Philippine contemporary artists

• He was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono, Rizal.

  Lucio San Pedro
• San Pedro belongs to the esteemed roster of proclaimed National Artists of the Philippines, of which he was conferred with 1991.
• One of his most popular compositions today is “Ugoy ng Duyan,” a lullaby, written as part of his Suite Pastorale, a compilation of choral works. Lyrics were written by Levi Celerio, an prolific lyricist.
• Antonio Jesus Naguiat Molina. He was born on December 26, 1894 in Quiapo, Manila.
• At 12 years old, Antonio could play several stringed instruments, but his exposure to orchestral music during rehearsal of his father’s orchestra made him learn the violin early on.
• Molina composed his first music in 1912, titled “Matinal,” a work that he considered a product of inspiration, rather than a technically challenging work.
• Matinal wrote a series of waltzes,” Lamentos de mi Patria,” in 1913, and a famous violin piece “Hatinggabi” in 1915.
• Antonio Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904 in Baliuag, Bulacan.
• As a young boy, he exhibited his inclination for music, as he learned his solfeggio and rudiments and learned to play the clarinet at a young age.
• His important compositions, among others, include “Mindanao Sketches,” “Divertimento for Piano and Orchestra,” and “Pandanggo sa Ilaw.”
• Francisco Buencamino, Sr. was born on 5 November 1883 in San Miguel de Payumo, Bulacan.
• Buencamino is credited for several Tagalog sarswela. Some of them include “Marcela” (1904), “Si Tio Selo” (1904),”Yayang” (1905), and “Pangako mo Hindi Natutupad” (1905). Ave Maria (1992).