OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 1 for the People UP’s Choral Legacy harmony. acountrythat singsin of contributed tothecreation choral musicmap, UPhas country ontheinternational musicians whohelpputthe From world-classchoirsto FORUM 4 (OPM). for originalPilipino music UP candotopromote alove Music,College of andwhat what helearned from theUP UP,childhood memoriesof Artist forMusicshares his UP’s newestNational Mr. C, National Artist A Conversation with Shaping minds that shape the nation UNIVERSITY OFUNIVERSITY THEPHILIPPINES 6 Carillon Sing? How Do You Make a music? Find outhere. know exactly howitmakes Carillon. us Buthowmany of that are quitelike theUP UP’shonor of graduates theloyaltyand symbols of There are few, any, if VOLUME 19NO. 4 The UPForum

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18 Abraham Q.Arboleda Jonathan M.Madrid Roberto G. Eugenio Cristy M.SalvadorCristy Tomas M.Maglaya Michael R.Basco Misael A.Bacani Alicia B. Abear Administrative Staff Photographers 28 26 24 22 20 14 12 I with arrangementsby someFilipino composersincluding from Europe andtheUS,aswell asCatholicchurch music, Nevertheless, mostchoralpieceswere piecesbrought here compositions alsoemerged in theformofhymns. pine choralsinging.In theearly20thcentury, nationalistic II, choralgroups ofProtestant churches dominatedPhilip- of secularchoralmusic,andbefore andafter World War the curriculum.TheAmericanperiodsawdevelopment were by religious run orders, alsoincludedgroup singingin oftheliturgy,es, singingwaspart while schools, which nization, Christianization,and Westernization. In church- Philippine choralsingingisaproduct ofthree forces: colo- Philippine choralmusicsincethemid-20thcentury. groups in light ofhow UPhasinfluencedthegrowth of another level, itwasalsoparforthecourse forUP’s choral Media describedUPSA’s triumphasa“grand slam.” Yet on Prix forChoralSinging in2019. is qualifiedtocompeteintheprestigious European Grand twice, thefirsttimebeingin2001. With thiswin,UPSA came theonlyAsianchoirtowinGrand Prize atArezzo the ALIWAwards Foundation. This year, theUPSAbe- choirs recognized by theConsumers’ ChoiceAwards and Manguiat andwhichevolved intooneofthecountry’s best choircreated by itsconductorProf.dormitory Edgardo Not outin1980asafreshman badforachoirthatstarted tions inBerlin, Torrevieja, Spain, andFlorence, Italy. group also reaped awards invarious otherchoircompeti- d’Arrezzo,” includingtopprizes infourcategories.The in the66thConcorsoPolifonico Internazionale “Guido bassadors hadwontheGrand Prize and17other awards Celeste Ann L.Castillo Choral Legacy UP’s their three-month tourinEurope, theUPSinging Am- n August thisyear, UPreceived During amazingnews. Concert” at theUPFilm Center followingtheirtriumphant2018European tour. PhotobyNoelIgnacio, from theUPSA Facebook page. The UPSinging Ambassador’s conductorEdManguiat leading thechoirduringtheir“Tunay naLigaya: A Homecomingand Tribute 2013. mission onCulture andtheArts’ AningDangal award in Aliw Awards Foundation in2012,andtheNational Com- and wasgiven theLifetimeAchievement Award by the ternational competitionsinSpain, Hungary andFinland, popular films, TVspecialsandpopconcerts. It haswonin- infull-lengthballets,operaticworks, has performed The hasbeennamedoneoftheworld’sKorus bestchoirs, singing inthePhilippines. for pioneeringChoreo Capella orchoreographed acapella orsimplythe “Korus”. Chorus cert TheUPCCisfamous Sabas-Aracama tookover in1999.It becametheUPCon- Paguio succeeded himin1969whileProf. Janet “Jai” College ofMusic Dean Ramon Tapales. Dean Rey T. The UP Mixed wasoriginallyconducted by UP Chorus in thechoralfugue. islao asbaritonesoloistandtheUPMixed singing Chorus and Testamentconducted hisPrelude withAurelio Estan- tion in1963.During Eliseo thegalaconcert, M.Pajaro cal extravaganza thatmarked President Romulo’s inaugura- Romulo. TheUP inthemusi- Mixed participated Chorus UP System’s officialchoir bythenUP President Carlos P. music. In 1962,theUPMixed wasnamedthe Chorus The 1960swasaturningpointfor Philippine choral From theUPMixed totheKorus Chorus Madrigal Singers. Filipino choralworks around thetimeshefounded for Music, there were onlyaboutadozen orsooriginal According toProf. Andrea Veneracion, National Artist Rodolfo Cornejo,, andRamon Tapales. UP CollegeofMusic alumnisuchasNicanor Abelardo, The UPForum page3 1

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JULY-SEPTEMBER 2018 Choral Competition in2016. bers, wonthe top prize inthe firstUP Gawad Pangulo which iscomposedofUPLB studentsandfacultymem- young choirfrom UPLB, theMakiling ChamberSingers, international competitionsin Switzerland andGermany. A toursaround Europeous concert andAsia,competing in ños ChoralEnsemble, foundedin1991,hashadnumer- the 7thBali International ChoirFestival. TheUPLos Ba- won prizes inchoralcompetitions,themostrecent being 1980s, hasalsogoneonlocalandinternationaltours choir oftheUPCollegeMedicine foundedinthe and internationally. TheUP Medicine Choir, theofficial mances forheadsofstate,andhasgarnered awards locally six benefitconcerts, concerts, - European toursandperfor students from different inmajor disciplines,has performed campus. TheUP Chorale,composedofUP Manila The flowering ofchoralsingingisnotlimitedtooneUP Music. the firstall-female resident choiroftheUPCollege the UPDawani Women’s Choir, wascreated in2013as later,founded shortly in1973.Arelatively young choir, ranks ofUP’s faculty, administrative staffandREPS,was The UP Staff Choral Society, whosemembers are from the the UPCollegeofMusic’s Flora Zarco-Rivera in1971. choir, andSeraphim, theUPCherubim wasfoundedby niches inthefieldofchoralsinging.UP’s officialchildren’s were created, theirown manyofwhichwent ontocarve Choral musicinUPcontinuedtoblossomasmore choirs A haven forchoralsinging on toestablishchoirsoftheirown. forPeace.UNESCO asArtists Its alumnihave sincegone ceeded Veneracion. The Madz hasbeen recognized by the ship andagainin2007underMark Carpio,whosuc- Singing, thefirsttime in1997under Veneracion’s leader- in theworldtowinEuropean Grand Prix forChoral The Madz holdsthe distinctionofbeingthefirstchoir national recognition. name tothePhilippine Madrigal Singers inlightofits in choralmusic,prompting theUPMadz tochangeits of thePhilippines appointedtheMadz asitsresident artist versatility andvast repertoire. In 1980,theCultural Center statusforitsvirtuosity,choirs, attainingnearlegendary “the Madz”, soonbecameoneoftheworld’s mostawarded The group, known astheUP Madrigal Singers orsimply conductor, seatedwiththeminsteadofstandinginfront. formance—sitting inasemi-circle, with Veneracion, their lunch breaks. Thegroup introduced conceptinper- anew students thatshehadorganized tosingmadrigalsduring small group consistingofUPCollegeMusic facultyand Hall Auditorium under Veneracion’s leadership. It wasa In 1963,anotherchoir madeitsdebutattheAbelardo The Philippine Madrigal Singers page1 together inharmony.” Veneracion’s proudest achievement—“a nationsinging In thePhilippine choral musicscenetodayis short, II. Matthew Maniano, ChristopherBorela, andNilo Alcala Ruben Federizon, Eudenice Palaruan, , Ily ied atUP, amongthemLucrecia Kasilag,RamonSantos, composition andchoralarrangementeithertaughtorstud- to produce theirown material,andmanyofthenamesin pieces. Many composersandarrangershave sincegoneon members oftheMadz toarrangeandcomposetheirown scrape togetherFilipino choralmaterialsandencourage This isincontrasttothedayswhen Veneracion hadto choralworksing ofnew isgainingpopularitytoday.” workshops and master classes the world over. Commission- sit asinternationaljurors andare actively invitedtodeliver colades atinternationalcompetitions.Filipino conductors choirs…are actively touringtheworldandwinningac- About thePhilippine Madrigal Singers (2013).“Philippine Alfred John De Veyra wrote inMadz: Almost Everything “Choral musicinthePhilippines isatits apex today,” Filipinos singingtogether one ofthefirststudentorganizationsinUP Baguio. UP High SchoolIloilo Harana Choir, and Tinig Amianan, UPOU Chorale,theUP Visayas Tacloban Choraleandthe The otherUPcampuses,too,have their own choirs—the at theCCP. Pangulo CompetitionandtheMadz Et Festival AlConcert over inthe2ndGawad thePhilippines andparticipated through all choralsinging.Thegrouparts hasperformed sought topromote Mindanaoan culture, heritageand UP Mindanao’s Koro Kantahanayhasforthepast17years Gaward Pangulo ChoralCompetition. the bestinterpretation ofthecontestpiecein2017UP of the2015Sinulog ChoralCompetition,andwinnerof dies ofChristmasChoralCompetition,grandchampion has beenathree-time championofJCentre Mall’s Melo - and inmajorandbenefitconcerts, group hasperformed ertoire thatpredominantly features Cebuanomusic.The Cebu studentsandalumniasitsmembershasarep- UP Cebu’s UPSerenata, establishedin2000,countsUP by theUPSinging Ambassadors. Scan towatch “Kilometro” (Choral Cover) ∎ The UPForum 3

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OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER OCTOBER-DECEMBER H music. thrilled to,orjammedalong withhis a Filipino alive whohasn’t heard, themes to TV specials—there isn’t to commercial jinglesandopening theatre, neo-opera,andsacred music films; from massive works ofmusical soundtracks ofcommercial andindie ofmanyalove tothe story Celeste Ann L.Castillo National Artist A ConversationwithMr.C 4 pop hits that serve asthetheme pop hitsthatserve is musicubiquitous.From The UPForum The UPForum of National Artist. Cayabyab received another title,that Raymundo Cipriano“Ryan” Pujante Music alumnusandformerprofessor Mr. C.This October, UPCollegeof known asThe Maestro, or simplyas country’s mostgiftedmusicians.He is with ease,andmentoringsomeofthe line between “serious” andpopmusic today,music industry crossing the He hashelpedshapethePhilippine Ryan Cayabyab sitsforaspellwiththeUPForum. PhotobyCeleste Castilio, UPMPRO. path inlife. inspiration foranyone seekingtheir on Philippine music;andabitof onUP’sries ofUP;hisviews impact which heshared someofhismemo- withUPForum, during an interview of recognition, Mr. Csatdown for One morningbefore hisnewestaward with National Artist, Ryan Cayabyab. Scan towatch theinterview may topakdahildoon,eh.[laughs] kaming nasaalapaap. Angfeelingnamin,kayakamilahat Sobrangyung truck. kapalngsmokenabinubuga,para Lahat ngbatasacampus,nandoon,lalabasna,hahabulin nabumubugangDDT.weeks, umiikotangDDTtruck Siguro two weekumiikot naDDTtruck. orevery every Iba namanyungusoknanalalanghapnaminkapagmay tayong nagsi-sigarilyo.” namin. Ganon kaginaw. Nagtatawanan nakami. “Oy, para or January, atkapagnagsasalitakami,mayusokyungbibig Noong batakami,lumalabaskamingbahaysaDecember College ofMusic. and Igraduatedaround 10years afterIgotintotheUP Administration, then Iwent totheUPCollegeofMusic, School, graduatingin1970.My firstcoursewas Business in Area 1,went SchoolandUPHigh toUPElementary sic], we lived insideUP. Igrew upinsidetheUPCampus, When mymotherwasteaching[attheUPCollegeofMu- Q. Q. Q. Dr. Jose Maceda, National Artist. ang research ngUPCM,beginningwiththehugework of malaki angcontributionng UP. Andthenresearch. Wow, out are from UP. So salaranganngmusiccomposition, dami nila;even inthechoralworld,namesthatcome musiccomposers.Ang tion alsomeansthetraining ofnew andresearch.known Composi- forcompositionaltheory UP’s contributionishuge.TheUP College of Music is they taughtus. Not really. Isoundlikeme.But that’s also exactlywhat things from myteachers,butdoIsoundlikeanyofthem? carded theirideas;ideasremain. Ipicked upalotof I’ve beeninfluenced by allofthem. Not thatIhave dis- teacherwasFranciscofourth Feliciano, National Artist. third teacherwasRamonSantos, National My Artist. second teacherwasLucio San Pedro, National My Artist. My firstteacherwas Eliseo Pajaro, inComposition. My music asawhole? College ofMusic through theyears. because ofthedegree, butbecauseofwhatIlearnedinthe unibersidad. That’s it. Pero forme,it’s abigdeal. Not diploma. Akolangangmerong degree nabinigayngisang son napapahiwalayakosakanilais,langangmerong diyang masmagalinggumawanghitsongs.Theonly rea- gumawa ngkantasaPhilippine musicindustry. Angdami Lagi kongsinasabi,maramingmasmagalingsaaking musicians in the country? musicians inthecountry? What doyou thinkmakesyou uniqueamongthe What wasyour childhoodinUPlike? on you? How hasUPcontributedto Philippine What hasbeentheimpactofyour UPeducation Q. Q. mo. Pakinggan molang. Somebody elsealsotoldme:Napili nangDiyos anglandas na ganonangginagawako, hanggang ngayon, masayaako. time kasi yunangikinasasayang kaluluwa ko,yungevery man konakailangankongsundan. Napunta akosamusic ako don.Ireally thinksinundan kolangyungnararamda- ka rinpupuntakasithatisyour destinedpath.Naniniwala humarap saiyo papuntadunsagustomo,eventually dun A whilebackIwassaying,kahitanoangmgabalakidyung [laughs] because naniniwalaakonayunangdestinedplaceko. Senator Laurel—eventually Iwouldfindmywayintoit, nangyari saakin—forexample,hindikona-meetsina A friendtoldme,kahitnamandawhindinangyariyung instead? which you becameMr. Ryan Cayabyab, Accountant, the CollegeofMusic. Is there analternate universe in his son,Cocoy Laurel, andgave you ascholarshipto noticed your talentwhenyou were playingpianofor sic. Thischangedwhenthen Senator Salvador Laurel wish fornoneofherchildren tohave acareer inmu- pananaw. Naintindihan nilaangvalue ngmusic. mote ngmusic.Theyunderstand;malawakangkanilang Marami kasiendupasheadsofinstitutionsnanagpo-pro- kung sinoangnagpo-promote ngmusic? Mga UPalumni. yan. Yung UPalumniangnagpapalaganap. Kasialammo So how canthatstamphelpus?Actually, yungpeople ako, pero ang UPtalagamostcoveted stamp. may institutionalblessing.May stamp, andhindisabiased Uso narinanginformaleducation,pero ibaparinyung cratic, kayapagalingan. YouTube tosee.Maganda foreverybody kasiopen,demo - canrecord,who hasasmartphone canshoot,putiton technology]. Technology hascreated anopenfield.Anyone even inmusic.Nagbago naangbusinessplatform[dueto thentic feelings,whichiswhytheindiemovement isalive, makikita nila...thatthere are otherwaystoexpress au- It isourresponsibility towinthemover. Ibelieve intime, choirs. nagsusulat ngchoralmusic,becausemagagalingyung na galingsaUP. That’s whymaramingUPcomposersang angchoraltradition Chorus—sterling the UPConcert Andwe havetional Artist. theUPSinging Ambassadors, and UPsi[Madz founder]Prof. Andrea Veneracion, Na- Philippine Madrigal Singers, they’re basicallyUP-trained, In we have termsofperformance, thebestchoirs.The tion was to be true toyourtion wastobetrue mother’s deathbed The reason you firsttook Business Administra- tion ofOPMsamongouraudiences? How canUPhelpinpromoting greater apprecia- ∎ The UPForum 5

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER How DoYouMakeaCarillonSing? Andre dP. Encarnacion 6 The UPForum The UPCarillon. PhotobyMisaelBacani, UPMPRO. T ous years ofthe20 make itsbells sing. Tubuyoyong oncegracedthelandings oftheCarillonto ters likeAdrian Antonisse, Jr., Eva Gonzales and Wesley this wasinitiallyhow UP’s own Carillonwasplayed. Mas- music inoldEuropean cities.And,indeed, Baes saysthat clavier withclosedfistsinorder toplaythesolemncarillon skilled carillonneursstrikingthelong,baton-likekeysofa A quickinternetsearch ofcarillon-playingreveals clipsof tunes thatwe now know so well. tion are marriedwithcomputers tocomposeandtimethe Through theirwork, humanmusicalityandimprovisa- lon hasbeentakenover by technicalassistantslikethem. of operating,recording for, andmaintaining theCaril- turned over theCarillontoUPDiliman in2010,thetask of both.Ever sincetheUPAlumniAssociation(UPAA) versity Theater Complex,theprocess involves alittlebit According toHenriette Baes andDavid Israel oftheUni- music thatpunctuatedtheseevents? obscure. Are humansormachines tothankforthegiftof nisms andindividualsbehindthemusichave remained former ChiefJustice Maria Lourdes Sereno, themecha- rendition of“Bayan Ko” marked theMay 2018ousterof during KarlMarx’s 200 While thenotesofL’Internationale proudly rang out derstanding ofhow theCarillonactuallyplaysitsmusic. peoplehave few anyun- Despite its iconicsound,very national university in2008. and witnessedUP’s transformationintothecountry’s only dent activistsduringtheFirst Storm Quarter ofthe1970s and musicplayer since1952.It astheeyes ofstu- served Nakpil hasbeentheDiliman campus’ officialtime-keeper lon. The130-foottallbrainchildof National Artist Juan Bonifacio CentralCarillon Tower or, simply, theUPCaril- the structure inquestionisnoneotherthantheAndres Iskos andiskasare likelytohave realized atthispointthat online. ter accountthatreligiously echoesitsreal timeactivities only structure intheUniversity withanunofficial Twit- andalmamater.loyalty tobothcountry Moreover, itisthe Oblation captures thetimelessnessofUPalumni’s whose music has survived someofthemosttumultu- whose musichassurvived here isastructure intheUniversity ofthe th century. No symbolotherthanthe th birth anniversary andasomber anniversary birth The UPForum 7

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER corded you can’t makeeditstoit. You over.” have tostart is intune.Andonlythendowe record, becauseoncere - computer. That’s untilhegetsitcompletelyandeverything practice itfirstonthekeyboard before we save itontothe ple, somebodyrequests ‘Bayan Ko’. Our player willusually “These thingsare programmed,” Israel said.“So, forexam- the meticulousprocess ofrecording thetuneforposterity. composition. Then,withassistance,theseplayers canbegin notes/bells, whichinturnformthebasicelementsofeach this keyboard canbeprogrammed toassociatewithspecific a specialMidi keyboard. Baes explainedthateachkeyin appropriate totheCarillon’s 36bellsthatare playableby unteers transposethenotesofeachmelodyintoaformat ed by volunteers from theUPCollegeofMusic. These vol- Ko”, however, theTheaterComplexteamistypicallyassist- For more technicalpieces,liketheaforementioned “Bayan or testeachbellanditscomponentsinthismanner. ral staircase forthistask,canplayanimpromptu melody Technicians likeIsrael, whotypically scalesthetower’s spi- bell by either swingingorpealing(strikingwithhammers). correspond tospecificbells. Pushing eachkeywillplaya numerical keysandLEDlightsthatare connectedand time. To therightofcontrol panel’s LCD displayare with theCarillon’s bellscanchoosetoplayatuneinreal Choosing the‘manual play’ option,someonefamiliar associated IDnumber)ortoplayonemanually. melody already saved inthesystem(eachmelodyhasan Carillon’s mainmenu,onehasthechoicetoeitherplaya of sciencefictionmovies thanclassicalmusic. From the LCD displayandarray ofbuttonsare more reminiscent walking intothetower, thecontrol mechanismwithits manual control andyou have aMidi keyboard.” Indeed, “You have twomethodsofcontrol,” Baes said.“You have weeks, even months. record tunesviakeyboard andautomatetheirplayingover structure’s bellsthatallowed 36new userstoeasilypre- ers Petit &Fritsen includedacomputertogetherwiththe in 2008,however, Dutch bell-makersRoyal Bellfound- With therefurbishment andmodernizationoftheCarillon 8 The UPForum David Israel openingtheelectrical Carillon’s hourlymagic. Photo by enclosure responsible forthe Bong Arboleda, UPMPRO. three bellsthatcan’t beused. Two have wiringproblems. “During thelastassessment, itwasfoundthatthere were degraded by nature. butalsoforbellsthathave beendamagedand instrument, to makeallowances notonlyfortheuniquenessof volunteer players musttransposetheirrequested tunes sential given theCarillon’s condition.According toBaes, The careful process oftranspositionand recording ises- windows andchipped paint. damaged solenoids,butalsobroken wiringand not onlyshorted-out elements has,indeed,leftitwith tion.” TheCarillon’s exposure tothe so thebellsare notingoodcondi- That wasin November oflast year, to maintainit.” because ofitsrichhistory, thatUPhas architect isaNational But Artist. also “For one,” Baes said,“becauseits community tocare forthisUPicon. hour remind membersoftheUP bells oftheCarillonthatmark every Both Baes andIsrael hopethatthe ∎ lon play.” They all really wanttoheartheCaril- come here justforthatstructure. and alumniwhohave longgraduated nity butprospective students,tourists “Not onlymembersofourcommu- ∎ The UPForum 9

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER T of the World Register. heritageandinscribedintheUNESCOMemory tary In 2007,thatcollectionwasrecognized asdocumen- others, aswell asroughly 2,000booksandjournals. texts, photographs,andcompositions,amongmany transcriptions, field notes,musicalinstruments, logical treasure ofaround 2,500hoursofrecordings, together thecenter’s core collection:anethnomusico- of National forMusic Artist Jose Maceda. He put recognized thegroundbreaking work andauthorship chives in1997,whentheUniversity Board ofRegents outastheUP The centerstarted Ethnomusicology Ar- resource. for Ethnomusicology issuchahigh-value cultural belongs tothosetraditions.ThisiswhytheUPCenter forms deeplyrooted inspecificevents andexperiences, the dark cornersofmemory. Music, especiallyits Arlyn VCDPalisoc Romualdo Cultural Treasures Safeguarding Philippine Center forEthnomusicology. the theUP Jose MacedaCollection of Maceda’s research in1980. Taken from lute (UPCE-P-5117). Photofrom Jose Samaon Sulaimanplayingakutyapi or having traditionsslowly fadefrom practiceinto here’s nothingmore culturallydevastating than The UPForum ernization. sustaining musicamidthechangesbrought by mod- and Asia tocometogetherinpursuitofpreserving Laon wasavenue formusicresearch centersacross who waslaternamedNational forMusic. Artist Laon child offormerExecutive Director RamonSantos, One ofitsbiggestprojects wasLaonLaon,thebrain- tory. labora- andanaudioconservation instrumentarium, It currently hasfourfacilities:alibrary, archives, an tive areas from different continents. from thePhilippines, Southeast Asia,andrepresenta- initiatives. Itnary hasethnomusicologicalmaterials with similarinstitutions,andpursuingmultidiscipli- lection toconductingitsown research, linkingup center from archival work anddigitizationofitscol- The changeinnamesignaledtheevolution ofthe Baguio to“teach” themthebadiwofIbaloi. by teachersandstudentsinapublichighschool them. Santos recalls thathe, an“outsider,” wasasked these traditionsoreven knows how todoorperform cultures, theyounger generationnolongerpractices other wayaround.” But thereality isthatinsome supposed tobelearningfrom themandnotthe “We’reHe strangesince findstheideasomewhat cultures theybelongto. “repatriating” whatmaterialsthecentercanto used forresearch, andby practice,andperformance, keep culturaltraditionsalive by allowing themtobe ing resource materials,butalsoensuringthatthese De laPeña describessafeguarding- asnotonlypreserv there’s adistinction,” heasserts. ing. Its work isgeared toward safeguarding. “Ibelieve center doesmore forsafekeep- thanjustholdartifacts asthecenter’sserves Executive Director, saysthatthe College ofMusic Dean LaVerne delaPeña, whoalso More thansafekeeping for Ethnomusicology’s featured playlist. Scan tolistenUPCenter Maguindanaoans. Taken from the theUPCenterJose MacedaCollection forEthnomusicology. of house (UPCE-P-2492). Photofrom Jose Maceda’s research duringhis1954fieldworkamongthe Amal Lumuntud, akulintang playerfrom Datu Piang, Cotabato, playingtheinstrumentunderhis Marking its25 their own cultures,” delaPeña declares. collections. Ultimately, theyare thebestguardians of ers andprovide informationonhow tomaintaintheir can helpthemdothese, themputupthesecent- mentation andrecords oftheirmusicaltraditions. We centers forethnomusicology, where theyhave docu- “Our dream isto have communities setuptheirown complex, theJose Maceda Hall. the process ofmoving into therecent additiontothe of Music, where thecenterislocated.It iscurrently in the curiouswillhave togotheUPDiliman College that are beingworked out.Until then,researchers and line, butthere are still issues withintellectualproperty spread dissemination.Thesedays,it’s mostlydoneon - De laPeña saysoneofthebiggestchallengesiswide- tution asaresearch unitwithintheUniversity. ensure thepermanenceandsustainabilityofinsti- students, teachers,andcommunityleaders;to edge; promote awareness ofethnomusicologyamong enlarge andimprove theproduction knowl ofnew - lection andmakeitmore accessibletothepublic; hub ofresearch expandthecol- activities;tofurther best practicesandprocedures; tobecomeadynamic around theworld;toimprove by adopting services facilitiesthatareof-the-art atparwithsimilarcenters map detailingseven goals:tobeequippedwithstate- In 2022,thecenterturns25.It haslaidoutaroad - th year The UPForum ∎ 11

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER time. Even whenitgotdark, we continuedjamming.” beat eachother. It wasfunthen,itfeltlikewe hadallthe we justborrowedhad noinstruments, to amplifiers,trying wherever, insecret—at theCarillon,understairs. We then inpursuingtheirpassionforjazz.“We usedtojam in thecollege,hevividlyrecalls thechallengestheyfaced Though prohibited from formallypracticingtheirmusic training. more. But jazzwasstillnotconsidered oftheirformal part tion forthegenre andtheirgrowing needtounderstandit jazz improvisation course,whichheightenedtheirfascina- bers oneprofessor atthecollegewhotaught anon-credit While there wasnoformalcoursethen,Maigue remem- hide.” us, theywouldtellustostop. We couldn’t doanythingbut for themusicalgenre theprofessors heard insecret. “When the college,heandhisfriendshadtoexpress theirpassion the university asafreshman in1974.Jazz beingtabooin mundo Maigue mostremembers ofthetimeheentered Still Swingingat40 J 12 what UPCollegeofMusic AssociateProfessor Ray- azz wasbawaltalaga.Bawal . It wasforbidden.” Thisis The UPForum would even occasionallyhire themforpersonalevents. who hadgrown toappreciate jazz.Andsomeofthem there were alsosomemembersoftheCollegeMusic Maigue’s words, anuisanceinthecollege.But by thistime, relegated by academicstobeing,in someconservative With Howard backintheStates, thegenre wasagain eight monthsbefore returning totheUS. his passionforthemusicwithFilipino students for free, theteachingwasfree.” TheAmericanprofessor shared and improvisation. “We were sohappy, thebookswere the Fulbright ScholarProgram. Howard taughtjazztheory jazz musicianJoseph Howard joinedthecollegethrough enthusiasts in1977,whenvisitingAmericanprofessor and Things turnedforthebetterRaybenandhisfellow him tohave amore personalrendition ofsomesongs. ment. We changedthingsaround.” Jazz, headds,enables songs, whichofcoursechangedbecausethearrange- usual arrangementofsongs.“You canjazzupeven Tagalog explains thatitallows himtohave adifferent takeonthe cal genres, Rayben,asheisknown tofamilyandfriends, As towhyhehasmore passionforjazzthanothermusi- Rayben Maigue. Ensemble inaperformance. Photofrom Prof. Rayben Maigue leading theUP Jazz the UP Jazz Ensemble with Prof. Rayben Maigueand Scan towatch theinterview where theycontinuetoplay. genre by peopleoutsidethecampus, in thecontinuedappreciation ofthe ing away,” hesaid.He takescomfort from abroad.particularly “We’re fad- the shiftofpreference forpop music, man itself, whichhesuspectsisdueto appreciation ofthegenre in UPDili- years, adwindling they have observed Maigue isquicktoaddthatinrecent jazz concerts.” andfestivals. parties We in perform university. “We incorporate perform outsidethe tations forperformances beyond thecampus,resulting ininvi- The popularityofthegroup went ficult tofindqualifiedmusicians. a challengeasithasalwaysbeendif- considered theformationofgroup saxophones andrhythm.Maigue trombones,or groups: trumpets, is usuallymadeupoffoursections eventually formabigband,which in UPDiliman, enabling themto Ensemble becameapopulargroup In the1970sand‘80s, theUPJazz became theensemble. it, goodorbad.” Thebandeventually composition, we played itjusttohear Band. “Ifthe Laboratory you hada asasmallgroup called ble started Maigue saystheUP Jazz Ensem- Filipino music. andcontemporary tion ofjazzandhiscontributionsto intheappreciationefforts andpromo - Productivityin itsArts Awards forhis of theUniversity ofthePhilippines recognized by theBoard ofRegents country. In 2010,Maigue himselfwas tion astheprimemover ofjazzinthe also recognized by Petron Corpora- In 1999,theUPJazz Ensemble was Jazz Music. the fieldof Philippine Ageand New the promotion andcontributionsto Jazz Awards, role in foritsimportant the current Jam 88.3,initsFirst City DWFR, Citylite88.3,precursor to In 1989,thebandwas recognized by most notablebandsinthecountry. has gainedrecognition asoneofthe Over theyears, theUPJazz Ensemble Angel Peña. Richie Quirino, Jon Palacio, and as well asFilipino jazztunesfrom from theBeatles andJohn Williams, jazzed uptunes they alsoperform George Gershwin. Aside from these, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and well-known tunesfrom CountBasie, lege oftheMusic. Its playlistincludes both studentsandalumnioftheCol- members, whichisacombinationof The UP Jazz Ensemble has30 regular Ensemble. Photofrom Rayben Maigue. Photofrom Rayben Maigue. Prof. Rayben Maigue(standing, ingray suitjacket) withtheUP Jazz swinging. who himselfalsonever getstired of I’ll keeponplaying,” saystheman I’m retiring infouryears, although promote jazz. Ihopeitstaysbecause no moneyinit,we persevered to forming theband.“Even ifthere’s his passionforjazzandeventually He admitsitwasnoteasypursuing semble hasbecomeinfourdecades. fondness atwhattheUPJazz En- university, Maigue looksbackwith Now nearinghisretirement from the he jokinglyadds. “Their salariesare higherthanmine!” ships andinHong Kong Disneyland. employment ininternational cruise pino musicianswhohave now found a trainingground forseveral Fili- UP Jazz Ensemble hasalsobecome Aside from recognition asagroup, the thegenreport andmusicingeneral. with otherorganizationswhichsup- andcollaborations its performances but alsopromotes thegenre through greatthat doesnotonlyperform jazz semble continuestoswingasaband Now onits40thyear, theUPJazz En- ∎ The UPForum

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OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER OCTOBER-DECEMBER UP Diliman Dean, Music College of Dr. LaVerne DavidC. delaPeña UP Diliman Dean, Music College of Dr. LaVerne DavidC. delaPeña 14 The UPForum The UPForum can produce knowledge new andapplications. have more engagementswith thescientificcommunity inareas where we that relate tophysical,mentalandsocialwell-being. Finally, we needto mean pop, butpeople’s music. We alsoneedtoincubatemusicprograms shelves forpopularmusic,and byrooms “popular”, andlibrary I don’t just want toremain relevant. There shouldbespacesinour recital halls,class - hallifwe outsidetheconcert peopleencountereveryday that ordinary research inthediscipline.However, we needtopayattentionthemusic the early20thcentury. We have alsoblazed thetrailforscholarshipand we have oftheperformers raisedsince ated composersandtheartistry musictraditionthrough thebodyofworkconcert produced by ourvener- The UPCollegeof Music hasplayed acentral role inshapingthecountry’s what elsedoyou thinkshouldthecollegeoffer orpromote? from 3.Aside thecurrent program offeringsoftheCollege Music, and administrator, andinspiringteacher. musician—a prolific , respected author, dynamicculturalworker National RamonSantos Artist who epitomizes theaccomplishedFilipino continues tobeavaluable resource onPhilippine music.Finally, there is tion, now safeguarded by theUPCenterforEthnomusicology andwhich compositional possibilitiesinspired by hisresearch. He leftushiscollec- documenting traditionalmusic,writingaboutitandconceptualizingnew the otherhand,madeusaware ofourmusicalidentityasFilipinos by idiom. His musicremains modernandrelevant today. Jose Maceda, on other Filipino composerswhenhebeganwritinginthecontemporary is named.Known mostlyforhiskundiman,Abelardo waswayaheadof Foremost onthelistwouldbeNicanor Abelardo, afterwhomthecollege Discuss brieflyhisorhercontributions. mentors from UPwhohave largelycontributed toPhilippine music. 2.Name oneortwocomposers,performers (individualorgroup), or audiences through diverse offerings. the Abelardo Series Hall Concert becauseofthewayitreaches outtonew of whatwe asaninstitutionare producing. Most to ofall,Ilookforward relish goingtovarious studentrecitals becausetheygive meareal sense I love organize, andI thateachofourdepartments thevarious concerts musicconcerts. But ornew that canofferthese.Ialsolikecontemporary feature AsianandPhilippine musicbecausewe are theonlyuniversity enjoy asIcan. Iparticularly shows toattendasmanyconcerts that I try Being from theCollegeofMusic, itishard formetopickfavorites, and tend? Why? 1. What musicalevent inUPdoyou lookforward toorregularly at- The UPFORUMRoundtableDiscussionon UP’s LegacyofMusic body identityandaculture thatisvibrantandalive. in gongnorsolibaobutoverdriven stillem - guitarsanddrums—these laments foralostlove sunginadimlylitkaraokebar—expressed neither delivering vegetables onHalsema highway, orayoung Kankanaeyman’s development ofwhatPhilippine Music isandwillbe.Be they songsabout of amusicalpast.Theyshouldinsteadbeseenasactive elementsinthe that theseare notregarded asbeingfrozen intime,asmere mementos music from indigenouscommunitiesshouldbedealtwithinsuchaway Music is allencompassing,especiallyforcommunities.Thepromotion of what else,doyou think,shouldthecollegeoffer orpromote? from3. Aside thecurrent program offeringsoftheCollege Music, in theNorth. UPB Choir, Tinig Amianan,makingthegroup oneofthepremier choirs producer. His have ledtothedevelopment efforts andimprovement ofthe Ben,” hasbeentheUniversity’s choirmasterandmusicalevents honorary Prof. Bienvenido Tapang, affectionatelyknown inthecommunityas“Lolo numerous musicalpiecesandplaysfortheUPBcommunity. his daysasastudentuptopresent stintascollegedean,hascomposed Dean Arellano “Toto” ColongonJr. oftheCollegeSocial Sciences,since munity. viduals whohave upheldandinspired atraditionofmusicforthecom- May Ihitclosetohomeonthisone.UPBaguio isblessedwithtwoindi- Discuss brieflyhisorhercontributions. mentors from UPwhohave largelycontributed toPhilippine music. 2. Name oneortwocomposers,performers (individualorgroup), or and celebration. sharing musicaltalentswithalargeraudienceinthespiritoftogetherness who wanttolearnabouttheirculture, orjustsimplyforthesheerjoy of providing free educationonindigenousmusicanddanceforyoung people become theuniversity’s wayofgivingbacktothecommunity, beitin music, anddance.ThesecondistheUPB Pasiklaban. Bothevents have Festival,Arts whichfor30years now hasoffered various seminarsonarts, Two mentioninghere worth inUPBaguio are, first,the Baguio Summer tend? Why? 1. What musicalevent inUPdoyou lookforward toorregularly at- UPBaguio Head, Program forIndigenousCultures Prof.Io Jularbal UP Baguio Head, Program forIndigenousCultures Prof.Io Jularbal The UPForum 15 13

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OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER OCTOBER-DECEMBER Affiliation: UP Koro Kantahanay UP Mindanao Creative Writing Student, BA EnglishMajorin Danielle Faye D. Garley 16 The UPForum The UPForum vision. them. Part oftheirvisionsistoengage.Thiscanhelpinfulfilling musicians from far-flungareas all over Philippines to comeandlearnfrom said collegeisinDiliman, makingitdifficultforaspiringsingers and/or ent campusescanalsolearnandbenefitfrom theCollegeof Music. The Perhaps aprogram orworkshop thatallotherUPchoralesfrom differ- what else,doyou think,shouldthecollegeofferorpromote? from3. Aside thecurrent program offeringsoftheCollege Music, Hall. his work “Mangá Pakalagián” waspremiered atthe Walt Disney Concert Residency Award, amongmanyotherawards. LastNovember 15,2016, composer andarranger. He isalsoarecipient oftheAaron CoplandHouse Music. He wasaffiliatedwiththe Philippine Madrigal Singersasa resident Nico Alcala,analumnusofUPLosBaños andtheUPDiliman Collegeof Discuss brieflyhisorhercontributions. mentors from UPwhohave largelycontributed toPhilippine music. 2. Name oneortwocomposers,performers (individualorgroup), or resident membersinthesaiduniversity choir. classical toculturalgenres, andalsointroduces batchofofficial thenew Kantahanay. showcases Theconcert themusicalpiecesthatrangefrom “Overture Concert”—an heldby theUPMindanao annualconcert Koro tend? Why? 1. What musicalevent inUPdoyou lookforward toorregularly at- The UPFORUMRoundtableDiscussionon UP’s LegacyofMusic PhD inDevelopment Studies program. of Music degree program. For instance,UPMindanao ishostingUPLB’s Diliman. There are UPcampusesin Mindanao thatcanhostaCollege degrees, inMindanao forthosewhocannotafford tosendtheirkids I hopethattheCollegeofMusic summercourses,oreven willoffershort graphically isolatedcommunities. anao andorganize musiccampsforthemarginalized populationingeo- I wouldliketheCollegeofMusic togooutandvisitprovinces inMind- what else,doyou think,shouldtheCollegeofferorpromote? from3. Aside thecurrent program offeringsoftheCollege Music, the world. of choralmusicandFilipino butallover arrangersnotjustinthecountry Prof. Andrea Veneracion ofasingingPhilippines helpedinthepromotion Philippine Madrigal Singers. Theirwork withthe Madz andthevisionof Prof. Andrea Veneracion andMark AnthonyCarpio,choirmastersofthe Discuss brieflyhisorhercontribution. mentors from UPwhohave largelycontributed toPhilippine music. 2. Name oneortwocomposers,performers, (individualorgroup), or University. inthemusicscene is alsoachanceforotherstudentstotakepart February Festival Arts inwhichdifferent This groups mountconcerts. art In UPMindanao, tothecelebrationof studentsalwayslookforward tend? Why? 1.What musicalevent inUPdoyou lookforward toorregularly at- Singers (alumnus) Philippines YouthChoir, Himig The Affiliation: UP Koro Kantahanay, Sing UP Mindanao BA Communication andMedia Arts Prof. Dennis John F. Sumaylo The UPForum ∎ 17

OCTOBER-DECEMBERJULY-SEPTEMBER 2018 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER U symphonic musictothepublicforfree. region. With theUniversity ashost,ithasbrought live as oneofthetopmusicalensemblesinAsia-Pacific the Cultural CenterofthePhilippines, whichisregarded Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO),theresident orchestra of UP recently withthePhilippine forgedpartnerships public tothebest,andinspiringUP’s own. invites andattractsworld-classmusicians,exposingthe bright young talents.But notresting onitslaurels, italso Jo. Florendo B.Lontoc Music to thePeople Symphonies inUP arts with its many scholar artists, national artists, and nationalartists, withitsmanyscholar artists, arts P isamusicalhub, asitisaleaderinculture andthe The UPForum tells uspeoplewillcome,” headded. lor Michael Tan saidinhiswelcome remarks. “Theturnout “Seeing peoplehere isheartening,” UP Diliman Chancel - under themoonandstars. with peopleforanevening ofsymphonic orchestral music in whichtheUPQuezon Hall Amphitheaterwasfilled onMarchconcert instances 23,2018wasoneofthefew general commencementexercises inaudiencesize. Thelive at Pangarap” rivaled theUPDiliman LanternParade and mance thatexceeded “Simulain expectations.Theconcert A collaborationearlythisyear resulted- inapublicperfor his rightduringthePPO’s concert onMarch 23, 2018. PPO conductorRanera gestures toasmall sectionto Photo by Jonathan Madrid, UPMPRO. Photo by Jonathan Madrid, UPMPRO. The PPO’s doublebassesat therear. under the baton of Maestrounder thebaton HerminigildoRanera. of Scan towatch PPO’s apreview of performance larly played forthecrowd’s entertainment. the Fountain”, “Despacito”, and“Baby Shark” were simi- APO Hiking Society tunes.Thefamiliar“Three Coins in Jones andStar Wars themes,andAegis, Itchyworms, and phonic musicroused allagesfamiliarwiththeIndiana musicals LesMiserables andPhantom oftheOpera. Sym- just aswarmlyitdidselectionsfrom themodern-day ture toGillaume Tell” and“Waves oftheDanube Waltz” Naming Mahal”. Thecrowd applaudedtheclassics“Over- Acoymo, theprogram coordinator forUP, singing“UP irang” justaftersunset.It endedwithProfessor Ramon beganwithPPO’sThe concert version of“Lupang Hin- within theCultural Center.” is bringingmusictothecommunitiesandnotkeepingit “Your presence ismostimportant,” Tan thentoldPPO.“It in ayear. It in hasalsoheldconcerts for thethird timeintheUniversity time ontheDiliman campus and The PPOwillthusplayforthesecond December. in with thePPOforUPconcert fairs Jose Dalisay Jr. signing acontract with UP Vice President forPublic Af- ence, heldintheManila Hotel, ended Director ChrisMillado. Theconfer- and its Vice President andArtistic Philippines President ArsenioLizaso during thepress conference. to you,” Lizasosaidmore thanonce We are belongs theplayers, buttheart tothepeople. “CCP isbringingart ated inthebustlingpublichospital. chestral musicthatwasmuchappreci- and visitors.It played soothing or- patients, caregivers, healthworkers community represented by hospital Hospital, givingbacktotheFilipino the UPManila-Philippine General in thesamepress conference by Cultural Centerofthe setforDecember 8,2018.Thiswasannounced concert The twoinstitutionsare currently working onafree public tion between UPandthePPO. season,saidheenvisionsmoreand 36thconcert collabora- conference inAugust 2018forthePPO’s 45thanniversary withUPForum duringthepressRanera, inaninterview UP’s own Edna Marcil Martinez. Herminigildo Ranera,conductorofUSTandPPO, Match” inFebruary featured concert 2015.Theconcert side by sidetheUSTSymphony Orchestra inthe“No UP Symphonic Band, andaUPOrchestra whichplayed ensembles,includingthe number ofin-houseinstrumental UP’s establishingitsown symphonyorchestra. UPhasa Many hopethatUP’s withPPOwillleadto partnerships celebration oftheChristmas season. stars. It will beatreat befittingUP’s music, onagreen expanseunder the ral andorchestral works of Western of thegrandestandbest-known cho- collaboration, willplayandsingone PPO and130UPvoices, inarare culminates inHandel’s “Messiah”. which traditional Christmasconcert evening event. PPOwilljoininUP’s inthecomingDecember of thatart The publicwillgetagrandserving the PPO’s concert onMarch 23, 2018. Photoby Ranera gestures stringsduring theentrance of The UPForum Jonathan Madrid, UPMPRO. 19 ∎

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER H the brightfuture ofmusicalscoringinthecountry. in today’s Philippine cinema,andare pavingthewayfor acting, andscriptwriting.But twoofUP’s talentsare atit Musical scoringmaybeunderrated compared todirecting, dialogue andwords intoafieldofimageand sound. keeping theimaginative work afloatandtotransforming Itthat gives depthtocinematicstorytelling. isessentialto Most moviegoers probably don’t know it,butit’s themusic Lavinia inthemovie ofthesametitle? audience tothatshowdown momentbetween Dorina and in thesong“Bituing Walang Ningning” drawtheFilipino patriotic andnationalisticsensibilities?Or how didaline How didscenesinthefilmHeneral Luna rekindle our ofhorror? lective memory Frigidaire, andtheManananggal—define the Filipino’s col- movie franchises?How diditstrilogy— Spirit-of-the-Glass, Music to Your Eyes Film Scores Stephanie S.Cabigao 20 1984, andeventually oneofPhilippine cinema’s great ow didShake, andRoll Rattle ever become ahitin The UPForum film Tanabata’s Wife . Thegoalwas tocomposeathemethat scoring iswinning TOFARM’s Best Musical Score forthe breakthrough intheindustry. “My majorbreak inmusical composing attheyoung ageofsix.This year marks his With 30originalcompositions, May-I Guia Padilla started evision, butwhoseworks sometimesdidn’t gettoair. film studentswho were alsocomposing forradioandtel- industry. outsmall.Theirfirstclients Theystarted were Both admittoinitiallyhardly knowing anyone inthe film combination oftalentandnetworking. and deLeonbothattributetheirsuccesstopassion a backgrounds., given But theirvisualarts Padilla industry. It maybeapuzzlehow theywound up asmusic Leon have becomestaplenamesinthemusicscoring UP Fine alumniMay-I Arts Guia Padilla andDiwa de Composing forthescreen Bong Arboleda, UPMPRO. Tanabata’s Wife. Photoby Musical Score for thefilm winning TOFARM’sBest hisfirstmajorbreakpride of May-i GuiaPadilla takes of Tanabata’sof Wife. Scan towatch thetrailers here we are talkingabout mybreakthrough, eighteenyears cality andpassion.Iwasatthat crossroads longago,but that artist’s dilemmaofhavingtochoose between practi- are manybrilliantFilipino musicians. “We are aware of forms for, onscoring.He andforums believes thatthere Padilla pointsouttheneedtohave more venues andplat- production designoreven directing.” during quality. Icannotsaythesameforcinematography, become bigontheirown. It isbecause musichasanen- a film’s life.There’s a reason whysomefilmsoundtracks “Music isalsotheonlyaspectoffilmsthatcantranscend through music.”story that hasnodialoguecanstillbemadetotellacoherent sents itsemotionalandtheinternalstate.Asceneinafilm “Music setsthemoodandatmosphere infilms. It repre- Just how ismusicscoring?De Leonsaysthat important Setting themood first sawStar Wars: The Empire Strikes For Diwa deLeon,itwaswhenhe movies today,” Padilla adds. still seldomcomposedinmainstream ema. No offense,butthemesongsare is notcommoninmainstream cin- characterinthefilm,which for every “We were alsoabletocreate atheme not thelast.” This isourfirstwin,andhopefully song. Ifeelthatwe have succeeded. singing, alongwiththefilm’s theme moviegoers wouldleave thecinema (Original VGM) byDiwaDeLeon. Scan tolisten“Piece Paradise” Of of CinemalayaandCinema of film festivals, suchasthose Photo from Diwa deLeon. boom intheindependent One, asauguringwellfor Diwa deLeon seesthe film musiccomposers. music afull-timecareer.” generation whodecidedtomake But I’m theonlyoneinmyfamily’s cousins, hassomemusicalinclination. one, from myunclesandauntsto de Leonismygrandfather,- andevery ground. National Felipe Artist Padilla because ofmyfamily’s musicalback- “It wasaneasierjourneyforme film composer. him theideaofsomedaybecominga a childinthe1980sthatimplanted scorewonderful inBetamax formatas Back, andheard John Williams’ be versatile, andsimply, tohave fun,” concludesde Leon. music. It is agreat togrow opportunity asacomposer, to drive tosucceed,thenby allmeans,pursueacareer in film you are okaywiththat,andhave theambitionand thevisionofscriptand thedirector.exists toserve If and placetocomposeyour nextmasterpiece. Your music on thestory. Film isadirector’s vision.It isnotthetime “My advicetoaspiringfilmcomposersisforthemfocus well forfilmmusiccomposers. such asthoseofCinemalayaandCinemaOne, asauguring De Leonseestheboominindependentfilmfestivals, in thisfield.” andtheindiescene.Icanseegrowthartists andconfidence There’s theirart. trust for thethrivingsupport Filipino later. So, Iencouragefilmmusicenthusiaststostrive and Award.” ema One 2008Best Original Score ever filmscoringaward, theCin- traditional music.It wonmemyfirst well, thankstomyfamily’s roots in of Filipino sarswela, astyleIknow so “I wasaskedtocomposeinthestyle 2008 Digital Film Festival. tion Kolorete duringtheCinemaOne scoring hisfirstfull-lengthcomposi- break withSurvivor Philippines, to made itthrough from hisfirstbig A Makiling bandmember, deLeon Photo byMiguel Mondragon. The UPForum 21 ∎

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER I Arlyn VCDPalisoc Romualdo Music’s “Non-Music”Man what conventionally definesmusic.” expressions suchasthese “don’t follow ing whichtheyare played. Cultural and dependentontheoccasionsdur- Ibaloi whichare similarlyexperiential of theMaranao, andthebadiwof tangankayu ofthe Yakan, thebayok There’s alsotheplayingof kwin- was anexperientialcondition.” ticipation ofthecommunity. There the intendedeffect. It neededthepar- just listeningbecauseitwouldn’t have “That typeof ‘music’ wasn’t meantfor and throw moneyattheperformers. bystanders whowouldreact loudly theothers actedas the performance, ney loadsofpeoplearrived!” During Imagine mysurprisewhentwojeep- dancer from Batangas toparticipate. “I hadinvitedthree guitaristsanda of expression were considered music. to questionwhythoseethnicforms College ofMusic thatprompted him sic festival heorganized asdeanofthe It wasanincidentataPhilippine mu- music—not inthestrictestsense.” form, amongothers,“itisnotreally counterpoint, harmony, texture, and defined by elementssuchasstructure, he explains,isa Western concept “ethnic music.” Because “music,” that are ofthegenre part called ern indigenousexpressive traditions “It” ishisarea ofresearch: non-West- Emeritus RamonPagayon Santos. ethnomusicologist, andUPProfessor National forMusic, Artist composer, 22 fit theideaofwhatmusicis,” says call it‘non-music’ becauseitdoesn’t The UPForum for usingsoundoutsidethe confines Varèse, aFrench composerrecognized In UP, Santos discovered Edgard with asheepishsmile. mention wasmyteacher,” herecounts No firstorthird. “Thefirsthonorable only declared winneratsecond place. position Contest,where hewas the Bonifacio CentennialNational Com- ofthe the symphonicodecategory presenting operettas. He alsojoined whole Mass, andleadingthechoirin graduated, writingchoirmusicanda tion ChoirinPasig before heeven He formedtheImmaculate Concep- Conducting from UPinstead. earned adegree inCompositionand painting incollege,buthedidn’t. He parents even thoughthewouldstudy his brother, Santos alsopainted.His Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poems.Like prompting himtocreate musicfor inspired hispassionformusic,even He andliterature wrote poetry schola cantorum.” seminary, where he“fell inlove with High schoolforSantos wasina solfège andhow toplaythepiano. mother were pianists,sohelearned around him. His motherandgrand- He grew upwithclassicalmusic early 1960s. early ashisundergraduatedaysinthe against traditionforfarlonger—as composer, Santos hasbeenpushing expression sincethe1980s.But asa “music” todescribe theseformsof been challengingtheuseofterm As anethnomusicologist,Santos has Knowing andbreaking therules them for whatIcall‘non-music.’” that we caneventually have aname ent. Our culture isdifferent. Ihope different. Our sentimentsare differ- Western trends. Our experiencesare that we shouldnotmerely follow the factthatwe are not Westerners, “We alwaysneedtobeconsciousof long waytogo. genuine Philippine musicstillhasa increasing, althoughheadmitsthat of composer-ethnomusicologistsis Santos isquitehappythatthenumber National in2016. Artist musicology—earned himtherankof both incompositionandethno- His groundbreaking bodyofwork— pine music. Philip - forge apathincontemporary cultural expressions allowed himto with hisinterest innon-Western unconventional compositionsmixed where.” But hisleaningstoward thought itwouldn’t getmeany- Santos’ work. “Ithinkmyteacher Dissonances of thenbecamepart “we feelandexperiencemusic.” rooted inPhilippine culture andhow him becausehisideaswere deeply idol incomposition,” forinspiring Santos credits Maceda, his“greatest forMusic.Artist andwaslaternamedNationalcountry pioneered avant-garde musicinthe and memberoftheUPfacultywho by Jose composer Maceda, avisionary of musicaltradition.He wasamazed ∎ Ramon Santosat theCenter forEthnomusicology. PhotobyMisaelBacani, UP MPRO. The UPForum

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER Jo. Florendo B.Lontoc of ProtestMusic UP’s Tradition U adapted from anoriginalby BonifacioAbdon, amusician he managedtosmuggleoutofprisonwasakundiman with himonfamilyvisitstothestockade.One song that child Jonas’ music sheets,whichthelatteralwayscarried endured prisonthrough music,sometimes writtenonthe Arrested law, uponthedeclarationofmartial Ochie bataan (SDK)chapterinUPLosBaños. leader whofoundedtheSamahang Demokratiko ngKa- Baes, aBantayog ngmgaBayani martyr, wasastudent 24 II Jonas Baes hadafamouskuya.Aloysius “Ochie” P Diliman CollegeofMusic Professor andUPArtist The UPForum college studentJonas lived hisown youthful activism. ofthemasses.Itlives totheservice wasthrough themthat music from thosewho,likeOchie, hadcommittedtheir a group thatcollected,created, protest andperformed clined campusactivistsinUPLosBaños formed Tulisanes, Not longafter, inthesecondhalfof‘70s,musically-in- “Mutya.” the firstunderground law, protest songsagainstmartial ofMusic.teachers attheUPConservatory It wasoneof of thePhilippine Revolution andoneoftheearlymusic flashed onstage. thestreets is memberssingingintheparliamentof a photoof Patatag a2015tributeconcert inUPDiliman, filephotoof where by Aloysius “Ochie”Baes. Scan tolisten“Mutya” trend, experimentingwith thevernacular and finding Western-oriented Filipino rode onthe musicindustry music asunabashedexpressions ofcounter-culture. The This wastheeraafter Woodstock, offolksongsand rock authorities. songs, andothersthatimmediatelytaggedthemas“red” to tion’s kundiman“Bayan Ko,” themarching beatofMaoist inclinations hadtoveer awayfrom thePhilippine Revolu- in Philippine withactivist protest music,whenartists pine protest music,theMarcos regime wasaturningpoint According toProf. Teresita Maceda’s research onPhilip- A turning point the kundimantoward more indigenously-grounded forms. ern Philippine protest musicitself, covering itsrisefrom Jonas’ ofmod- isareflection ofthehistory musicalhistory tion oftheirlivingspacesby aggressive development. peoples astheysufferfrom displacement andtheexploita- Iraya Mangyans ofMindoro, echo thecriesofindigenous position “Patangis Buwaya” basedonthenarratives ofthe His com- musicalprojects, likehismostwidely-performed ment by being more originallyFilipino. Jonas aspires formusicwhoseformisalsoaprotest state- whileassumingborrowednot justvocalize poetry forms. to itssource. For him,protest music by Filipinos should fortheculturalcollective, formusic’sport needtobetrue Now aprofessor ofcomposition,Jonas isvocal inhissup- lessly merged. college where Jonas’ andhissocialconscienceseam- art creating musicforandwiththecommunities.It wasinthe entailed deeperimmersionamongindigenouspeoplesand responsible forbringingmaturitytoJonas’ activism,asit to pursuethestatenarrative, ethnomusicologywouldbe eda andRamonSantos. Instead ofco-optingthestudent which wasbeingledby future National Jose Artists Mac- himself inthestate-sponsored project ofethnomusicology, But intheCollegeof Music inDiliman, heimmersed the so-calledparliamentofstreets. where hecomposedandplayed musicforhiscollective and regularly commutedbetween Diliman andLosBaños 1970s whilehewastakingupmusicinUPDiliman. He Prof. Jonas recalls beingactive in Tulisanes inthelate andconscience Art ippine musicandpolitics. The protest traditioninUPthuscontinues toenrich Phil- actions. cal conventions andmakinghispresence feltinprotest Yano andwhowould continuerocking theboatinmusi- One ofthemwasDong Abay, who wouldformtheband Patatag attracted quiteanumberofyoung musicalartists. last album,“Masdan, O Yahweh,” asthe1980sended. istic ofPatatag, resulting inhisproduction ofitsthird and aspirations. Jonas found this culturalcollective character- students andyoung professionals—in UPtoward activist nic music.It harnessedvarious musicaltalents—college and gravitatedtoward Philippine folksongsandeth- At thesame timeinUP, thePatatag ensemblewasformed protest music andpopularmusicsubcultures. The ethnicfeelofAyala’s musicgave itanedgeinboththe by Joey AyalaandtheBagong Lumad intheearly1980s. It wassoonevidentinthealternative musicintroduced and more powerfully connected totheFilipino psyche. musicalsources themselvesthe very thatwere indigenous then-student Jonas—was revealing itspotentialtobenefit and pursuedby theyounger professor RamonSantos and felt. Ethnomusicology—promoted by UP’s Jose Maceda However, anothermusicaltrove wasmakingitspresence authors, singers,andmusicians. of thecountry, oftenwithoutanyacknowledgment ofthe or mimeographsoftheirsongsreached ends thefarthest cated anddistributedfarwide.Bootlegcassettetapes Like Jonas’ Tulisanes inLosBaños, theirwork wasdupli- set inmusictothecauseofresistance. and Becky Demetillo, andotherswhooffered theirpoetry Jess Santiago, Paul Galang, Inang Laya’s Susan Fernandez, Thus cametheeraof “poet-musicians”, whoincludedUP’s a nestingground foractivistartists. The University, fightingforitsacademic freedom, became state assault. and atthesametimeblendinwithcrowd andescape describe socialrealities, andsow theseedsofresistance; with whichtoreach themasses,disseminatetheirideals, militant subculture, medium takingthecue,foundanew times, butwere mutedatbest.On theotherhand, music couldnothelpbutmanifesttherepression ofthe much toprotest aboutthePhilippine situation.Popular ∎ The UPForum 25

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER J. Mikhail Solitario FlipTop asCounterculture Versus Verses T BLKD (pronounced “balakid” ), aCommunity Develop- One ofthenamesthatthisrisingform hasproduced is forms. that hasrapasoneofitsart and bewildered, hiphoprefers totheculture andlifestyle company behindthefamous rapbattles. To theunfamiliar is actuallytheFilipino hiphopmultimediaproduction Facebook pagewithmore than2.6millionlikes.FlipTop channel presence ofthree millionsubscribersandits amassed asignificantonlinefollowing, withits YouTube the actualgenre orform“battle rap” orlocalhiphop)has known asFlipTop (whichrefers toanythingrelated to In music,thegrowing counterculture phenomenon An emergingform Cinema. titleofNationalearned himthewell-deserved for Artist ong Gamelang Pilipino), andKidlat Tahimik’s filmsthat groups Kontracultural performing GaPi (Kontemporary- ture hasthrived, through,among others,oneofUP’s top butisalsointhosespaceswherepopular art, countercul- forms.UPhasmadeitsmark inmainstreamand art and outtheirnicheinmanyindustries daughters tocarve 26 ing while studying the arts hasalloweding whilestudyingthearts itssonsand he University’s long and richtraditionofcelebrat- The UPForum a beat. more spontaneousandverses are crafted on thespotwith areent from theold-schoolformatinwhich performances verses before thenightofcompetition.Thisisdiffer- prior noticeandampletime toprepare theiracapella the modernformatinwhich thecompetitorsare given run by battle leagues.Thelocalrapbattles FlipTop are in adopted from itsforeign whofirstlaunched counterparts A typicalrapbattleisgoverned andmechanics by rules Spitting verses “on thejob.” knack forwordplay, hencehisnaturallylearningrapping contest. But healsobelieves thathehasalwayshadthe inthecutthroat, high-pressureas hisonlytoolofsurvival inhighschool credits hisbackground inwritingpoetry by FlipTop Battle Leaguein2010,hejoinedthefun.He wasbeingproduced he learnedthatalocalcounterpart introduced BLKDtorapbattlesasearly2006. When and theUnited Kingdomandthesevideosare what other. Theformatoriginatedinthe United States, Canada, premacy by rappingverses usuallydirected againsteach face-to-face rapcontests.Battle rappersprove theirsu- according toBLKD,isabattlerapformatconsistingof ment graduatefrom UPDiliman. “Modern balagtasan,” Performance at Hacienda Luisita Massacre Commemoration Protest Action at Camp Aquino, Tarlac City. PhotobyMaxSantiago. and remixing before thefinal product.” “The process isnever really linear. There are adjustments content, dependingonthevibeofbeatheiswritingto. verse, hewould decideontheformelementsfirstbefore plete orexplainmythesis,” herecalls. For eachtrackand per, decidingonchapters(tracks)thatwouldhelpcom- picked. “Iapproached italmostasIwouldaresearch pa- album builtwiththemesandstatementsthathepersonally tion withDJUMPH featured ninetracksasaconcept His firstalbum,Gatilyo (released in2015)acollabora- art. thepeoplethrough pelled BLKDtothemissionofserving mass organizationSinagbayan. Theseinfluenceshave pro- masses inCommunityDevelopment aswell ashiscultural in hisworks todayduetohisintegrationwiththebasic exposure tothesocialrealities thathave takencenterstage grounded, more creation: approach meaningful toart his ontheFlipTopwhat sethisverses apart stageishismore gave himamore solidplatformonwhichtocompose.But BLKD’s experienceincreative writingandtheaterinUP by BLKDxUMPH. Scan tolisten“Kayo Kayo” battle againstsocietalills. asaweapon inthe likeBLKDtoharness anduseart artists pands itsreach tomore audiences, abiggerstageissetfor speaks toamore rebellious soul ofyoung culture andex- the nationalconsciousnessthrough theInternet. Asit ofthemusiccountercultureThis uniquepart has reached in whichtheybelong,” headded. preciate itwhentheyknow thecontextofcommunity from adistance,future inrapbattlecanonlyap- artists ing,” outsiderscanenjoy hebelieves. thespectacle “While “Battle rapismore thanjustrhymingandpunchlinewrit- battle rapaserioustry. immerse themselves inthecommunitiesfirstbefore giving to studythecultureBLKD encouragesyoung artists andto hiphop contentinthefuture. that FlipTop willbecomethecountry’s source of primary a steadystream ofbattlevideosonline.BLKDishopeful shows aboutlocalhiphop, ontopofbimonthlyevents and anonlineradioshow, running articles, andproducing new Visayas, andMindanao. It hasalsoexpandedtopublishing toanational battleleaguewithdivisionsinLuzon, FlipTop hasevolved from beingasmallbattleevent in Bigger battlesahead ∎ City. PhotobyRyan Andres. Fêteof delaMusique2016, Makati Performance at theHipHopStage The UPForum 27

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 OCTOBER-DECEMBER T of theUPReserve Officers TrainingCorps(UP ROTC). thenrenamed the“UPROTC(UP DMST) Band” aspart Scienceand ofMilitary which theUPDepartment Tactics thatformedthe“UPBand”,the Philippine Constabulary The Band hasmore thanahundred years behindit. It was affairs. Exercises, Investiture Rites,inaugurals,andotheracademic occasions suchastheLanternParade, Commencement Band, provides musicforformalceremonies, parades,and The University’s official marching band,theUP ROTC UP ROTC Band (SAYOWE). Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble pine Representatives totheAsian Youth Orchestra and Competition for Young (NAMCYA)andPhilip- Artists Many ofitsmembersare winnersoftheNational Music Festival inJuly 2016. in April 2017,andtheCCPInternational Winds andJazz September 2017,theCCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino oftheUPCollegeMusicclosing concert centennialin and manyothers.Alsorecently, atthe thebandperformed the Philamlife Theater, atthe Concert Park in Luneta, Hall Auditorium, theCultural CenterofthePhilippines, remarkable heldatvenues suchastheAbelardo concerts attheAbelardoconcert Hall, itslatestinlonglistof Last October 2018,thebandheldits“Symphonicity” Ambat oftheUPCollegeMusic. of itsMusic Director andConductor, Asst.Prof. Rodney to “UPSymphonic Band” in1998undertheleadership phonic Band (PYSB), thegroup formallychangeditsname Initially namedin1986 astheUP-Philippine Youth Sym- andevents throughoutnational concerts theyears. (HASPAG) forallitsaccomplishmentsinlocalandinter- the Honorific Award for Student Arts Performing Group The UP Symphonic Band hasproven of itselfworthy UP Symphonic Band Orchestra, itsnewest system-wideorchestra. ROTC Band, itsmarching band;and,theUPSymphony phonic Band, aStudent Performing Group; Arts theUP Two BandsandanOrchestra 28 pride initsofficialbandsand orchestra: theUP Sym- he University ofthePhilippines communitytakes The UPForum 2018. Research by Fred Dabu. authorized by theUPBoard ofRegents onAugust 30, System Fund andhostedby theUPCollegeofMusic, as The UP Symphony Orchestraby the UP issupported UP’s composers,conductors,andperformers. for asalaboratory adds thattheorchestra willalsoserve eachyear.plus twospecialperformances Dean delaPeña mount three persemester, majorconcerts orsixconcerts UPSymphonysaid thenewly-formed Orchestra aimsto Dean LaVerne C.delaPeña oftheUPCollege Music in December.als foritsfirstpublicperformance UP LosBaños, andUPManila, itsrehears andhasstarted - Toledo, now from UPDiliman, has65instrumentalists The orchestra, underthemusicaldirection of Prof. Josefino roster and first Yuletide treat. system-wide orchestra, recently announceditspioneering The UP Symphony Orchestra, the University’s official UP Symphony Orchestra Band isthemarching bandoftheUPROTC. andfulfillsacademic functions,whiletheUP certs, ROTC oftheUPCollegeMusic,supervision incon- performs The 60-to80-memberUP Symphonic Band isunderthe comprised ofalmostthesamemembersMusic students. the UPROTC Band are two different groups butare Prof. AmbatclarifiesthattheUP Symphonic Band and and bandconductingstudents.” College ofMusic forbrass,winds,woodwinds,percussion, also “a classes oftheUP forperformance vitallaboratory cussion, timpani,andastringdoublebasssection.” It was with biggerbrassandwoodwindsections,additionalper- upgraded from thebasicregimental bandstructure toone writes thatthiswaswhenthe“lineupofmusicians was calledthe“UPROTC Symphonic Band”. Quinitio of theUPCollegeMusic, there wasaperiodwhenit Since themembers of thisbandare majors alsoinstrument History, 1880-1941. the bookSaysay Himig: ASourcebook onPhilippine Music marching bands,” writesLeonardo G.Quinitio (2018)in monic Orchestra, UPJazz Ensemble, andsomeofthebest Symphony, ABS-CBNPhilharmonic, San Miguel Philhar- principal musiciansofPhilippine Philharmonic, Manila CCP Awardees…, bandcommandingofficers, topmilitary cians withdiverse specializations,National Gawad Artists, The UP ROTC Band’s alumniinclude “top calibermusi- ∎ UP Symphonic Band. PhotobyHan Asuncion. The UPForum

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Oblation at sunset by Celeste Ann L. Castillo The UP Forum