DANCE

FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO

She was best known for her research on Philippine folk dance, thesis entitled
“ PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES AND GAMES “

LEONOR OROSA GOQUINGCO

“ MOTHER OF PHILIPPINE THEATER DANCE “

- Produced choreographer for 50 years

- Trend : return to native
- Vinta!
- firebird, noli dance suite
- filipinescas: Philippines life legend and love.
- Foundering honorary chair of association of ballet academies of the Philippines.

RAMON OBUSAN
- A dancer, choreographer, filmmaker. Obusan utilized the art of dance for a
deeper understanding of the Filipino culture
- Choreoraphies Include:
- Vamos a belen! Series
- unpublished dance of the Philippines
- glimpses of asean dance, dance and music of the asean-members countries
- saplot: Philippines costumes dance.

LUCRECIA REYES-URTULA
- Reyes-Urtula was the dance director of the the BAYANIHAN PHIL. DANCE
COMPANY
Two of the dances she had staged were:
- SINGKIL - Which is considered to be a signature work of the bayanihan dance
company
- VINTA – a dance honoring the prowess of the Filipino in sailing

ALICE REYES
- Known in BLENDING SYLES and MOVEMENT from PHIL. INDIGENOUS
DANCE, CLASICAL BALLET, and MODERN DANCE IN EXPRESSING
FILIPINO SUBJECT MATTERS.
Her major include:
- At a maranaw gathering
- Tales of the nanuvu
- Rama hari
- Bayanihan remberd

MUSIC
ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA
- Known for his marches including:
- Triumphal march
- History fantasy
- Ehoes of the Philippines
- Wrote composition for solo instrument symphonic or orchestral works.
- Conducter of phil. Army band.

ERNANI CUENCO
- Bato sa buhangin
- Gaano kita ka mahal
- Inang bayan
- Isang dalangin
- Kalesa
- He played with Filipino youth symphony orchestra and manila symphony
orchestral. 1960-1968
- He played also on manila chamber soloist 1960-1970
FRANCISCO FELECIANO
- Ashen wings
- Sikhay sa kabila nga paalam
- La loba negra
- Yerma
- Pamugun
- Pokpok alima ko
- He was known for the use modal scales in his operas orchestra works.

JOVITA FUENTES
- She was best known for her portrayal of CIO-CIO SAN IN GIACONNO PUCCINIS
MADAME BUTTERFLY in Italy in April 1925.

JOSE MACEDA
- He conducted researches and fieldworks to explore Filipino trdisyonal music
further and to understand the nature of Philippine ethnic and tradisyonal music.
- Ugma-ugma
- Pagsamba
- Udlot-udlot

LUCIO SAN FRANCISCO

- Ugoy sa duyan
- Sa mahal kong duyan
- Dance of the faries
- Triumphal march
- Lahing kayumanggi
- Conductor of:
- Peng kong grand mason concert band the san pedro band of banda angono

LEVI CELERIO
- Most known for his recognition as the only man who could play music with leaf in
the guiness book of world record
- Dean of Filipino lyrist

FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

- He was known for filipinizing western music form
- Marling mabiling overture
- Maynila overture
- Payapang daigdig
- Ako’y Pilipino

LUCRECIA R. KASILIG
- She was known for fuing Filipino ethnic music with western musical influences
- Legend of sarimanok
- Ang pamana
- Sisa
- East malets ethnika
- President of CCP for 17 years

ANTONIO J. MOLINA
- Educator and musician
- Known for introducing PENTATONIC SCALE, WHOLE TONE SCALE LINEAR
COUNTERPOINTS, and the use of DOMINANT NINTHS AND ELEVENTHS
CHORDS IN PHIL. MUSIC.
- Hating gabi
- Misa antoniana
- Grand testiral mass
- Stiring quartet
- Kung sa iyong gunita
- Awit ni maria clara
RAMON SANTOS
- Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist who was made a chevalier del ordre des
arts et letters in 1987.

ANDREA VENERATION
- Founder of world renowned university in Philippines madrigal singers.