Lucio San Pedro, a Philippine composer and teacher who held the title
National Artist for Music, died 31 March at age 89, according to the
Philippine Daily Inquirer.
San Pedro, known in his home country as the composer of the popular lullaby "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan" and the symphonic poem Lahing Kayumanggi, taught composition at a number of colleges and universities, including the University of the Philippines College of Music, where he served as chairman of its composition and conducting department from 1970 to 1973, the Inquirer reports.
San Pedro came from a family with musical roots and he began his career early. When he was still in his late teens, he became a church organist, taking over the job after the death of his grandfather, the newspaper says. By then, he had already composed songs, hymns and two complete Masses for voices and orchestra.
After studying with several prominent musicians in the Philippines, San Pedro took advanced composition training with Bernard Wagenaar of the Netherlands. He also studied harmony and orchestration under Vittorio Giannini and took classes at Juilliard in 1947, the newspaper says.
— Michael Markowitz
"Maestro San Pedro, 89"
Pablo A.
Tariman - Philippine Daily Inquirer [Manila] - 1 April 2002
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