Lucrecia Kasilag by oxy

Lucrecia "King" Roses Kasilag

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(31 August 1918 – 16 August 2008)

M U S I C A L

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J O U R N E Y (i)

- Born in San Fernando, La Union.

- Third of the six children of Marcial Kasilag.

- She performed her first public piece, Felix Mendelssohn's May Breezes when she was ten years old.
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F A M O U S

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C O M P O S I T I O N S
- Chitchirit-sit
- Bahay Kubo
- Leron, Leron Sinta
- Ang Pamana (The Heritage)
- Ang Alamat ng Sarimanok - In the Beginning
-Centennial Tribute to Filipino Womanhood, Symphonic cycle
- etc...

(i) A C H I E V E M E N T S

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- She grew up in Paco, Manila. Where she was educated at Paco Elementary School and graduated valedictorian in 1930.

-In 1933, she graduated as valedictorian in Philippine Women's University. For college, she graduated cum laude in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts, all while majoring in English.

- Additionally, she also studied music at St. Scholastica’s College in Malate, Manila, graduating with a Music Teacher's Diploma, major in piano, in 1939.

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(ii) A C H I E V E M E N T S

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- During WWII, she took up composition, and on December 1st 1945, she performed her own compositions in a concert at Philippine Women's University.

- From 1946 to 1947, Kasilag taught at the University of the Philippines’ Conservatory of Music and worked as secretary-registrar at Philippines Women's University.

M U S I C A L

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J O U R N E Y (ii)

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- After completing her studies, she  made an international tour as a concert pianist, but eventually had to give up a performing career due to a congenital weakness in one hand.

-Kasilag founded the Bayanihan Folks Arts Center for research and theatrical presentations, and was closely involved with the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company.

(iii) A C H I E V E M E N T S

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In the years of her life, she became:
_ Former president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
- Head of the Asian Composers League.
- Chairperson of the Philippine Society for Music Education.
- Pioneer of the Bayanihan Dance Company.

-Kasilag has written more than 350 musical compositions, ranging from folksongs to opera to orchestral works, and was composing up to the year before she died, at age 89.

Lucrecia Roces Kasilag died due to pneumonia on August 16, 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

R E F E R E N C E

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-for research-
(40:10 minutes)

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Works for Stage

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(Start from left to right)

D U L A W A R A N

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S A L A K O T N A G I N T O
- The Golden Salakot tells the legendary story of the Bornean datus led by Datu Puti who settled in the island of Panay and their encounter with the Aeta king Marikuda, to whom they presented the golden salakot for the barter of Panay island.

H E R S O N, J O S E R I Z A L

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- A musical about Philippines' national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

S I S A

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(BALLET)

- A musical, focusing on one of Dr. Jose Rizal's characters in his famous work: Noli Me Tangere.

W H Y F L O W E R S B L O O M I N M A Y

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- "Why Flowers Bloom in May" is a Filipino myth about the fertility of the Earth.

E L E H I Y A S A P I N A T U B O

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** p l a y **

V I S U A L R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

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-As stated in the title of the piece, it's supposed to be an elegy for those who had passed on Mt. Pinatubo.

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The Spiritual Canticle, operatorio (1991)

- Originally a poem that was written by St. John of the Cross. It was adapted into an operatorio** which was composed by Lucrecia Kasilag.

**Operatorio combines elements from these two genres – turning works considered to be an oratorio into performances, or relating secular works to a religious text.

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Filiasiana, choral dance kaleidoscope (1964)

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