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Musical Renderings of the Philippine Nation$
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Christi-Anne Castro

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780199746408

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199746408.001.0001

 Embodying the New Society

The Philippine Madrigal Singers

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(p. 141 ) Chapter 4.  Embodying the New Society
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Musical Renderings of the Philippine Nation
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Christi-Anne Castro (Contributor Webpage)

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199746408.003.0005

This chapter deals with the rise of the Philippine Madrigal Singers as ambassadors of a modern nation expanding into an international community and delves into the cultural politics that members of a nationalized ensemble experienced during the New Society of the Marcos regime. It traces the biography of the ensemble's founder, Andrea Veneracion,through the incorporation of the group as a national performing group under the auspices of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Keywords:   Madrigal Singers, choral, New Society, University of the Philippines, cultural ambassadors

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