SONG
COMPOSE
 

Levi Celerio
(1910 – 2002)
National Artist For Literature and
 - !orn" A#ril $0% 1910 in
 

 &ondo% Manila
- Proli' lriist%
o#oser% *iolinist
- +ad ,ritten lris -or
o*er
.% 000 son/s in is
li-etie% inludin/ an
-or 'l
translated and re,rote
 

- Studied at te Aade

o- Musi in Manila
- 4oined te Manila
S#on Orestra3
- Guinness !oo o- 5orld
Reord" 6ein/ te onl
#erson to ae usi
,it a out6lo,n lea-3
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- 8ail Sa 7o
- !uat
- An/ Paso A Sua#it
- An/ Pi#it
- !a/on/ Pa/silan/
- Sa /o n/ 8uan
- Misa 8e Gallo
- 7ti7ti
- &inilin/
 

 &RANSLA&7ONS"
- Mali,ana/ Na !u,an
(O% Narania/ N/a !ulan)
- Ao A Ma Sin/sin/
(Atin Co Pon/ Sin/sin/)
- Ali6an/6an/
 

CONSTANCIO DE
GUZMAN
 - !orn" No*e6er 11%
 

190$ in Gui/uinto%
!ulaan
- +e studied #iano and
o#osition under
Nianor A6elardo
- +e ,ent to la, sool
6ut s,ited to #ursue
and 'nis a !S
Coere de/ree at
 

- +e #assed te CPA

6oard e<as in 19$23
- A-ter e too te CPA
6oard e<a% e started
,orin/ -or te o*ies3
 

- =8ean o- Fili#ino Mo*ie

Co#osers and Musial
8iretors>
- =Pana/ini#> #a*ed te
,a -or i to reord
undreds o- son/s3
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- !aan ?o @ ?un/ ?ita
?a#ilin/ (,on te /old
edal at te Paris
7nternational FairB A,it
A,ard -or !est Fili#ino
Lriist)
- !a6ali ?a Rin
- An/ &an/i on/ Pa/i6i/
- !iren/ 5alan/ 8a6ana
 

MIGUEL “MIKE”
VELARDE Jr.
 

!orn" Oto6er 2$% 191$ –

Manila
- o#oser% ondutor%
o*ie ator% and usial
diretor3
- Moter 6eae is usi
teaer in #iano and *iolin
,en e ,as si< ears old3
- Studied at te Da6oan/a
Noral Soll% ,ere e
 

#ursued Mediine in P Manila

6ut reali;ed te it ,as usi
tat e trul lo*ed3
is -ater o6eted o- is #lans
to #ursue usi% so e ,ent on
to su##ort isel- as a 6us
ondutor to reali;e is drea3
e /ot a o6 at a radio station
,ere e ,as -eatured as
sin/er and a;; o#oser in its
ornin/ and e*enin/
 

- +e o#ened a a;; sool and

6eae son/ editor -or te
Pili##ines Free Press and
Literar Son/ Mo*ie Ma/a;ine3
- 4a;; !and" Mie elardes
 4a;;torats
 

5OR?S"
- /o/o !lues
- Lusan/ &a/u#a (FAMAS
A,ard -or !est Piture 190)
- Alaala ?ita (!est 8iretor
191)
- 7a,
- Laat N/ Ara,
- +a6an/ !ua
- Minaaal ?ita
- 7a, A Ain
 

5OR?S"
- !uat
- 7a,
- !ituin/ Mariit
- 8atin/ Su#aan
- 8alisa
- Eternall ours
- Ga6i At Ara,
 

A5AR8S"
- !est Condutor A,ard and
te First 7nternational
Po#ular Son/ Contest in
 4a#an (As Lon/ as Fore*er)
- Cultural Aie*eent
A,ard in Po#ular Musi
-ro te Pili##ine
Go*ernent Cultural
Assoiation in 19HI3
 

SANTIAGO SUAREZ
(1901 – 19.)
 - !orn" Sa#alo% Manila
 

- +e learned to #la te

#iano -ro is
/randoter ,o ,as also
a o#etent ar#ist% ,ile
is /rand-ater #laed te
Jute3
- +e attended Conser*ator
o- Musi% P and te
Ateneo de Manila in
 - Musial Stle" i<ture o-
 

soul-ul undian and te

li*el strains o- te
ountrside3
- Soe o- is ,ors are Kuite
#o#ular and eard e*en
,it todas lassial
sin/ers% #o#% sin/ers and
oral /rou#s3
 

5OR?S"
- Li/aa ?o
- Pandan//o Ni Nenen/
- 8un/a,in Mo +iran/
- !aa Mo Nenen/
- Ca#riosa
- Sa Li6is N/ Naon
- ?ataataa
- La6andera ?o
- Laa6ini
 

RESTITUTO “RESTIE”
UMALI
 

!orn" 4une 1% 191  Pao%

Manila
- +is -ater tau/t i *iolin
as ,ell as is e<#osure to
te re/ular -ail rondalla
- +e 6eae an ati*e
e6er at te MAPA +i/
sool /lee lu6 and
orestra3
- +e ,as a 6and e6er o-
 - +e aored in Co#osition
 

and Condutin/ at te P

Conser*ator o- Musi and
Coere at te 4ose Ri;al
Colle/e3
- +e e*en #assed an
eletriians ourse at te
Pili##ine Sool o- Arts
and &rades 6e-ore
e6arin/ on a re,ardin/
 

5OR?S"
- Arran/ed te Pil3 National
ante
- Arran/ed ?ataataa (-or
te !oston Po#s Orestra)
- 120 o*ie tee son/s
- More tan 2I0 sores -or
o*ies3
- =An/ Alaat> (!est Musial
Sore 19H2 FAMAS)
- =!itter S,eet> (!est Musi
A,ards MFF 199)
 

5OR?S"
-Saan ?a Man
Naroroon
-Alaala n/ Lui#as
-An/ Pan/ara# ?o
7a,
-Sa Li6is n/ !arrio
-8i ?a Na/iisa
-Paano ?ita Liliutin
 

ANGEL PEÑA
(1921 – 201.)
 

!orn" A#ril 22% 1921

-Classial and a;;
o#oser% arran/er%
6ass #laer
-=one o- te -ounders
o- traditional a;; in
te Pili##ines>
 -Fail o- usiians"
 

Moter" sool teaer

in P (*oie)
Fater" *iolinist
Grand-ater"
res#eted /uitar
#laer
staed in Mala6on"
-aous -or its
 -Fail o- usiians"
 

Moter" sool teaer

in P (*oie)
Fater" *iolinist
Grand-ater"
res#eted /uitar
#laer
staed in Mala6on"
-aous -or its
 -A/e 11" is oter
 

#assed a,a% e
,as disoura/ed
6 is -ater to
ontinue is
usial #ursuits3
-!ut e #ersisted
and #roeeded to
 -+e ,rote is 'rst
 

ori/inal a;;
o#ositions ust
6e-ore te 5orld
5ar 77 eru#ted3
-A-ter te ,ar% e
6eae one o- te
ost sou/ta-ter
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- !a/6a/tula6in/% a landar
in Pili##ine usi
- 7/orot Ra#sod,on 'rst #ri;e
in S& national s#oni
o#osition ontest
- 190 – e earned a Lientiate
,it te Roal Sool o- Musi
on London
- +e auditioned -or te +onolulu
S#on Orestra and ,as
 

A5AR8S"
- A +ouse Resolution -ro te
State o- +a,aiis +ouse o-
Re#resentati*es ,as #assed to
onor i -or is ontri6utions
in te 'eld o- usi as a ,orld
reno,ned a;; usiian%
arran/er and +a,aiis o,n
li*in/ o#ose
-  Li-etie Aie*eent A,ard
(6 te 4a;; Soiet o- te
 

ERNANI CUENCO
(19$19::)
National Artist -or Musi
 

!orn" Ma 10% 19$ in Malolos%

!ulaan
o#oser% 'l sorer% usial
diretor and usi teaer3
As a 6o% e as enoura/ed to
learn te *iolin3
+e earned in !aelors 8e/ree
in Musi% aor in Piano at te
S& Conser*ator o- Musi in
19I3
19:% e o#leted is Master
 - 190 – 19:% e ,as a
 

ellist at te Manila

S#on Orestra3
- 19 – 19H0% e #laed -or
te Fili#ino out
S#on Orestra and
Manila Ca6er Soloists
- 190 e ,as diso*ered 6
ten ator 4ose# Estrada
,ile e ,as #lain/ as
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- Gaano ?o 7a, ?aaal
- !ato Sa !uan/in (o#osed
-or 'ls in onor o- is ,i-e)
- Naan
- ?ait Na Ma/tiis
- 8ili/in Mo N/ +ao/ an/
a, na Lu#a
- Pili#inas
- 7nan/ !aan
- 7san/ 8alan/in
 

GEORGE
CANSECO
 - !orn" A#ril 2$% 19$. in Nai%
 

Ca*ite
-  /raduated ,it a Li6eral Arts
de/ree at te ni*ersit o- te
East3
- +e ,ored -or te Pili##ine
+erald and te Assoiated
Press as a ournalist3
- +e ,ored as a =-reelane
sri#t,riter -or ire> in Manila3
- Considered as =a nationall
 -+e ,as oissioned 6
 

Forer First Lad 7elda

Maros to o#ose a
national tri6ute n
entitled =Ao A Pili#ino>
-=?a#anta A Lan/it> – a
tee -ro te a,ard
,innin/ otion #iture o-
te sae title3 (!est
 

 =C+7L8> – one o- is 6est

no,n o#ositionB te
En/lis lan/ua/e *ersion o-
Freddie A/uilars si/nature
son/ Ana3
 +e ,rote son/s -or te
ountrs to# sin/ers su
as Saron Cuneta% !asil
alde;% Re/ine elasKue;%
Dsa Dsa Padilla Pilita
 

+e ,as eleted

President o- te Fili#ino
Soiet o- Co#osers%
Autors and
Pu6lisers% 7n3
(F7LSCAP)
+e ,as also eleted as
Counilor -or te First
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- 7a,
-  ?ailan/an ?ita
- 8ito !a
- +ira
- &u6i/ At Lan/is
- +an//an/ Sa 8ulo N/ 5alan/
+an//an
- Sinasa6a ?ita
- ?astilon/ !uan/in
-N n t ? il n n
 

LEOPOLDO SILOS
Sr.
 

-!orn" Mar % 192I

-Co#oser% sin/er and
arran/er
-+e ,as te a,ard
,innin/ usial
diretor o- te lon/
runnn/ tele*ision
usial #ro/ra%
 

COMPOS7&7ONS"
- 8ail Sa 7san/ !ulala
- +indi ?ita Maliot
- Alin/ ?utsero
- A Anon/ Sala#
- !astat Maal ?ita
- 8ios Laan/ an/ Naaaala
- +indi ?o Maliliutan
- La/i ?itan/ Naaalala
- Lan/it sa Lu#a
- +alina% +alina
- Lii Na Pa/i6i/
- Mundo Mo Na,ala