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Francisco Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a
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composer and conductor. He was a National Artist of the Philippines for Music.Palace Declares New National Artists
Retrieved from the Philippine Daily Inquirer (20 June 2014)


Life

Feliciano was born on 19 February 1941, in
Morong, Rizal Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong ( tgl, Bayan ng Morong), is a 2nd class municipality located in the province of Rizal, Philippines. As per the 2020 census, Morong has a population of 71,151 people. The town is also known for pr ...
.Filscap honors Dadap, Buenaventura, Feliciano
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 September 2009
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
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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. His teachers in conducting were
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List of works

Major works and arrangements include: *''Buksan mo ang aming mga labi'' (published 1982) *''Mass of Saint Andrew'' (published 1981) *''Pamugun'' (choral, with soprano solo. published 2002) *''Pokpok alimpako'' (chorus. published 2002) *''Three Visayan folksongs: for high voice'' (published 1998) See e.g. .


Awards and honors

* 2014 - National Artist for Music


References


External links


Francisco Feliciano
- Official profile at Sambalikhaan Foundation website. Filipino classical composers Filipino conductors (music) Musicians from Rizal 1941 births 2014 deaths {{Philippines-composer-stub