3. FRANCISCO SANTIAGO (1889-1947)

4. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913 – 2002)  National Artist for Music  Lucio San Pedro was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono, Rizal. Since his elementary days, he started composing.  He studied the banjo which inspired him to become a serious musician. He later pursued his music degree at the University of the Philippines and the Juilliard School in New York, USA.

5. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913 – 2002)  Upon returning to the Philippines, he became a professor of theory and composition at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music.  San Pedro is known as a “romantic nationalist.” He incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms and harmony.  His chords have a rich expressive tonality, as represented in his well loved Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, a lullaby melody sung by his mother.

6. COL. ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA (1904 – 1996)  National artist for music  Was a renowned composer, conductor, and teacher. His father Lucio was the chief musician of the Spanish artillery band in Intramuros and founder of Banda Buenaventura.  As a young boy, he had already demonstrated a passion for music while learning the rudiments of music and solfeggio and becoming a proficient clarinet player.

7. COL. ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA (1904 – 1996)  Col. Buenaventura further developed his musical abilities at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines (UP) at the age of 19. Promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in his works.  He recorded folk and dance music around the country with Ramon Tolentino and National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes Aquino. Buenaventura composed the music and did the notations for the folk dances as researched by Aquino.

8. CIPRIANO “RYAN” CAYABYAB (1954 –)  Ryan Cayabyab is a popular contemporary composer who also has classical compositions to his credit, such as Misa, Four Poems for Soprano and Piano, and Te Deum. His compositional style makes much use of syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic harmony.  Among his numerous compositions are the award- winning Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (1978), as well as the modern zarzuela Alikabok (2003), the opera Spoliarium with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, and a variety of choral pieces and song cycles. He also produced a number of recordings, including the memorable album One, where he personally sang the unaccompanied songs on different tracks to produce 16 voices.

9.  Cayabyab was born on May 4, 1954 in Manila. He obtained his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music. After which, he became a faculty member for Composition at the same University.  He also served as the Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts, which oversaw the operations and programming of the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Miguel Master Chorale.  At present, he continues to be a much sought-after professor, musical director, composer, arranger, and conductor in the Philippine concert and recording scenes. Spans both popular and classical worlds with his pop, ballads, operas, zarzuela, orchestral, and choral compositions.