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From the list of National artists, choose one (1) that you would like to conduct an individual
research on.

RYAN CAYABYAB

1. Warmly known as Mr. C, born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab on May 4, 1954 in
Manila, Philippines. Ryan's mother was an opera singer; she died when he was only 6, while his
father fight to sustain him and his three siblings. His mother's wish was that no one of her
children would make music as a line of work; knowing how tough life is for a musician with
insufficient income.

Ryan Cayabyab firstly took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the University
of the Philippines, Diliman. But at the same moment, he searched for an employment to sustain
his studies, and sooner join with then-Senator Salvador Laurel as accompanist for the
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Chorale Ensemble. Noting his incomparable ability
on the piano, the Senator presented him a scholarship that would allow Ryan to alter his course
and hold learning in music.

Cayabyab afterward graduated from the UP College of Music earning a Bachelor of Music,
Major in Composition degree. Following that, he became a complete professor for the
Department of Composition and Music Theory in the UP Diliman for about two decades.

At the twist of the century, he was about to take his family and transfer abroad, but when
presented by Danding Cojuangco, President of the San Miguel Corporation, a authority post
that would give him full way in producing and performing new music that would carry out a
new wave to the Philippine music scene, he acknowledged the proposal.

Now, he is presently in his 7th year as Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel
Foundation for the Performing Arts.

2.His musical output consists of several masses, award winning film and television scores, short
symphonic works, ten full-length Filipino musicals, a major opera, full length ballets, solo and
instrumental works, orchestrations of Filipino folk, popular and love songs, three one-man (he
provided all 16 voices) a cappella song albums, and scores of popular songs sung by top Filipino
recording artists.
3. Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young
adult singers comparable to his group Smokey Mountain in the early 1990s. After
FreemantleMedia decided not to renew the Philippine Idol franchise, Cayabyab transferred to
rival show Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2), replacing Jim Paredes as the show's headmaster.
PDA 2 started on June 14, 2008. He also became the chairman of the board of judges for GMA
Network's musical-reality show To The Top.
He is the executive director of the Philpop MusicFest Foundation Inc., the organization behind
the Philippine Popular Music Festival. This songwriting competition for amateurs and
professionals puts the spotlight on songwriters and encourages Filipinos to preserve their
unique musical identity.
In addition to winning several international music festival competitions, he has won countless
awards from the film, television and recording industries.

Anonymous (n.d.) Ryan Cayabyab – Famous Filipino People. Retrieved from

http://www.famousfilipino.com/content/view/94/119/
Anonymous (n.d.) Ryan Cayabyab: Bio & Choral Music. Retrieved from
https://sbmp.com/ComposerPage.php?ComposerNum=223
Anonymous (n.d.) Compositions and Contribution. Retrieved from
https://sites.google.com/site/philippinecontemporarycomposer/composition