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Sister Maria Rosalina Madroñal Abejo, RVM (July 13, 1922[1]: 2 – June 5, 1991) was a Filipino composer, pianist and conductor. She was born in Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines, and died in Fremont, California. She is the first Filipina composer and conductor, and a nun of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary. Her aunt, the late Sister Maria Rosario Madroñal, RVM was her first music teacher.
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| Born | Maria Rosalina Madroñal Abejo July 13, 1922 Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
| Died | June 5, 1991 (aged 68) Fremont, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Irvington Memorial Cemetery, Fremont |
| Nationality | Filipino |
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She studied composition at the Philippine Women's University, and in 1977, she moved to the United States, where she studied at Eastman School of Music and The Catholic University of America. She was the first nun to direct and conduct symphony orchestras, by permission of Pope John XXIII. She taught composition and music theory at the University of Kansas and St Pius Seminary in Kentucky. Before this, she travelled extensively in order to fundraise for and attend international music conferences. In 1972, Abejo wrote Overture 1081, when martial law was declared by Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 1081.[1]: 6, 8 Abejo has received a number of honours, including the Republic Culture Heritage Award (1967), Philippines' Independence Day Award (1973), and being elected President of the Philippine Foundation of Performing Arts in America in 1980.[2] She is interred at Irvington Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, California.
Compositions
In her lifetime, Rosalina Abejo composed over 400 works.
Orchestra
- Beatriz Symphony
- Gregoria Symphony (1950)
- Pioneer Symphony (1954)
- Thanatopsis Symphony (1956)
- Aeloian Piano Concerto (1956)
- Golden Foundation Piano Concerto (1959-1960)
- Guerilla Symphony (1971)
- The Trilogy of Man Symphony (1971)
- Dalawang Pusong Dakila Symphony (1975)
- Brotherhood Symphony, 1986,
- Jubilee Symphony, 1984,
- Symphony of Psalms, 1988,
- Symphony of Life, 1988,
- Symphony of Fortitude and Sudden Spring, 1989.
- Overture 1081
- 3 String Quartets
References
- Samson, Helen (1976). Contemporary Filipino Composers. Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Company.
- Lucrecia R. Kasilag. "Rosalina Abejo", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 12, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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[de] Rosalina Abejo
Schwester Maria Rosalina Madroñal Abejo, RVM (Religious of the Virgin Mary) (* 13. Juli 1922 in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Philippinen; † 5. Juni 1991 in Fresno, Fresno County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten) war eine philippinische Ordensschwester, Komponistin, Dirigentin und Musikpädagogin.[1][2]- [en] Rosalina Abejo
[ru] Абехо, Мария Розалина
Сестра Мария Розалина Мадроньял Абехо (13 июля 1922[3], Филиппины — 5 июня 1991, Фримонт, Калифорния) — филиппинская композитор , пианистка и дирижёр.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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