Mode tribute to the national music artist Lucio D. San Pedro

The composer and choir director Jerry A. Dadap often told this story about two national music artist Lucio D. San Pedro, and Levi Celerio composer, lyricist. The two created the immortal song "His Ugoy ng Duyan," that hymn to love as a mother.  One day, the two met again after some time, composer and lyricist said happily. "Ang Ganda ng Kanta his words Napaiyak Tuloy ko mo ako" (your words were so good it made me cry). "Ako rin napaiyak" (I cried too), Celerio had said. "Bakit?" (Why?) "Hindi mo pa ako binabayaran Kasi" (Because you do not pay me.) San Pedro is the last national artists, whose work inspired the series of collectors Freeway way, a collection of fashion Freeway, a retailer with stores across the country. Other national artists will also architect Leandro Locsin, artist Vicente Manansala, Ang kiukok artist, poet Jose Garcia Villa, couturier Ramon Valera, novelist F. Sionil Jose honored, visual artist Botong Francisco, and lyricist Celerio itself. The unique collection is from a fashion show (optional) and a program of national experts on the works of artists and members of his family (and national artists themselves started when he was still living, as in the case of Jose). A well-known personality will host the show. Collection San Pedro The San Pedro collection was launched in the main office of Freeway in La Glorietta, Makati City recently. Present were members of the family of the late composer Antonio Hila, music critic and regular contributor to the Inquirer. Moderator was a singer Rachel Alejandro, who with some OPM songs like "Kahit Na" and held "Saan Ka Man Naroroon." A video presentation on San Pedro by the Cultural Center of the Philippines was shown. Gracing the occasion were the daughters of Ma San Pedro. Cristina San Pedro Salita, Rhodora de los Santos, the son-in-law Alberto de los Santos, and granddaughter Mary Grace San Pedro, a soprano who also directed Angono Rizal New School Choir sings some famous compositions as National Artist "Ang Buwan its Kabundukan "," Lahing Kayumanggi "and, of course," His Ugoy ng Duyan. " Note his father, Ma Cristina said he was a very loving father, but, like all artists have moods. "We had to tiptoe when he together," she shared. "And if he was disturbed, he would weep-excuse the word punieta!" As another famous town mate, Botong Francisco, San Pedro was also very involved in the church in Angono, Rizal, and the city wanted all the choirs to sing his first songs. "He really had a passion for bands," said De los Santos. There were seven bands in the city, including marching bands. Hila welcomed the national artist as "creative nationalist whose musical language comes from the people, the folk songs." He added: "If you, the popular character, his music is to listen to the language there."   Alejandro grasp the toll of the evening when she said that San Pedro "is about uplifting the community."