

An Honor To My Mentor
Being known as the “First Lady of Philippine Music”, Lucrecia “King” Roces Kasilag (1918-2008) has composed works that made incorporated...


Kasilag’s Cross
Oratorio and operas are known to be different from one another, they are of different styles and when and how they are played also differ...


Kasilag and Bach: Encapsulating the Essence of Christmas
National Artist for Music, Lucrecia Kasilag, also known as “Tita King” and “The Grand Dame of Philippine Music” started off as a...


Catch the Canon of Kasilag
The Ave Maria motif or theme for musical worship is widely popular. Composers such Gounod, Schubert, and Santiago have exhibited Ave...


My Lord Is With Me
“Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me. “God will not deliver him.”[b] But you, Lord, are a...


Rizal Play Turned Operatorio by Lucrecia Kasilag
There exists various genres of music, and sometimes, their unique characteristics overlap, leading to the creation of a new genre. For...

Inspired Despite Centuries Apart: German Requiem and De Profundis
The majority of the Catholic Church practices forms of rituals or worship that celebrates the life and death of Jesus Christ. Every mass...


Kasilag vs Zimmermann: How Our Filipino Faith Challenged Existential Crisis
In truth, the typical elements of a Latin mass for the dead and an incorporated liturgical nuance involved in a requiem are not always...

Editor’s Note: Ekstasis in Music Criticism and Analysis
The Ateneo de Manila University has always prided itself in how its curricula (and extra-curriculars) are geared towards holistic...

Concluding Kasilag: MSO Performs Kasilag and Brahms in "East-West"
We conclude our series in commemoration of Lucrecia Kasilag’s passing in 2008, this year marking a decade since. Besides, this...