Rosendo santos composer biography worksheets

Rosendo E. Santos, Jr. was born September 3, 1922, in Cavite City, Philippines, son of the late Rosendo and Castora Santos, and died November 4, 1994 at home in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. He was educated in Cavite schools.

He was a graduate of the University of the Philippines, Conservatory of Music, where he later served as a faculty member. He received his master’s degree in theory and composition from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and later served on the faculty of the Catholic University, West Virginia University, and Howard University.

At age 11, he started composing band marches, instrumental and vocal scores and Catholic masses.

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He was later named a UNESCO scholar and received the Composer of the Year Award. In Manila he was Composer of the Year in 1956 and 1957, and won 12 prizes consecutively in composition contests. Most recently, he received the title of “The Philippine Composer of the Century.”

Professor Santos joined the faculty at Wilkes Un