He`s one of the Philippine National Artist in Literature and Music.

Levi

Celerio is a Talented Person. He is a composer,Lyricist and he is the one who

made the famous Song Pasko na Naman including; Ang Pasko ay Sumapit,

Kahit Konting Pagtingin, Ang Pipit,Itik-Itik, Duwangin Mo Hirang and many

more.And He worked with Lucio D. San Pedro in the Lyrics of “Sa Ugoy ng

Duyan”. he wrote lyrics for more than 4,000 Filipino folk, Christmas and love

songs, including many that became movie titles. He is amazing and

resourceful person he used the LEAF as a musical instrument. Made the

Guinness Book of Records for playing music using leaves. Philippine National

Artist in Literature and Music (1997). Celerio Born April 30,1910 in Tondo

Manila,Philippines and sadly he died at age of 82 April 2,2002 in Quezon

City,Philippines. Levi Celerio is a very Talented person aside from being a

musician, Celerio is also poet. He was also a film actor who appeared in

various Philippine films of the 1950s and 1960s. see?that`s how amazing

person Celerio is.

MINI BIO ABOUT LEVIE CELERIO

Levi Celerio had his left hand injured when he was just a child due to
climbing up a tree. the reason why he did because he was following his father,
the day his father abandoned him and his mother. That’s also the reason why
in every show he couldn’t play for a long period of time. “Celerio” is the
surname of his mother. His mother prefered to let her son use her surname
because she was not married to Levi’s father. Levi Celerio now have a
successor of his talents, not only through his son’s and daughter but through
his Biological grandchildren, Louis Brando Celerio and Joan Levinia Celerio.

PERSONAL LIFE
Levi Celerio was married to Lina Celerio and has 4 children.
He had four failed relationships. Singer-comedian Veronica Palileo is a half-
sister of his and director-actor Tony Cruz was a half-brother. He also played
the piano at a past time but not in a professional capacity.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

On October 9, 1997, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1114, President Fidel V.
Ramos proclaimed him a National Artist for Music and Literature.[7] His
citation read that his music “was a perfect embodiment of the heartfelt
sentiments and valued traditions of the Filipino.” He was awarded the title of
national artist for music and literature in 1997 by Philippines President Fidel
Ramos, who cited the prolific lyricist and composer for writing music “that
was a perfect embodiment of the heartfelt sentiments and valued traditions of
the Filipino.” Also the University of the Philippines conferred him an
honorary doctorate degree in Humanities in 1991. The Film Academy of the
Philippines gave Celerio the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989. He is also
the recipient of the CCP Gawad Para Sa Sining in 1991, and the Gawad Urian
Award in 1993

Ramon P. Santos and Francisco F. Feliciano are celebrated

contemporary composers and noted pedagogues. They have received international
awards and their works have been critically acclaimed.

 
They were buddies at the University of the Philippines College of Music, where
they took their undergraduate course in composition and conducting.
 
Both come from the vast province of Rizal and were born on the same year, 1941:
Santos was born in Pasig and Feliciano in Morong.
 
Santos earned his Master of Music (with distinction) and PhD at Indiana
University and State University of New York at Buffalo, respectively. He was a
full fellow at the Summer Courses in New Music at Darmstadt, Germany, and
undertook postgraduate work in ethnomusicology at University of Illinois under
grants from the Ford Foundation and Asian Cultural Council.
 
He was elected as member of Honor of the Asian Composers League, which he led
as chair in 1994-1997.
 
He was elected vice president of the International Music Council of the  Unesco,
2001-2005,  in which he served as the first Filipino in the five-man praesidium of
the highest governing body of the international music community.
 
At UP Diliman, he is emeritus professor and former dean of the College of Music.
He is secretary general of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists
(Namcya) and the League of Filipino Composers. He is a former commissioner of
the NCCA and artistic director of the CCP.

COMPOSITION
Some of Santos' compositions include:

 Rituwal ng Pasasalamat,[5]
 Likas-An,[5]
 Badiw as Kapoonan,[5]
 Awit ni Pulau,[5]
 Daragang Magayon,[5]
 Ta-O,[5]
 Sandiwaan,[5]
 Nagnit Igak G’nan Wagnwag Nila (Alingawngaw ng Kagitingan),[5]
 Kulintang,[5] and
 Panaghoy[1]

RECOGNITION
Santos was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1987. In 2014 he was
named one of six National Artists of the Philippines, together with five other
persons.
Among awards he has received are Composer-in-Residence of Bellagio Study
Center/Rockefellar Foundation (1997); Artist-in-Residence, Civitella Ranieri
Center (1998); Acheivement Award in the Humanities from National Research
Council of the Philippines (1994); Fellowships from the Asian Cultural Council
and The Ford Foundation (1998-1989); and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Artes et
Lettres, French Government.