance to its highest level of
development
LUCRESIA REYES
URTULA
 She studied the country’s
folk and ethnic dances for
four decades and developed
ethnic choreographies
applying her findings.

 She was the dance director

of Bayanihan Philippine
Dance Company for three
decades who
choreographed various
dances for the group.
MAJOR WORKS
CULTURAL DANCES
 SINGKIL
 VINTA
 TAGABILI
 PAGDIWATA
 SALISID