The College of Music is proud to announce that eight of its faculty have been conferred with the title of UP Artist!

Since 2008, the UP Arts Productivity Award has recognized the outstanding productivity of the university’s faculty artists and research staff in the creative arts and in arts scholarship. Pagpupugay sa aming nangungunang mga artista ng Kolehiyo ng Musika!

Prof. Angela Baguilat - UP Artist 1
Prof. Carolyn Cheng - UP Artist 1
Prof. Augusto Espino - UP Artist 1
Prof. Luci Magalit - UP Artist 1
Prof. Katherine Frances Molina - UP Artist 1
Prof. Maria Christine Muyco, PhD - UP Artist 2
Prof. Ma. Patricia Silvestre, PhD - UP Artist 1
Prof. Arwin Tan, PhD - UP Artist 2

The UP College of Music is proud of the most recent achievements of the Philippine Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PASPH

Led by its president Satur Tiamson, the chapter has received the 2021 Outstanding PAS Chapter Award for its excellent "work, service, support and advocacy on behalf of PAS." https://www.facebook.com/PercussiveArts/photos/a.90502214625/10159965650264626/?type=3

Congratulations to Prof. Tusa Montes of the Department of Musicology, who will be leading a clinic about kulintang at this year's PASIC 2021 from November 10-13! She will be the first Filipina to ever present in the 60 year history of PASIC. Register if interested! https://pasic.org/project/tusa-montes/?fbclid=IwAR3MP95D_Q7LX6eY_xPQSZ6ogxUKinySRHrE0xX_6yk3_Iq6UqN-KpimgVg

Continued felicitations to the UP alumni and students who make up the successful PAS PH! The chapter has only been formed in 2020, yet the achievements they have already garnered are remarkable. This includes two Percussion Festivals they organized with the Cultural Center of the Philippines last year. Mabuhay kayo!

Alumni :
Ernie Severino (Side A)
Mar Dizon
Kevin Castelo
Cyd Tumpalan
Alexis Constantino
Karmi Santiago


Students :
Arvin Olete
John Paul Villahermosa
John Benedict Marcelino
Julia Tabije
Marwin Oliveros


Prof. Tusa Montes

Students of CMu, Julia Tabije and Marvin Oliveros are also now part of the PAS University Student Committee.

The Past President Scholarship Award has been granted to Arvin Olete to participate in this year's PASIC Activities.

Padayon!!!

More information about the Percussive Arts Society International Convention can be found here: https://pasic.org/