Ramon Santos

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pagayon and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.
Ramon Pagayon Santos
Santos in 2016
Born
Ramón Santos

(1941-02-25) 25 February 1941 (age 83)[1]
Pasig, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Occupations
EraContemporary
Known for

Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941) is a Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music,[1][2] for work that expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions,"[2] and for finding new uses of indigenous Philippine instruments.[2] [3] 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.[3][4]

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