Ernani cuenco national artist

Filipino composer (–)

Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10, – June 11, ) was a Filipino composer,^[2] film scorer, musical director, music teacher and Philippine National Artist for Music.

He wrote an outstanding and memorable body of works that resonate with the Filipino sense of musicality and which embody an ingenious voice that raises the aesthetic dimensions of contemporary Filipino music. Cuenco played with the Filipino Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Manila Symphony Orchestra from to , and the Manila Chamber Soloists from to He completed a music degree in piano and cello from the University of Santo Tomas where he also taught for decades until his death in

He was proclaimed National Artist for Music in ; He was an award-winning film scorer in the early s, working in collaboration with National Artist for Music Levi Celerio.

He was also a teacher and a seasoned orchestra player.

His songwriting credits include "Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis," and "Diligin Mo