Kasilag and the Republic Cultural Heritage Awards
Lucrecia Kasilag (August 31,1918–August 16, 2008) is known to be one of the foremost contributors to Philippine music as she had written...
Lucrecia Kasilag: An Embodiment of Original Pilipino Music
Defining OPM There are varying definitions to the term Original Pilipino Music, OPM for short. Some would define it quite literally:...
“DEO GRATIAS!”: Lucrecia Kasilag’s Contribution to Philippine Sacred Music
Lucrecia Kasilag's "De Profundis" When we, Filipinos, talk about sacred music in the vernacular, we normally associate this heritage from...
Behind the Scenes: The Making of the “First Lady of Philippine Music”
Awarded National Artist for Music in 1989, Lucrecia R. Kasilag, also called “Tita King”, was often referred and known as the “First Lady...
Preserving Filipino Sound: Lucrecia Kasilag’s Role in Addressing the Continuous Suffocation of Nativ
While the period of colonization for many different countries has long been over, the repercussions of Western domination over non-white...
Lucrecia Kasilag: Contributions to the Legacy of a Freedom Fighter
National Artist Tita King Lucrecia R. Kasilag (August 31, 1918 – August 16, 2008) is one of the Philippines’ most renowned National...
Lucrecia Kasilag’s Contributions to Education for Women in the Philippines
Since the passing of Lucrecia Kasilag in 2008, this marks the first of the series of articles dedicated to her. We first discuss the life...
Rameau and Jadin: The Cusp of Classicism in Changing Times
The 1700’s began with the professional dancers dedicating their life to art and competing through producing art for the public’s...
Maynard de Guzman: His Incidence towards Incidental Music and Beyond
An engineer by profession and an imaginative artist at heart, Mr. Maynard De Guzman is truly a talented person to be proud of. As the...
Impressionism: The Movement towards Reality
Impressionism may very well be the first modern movement transcribed for art. Its founders were artists who resented the rigorous system...