Priscilla Magdamo
1396 Gregg Hill
Road
Waterbury Center VT 05677 USA
802 244-8104 (tel)
prec.magdamo@gmail.com
http://www.blueberry-brain.org/
Born: 1932, Dumaguete City,
Philippines
Married to Fred Abraham; son, Shaun (1962); daughter, Valerie (1965)
Education
· BS (Zoology), AB (Music) 1954, Silliman University, Philippines
· MM (Voice, Ethnomusicology), 1962, Indiana University, USA
· CMVT (Certified McCloskey Vocal Therapist), 2002, Boston, USA
Courses &
Workshops
· Richard Miller Vocal Performance & Pedagogy Institute, Oberlin College, Ohio
· McCloskey Institute of Vocal Therapy, Boston & Atlanta [Certified McCloskey Vocal Therapist]
· Dalton Baldwin/Lorraine Newbar Vocal Workshops, Johnson & Montpelier, Vermont
· John Wustmann Vocal Workshop, Dartmouth College
Grants & Awards
|
· Rockefeller Foundation Research Grant (To collect, compile, arrange, and perform folksongs of the Visayas, Philippines) |
|
· United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (3 grants) |
|
1. Study Grant (To study kutyapi music of the Manobo tribe, Philippines) |
|
2. Asian Tour (Founder & Director, Ilian performance group) |
|
3. Workshop on Asian Traditional Music, Bali (Director) |
|
· Centennial Endeavor Award from the Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. For the preservation and dissemination of Filipino culture through traditional music, myths, and folktales |
|
· Outstanding Sillimanian Award, August 28, 2002, Silliman University, for the contributions to the preservation of Philippine Visayan music and for her tireless efforts to promote Philippine indigenous music and instruments in the Philippines and throughout the world [full text] |
Publications
|
· Folksongs of the Visayas, 6 vols., Silliman Foundation, 1956 Cited in W. Apel, Harvard Dictionalry of Music, 2nd edition |
|
·
Atong Huning Kaugalingon (Our Own
Songs) Choral Arrangements of 14 Visayan Songs |
|
· 23rd Psalm (composition, based on tribal melody) In I-to Loh, Ed.-in-chief, Hymns from the Four Winds, 1983. \ Individual folksong arrangements for chorus with solo voice. |
|
·
Three Visayan Songs, Ahay Tuburan, Oras Sing Aga, & Pagkaanindot,
|
Recordings
· Ang Katahum Mubihag (Beauty Captivates), a solo album of Visayan Folksongs.
1983, Vermont: Tuburan. (with Michael Dadap, guitar)
· Huning Kaugalingon (Our Own Songs), CD solos and field recordings of
Visayan Folksongs (November, 2003). [more information]
· Soloist and chorister on releases with the Gregg Smith Singers including
Grammy Award winning albums: Columbia and Vox.
· Solo Quartet release with the New York Vocal Arts Ensemble: Desto.
· Huni (Musical Sound), CD for distribution to Negros schools, with the ensemble Atong Huning Kaugaling.
Professional
Experience as a Performer of Music, Myths & Folktales of the
Philippines
· Performances in Vermont colleges, schools, libraries, parks, Vermont Public Radio, & churches
· Engagements in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania
· Workshops for the California Literature Project (for elementary school teachers)
· Presenter, California Music Educators Association
· Workshops and performances in Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Austria,
And the Netherlands
· Concerts in the Philippines including public concerts, lectures, demonstrations at
universities, schools, churches, and TV.
· Workshops and performances in California elementary, middle, and high schools
· Invited Principal Artist, 5th Annual Keepers of the Word Storytelling Festival,
Amherst College, Amherst MA, April 26, 1997.
Professional
Experience as Singer of Classical Music
§ Tours
of the US, South America, Europe, Asia with professional vocal ensembles such
as the:
|
· The New York Vocal Arts Ensemble |
|
· Gregg Smith Singers |
|
· The John Biggs Consort |
|
· The Philippine Vocal Ensemble |
|
· Ilian (Founder & Director; performance of traditional & classical Philippine music) |
§ Guest Soloist in various music festivals in the US and Austria and with oratorio societies of:
|
· Burlington, Vermont |
|
· Plattsburg, New York |
|
· Dartmouth College |
§ Various guest appearances at:
|
· Columbia University |
|
· California Institute of Technology |
|
· University of California, San Diego |
|
· Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art |
|
· Various choral groups in Vermont |
|
· American Contemporary Composers' Orchestra |
|
· The Vermont Symphony Orchestra |
|
· The Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra |
q Artist-in-Residence at Samba-Likhaan (Philippines)
Other Professional
Contributions
Member for the Vermont Arts Council's Panel for the
Evaluation of Artists in Dance & Theater
Chairperson for the National Music Competition for Young Artists (solo voice),
Philippines
Chairperson of the Workshop for the Exchange of Asian Traditional Music (Bali,
Indonesia)
Workshops for students, teachers, professionals at schools, universities, churches, and community organization, Philippines and USA
Founded the original Folk Arts Ensemble (1953 recording) and Campus Choristers, 1953, Silliman
Founded Atong Huning Kaugalingo, 2001, Silliman
Teaching Experience
Adjunct faculty in voice, University of Vermont
Adjunct faculty in voice, Johnson State College, Vermont
Visiting Professor in Music, University of the Philippines
Visiting Professor in Music, Asian Institute for Liturgy & Music
(Philippines)
Church Music Institute (Khaoshung, Taiwan)
National Summer Music Institute for Public School Teachers (Philippines)
Visiting Professor, School of Music faculty, Silliman University, (Philippines)
Private-studio Vocal Instruction and Vocal Therapy
Professional
Organizations
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Vermont Arts Council Touring Artist (emeritus)
Society for Ethnomusicology (past member)
