Francisco Feliciano
Francisco Feliciano | |
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| Born | February 19, 1941 |
| Died | September 19, 2014 (aged 73) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Awards |  Order of National Artists |
Francisco Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a
National Artist of the Philippines for Music.[1]
Life
Feliciano was born on 19 February 1941, in Morong, Rizal.[2]
Francisco Feliciano graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Teacher's diploma in Music (1967) and a Masters in Music degree in Composition (1972). In 1977, he went to the
Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin, Germany to obtain a diploma in Music Composition. In 1979 he attended Yale University School of Music and graduated with a Master of Musical Arts and a Doctorate in Musical Arts, Composition. While at Yale University he conducted the Yale Contemporary Ensemble, considered one of the leading performing groups in America for contemporary and avant-garde music.[3] His teachers in conducting were Arthur Weisberg and Martin Behrmann, while he studied composition under Jacob Druckman, Isang Yun, H.W. Zimmerman and Krzysztof Penderecki
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He died on September 19, 2014, in Manila at the age of 73.
List of works
Major works and arrangements include:
- Buksan mo ang aming mga labi (published 1982) [4]
- Mass of Saint Andrew (published 1981) [5]
- Pamugun (choral, with soprano solo. published 2002) [6]
- Pokpok alimpako (chorus. published 2002) [7]
- Three Visayan folksongs: for high voice (published 1998) [8]
Awards and honors
- 2014 - National Artist for Music
References
- ^ Palace Declares New National Artists. Retrieved from the Philippine Daily Inquirer (20 June 2014)
- ^ Filscap honors Dadap, Buenaventura, Feliciano Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 September 2009
- ^ Gil, Baby (October 31, 2014). "Gone but not forgotten". The Philippine Star.
- OCLC 23572750.
- OCLC 422227396.
- OCLC 808636564.
- OCLC 225500955.
- OCLC 74931831.
External links
- Francisco Feliciano - Official profile at Sambalikhaan Foundation website.
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