Ramon Santos
Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941)[1] is a Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator[2] known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music,[1][3] for work that expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions,"[3] and for finding new uses of indigenous Philippine instruments.[3]
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pagayon and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.
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Born | Ramón Santos (1941-02-25) 25 February 1941 (age 83) |
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A University Professor Emeritus of the composition and theory department at the College of Music of the University of the Philippines Diliman,[4] he was proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines for music in 2014.[2][4]