2009,
May 15. Rodolfo S. Cornejo Birth Centenary
Filipino Musician, Composer
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Rodolfo S. Cornejo with Music sheet in the background -
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RODOLFO S. CORNEJO - BIRTH CENTENARY
Musician, Composer. Received
his Teacher’s Diploma in piano (1930) and Teacher’s Diploma in
science and composition (1930) from the Conservatory of Music,
University of the Philippines. He received Bachelor of Music major
in piano and theory (1932) from the Chicago Musical College of
Roosevelt University; Master of Music major in
composition-conducting (1933); and Doctor of Music (honoris causa,
1954). He received his Doctor of Philosophy major in composition
from the Neotarian College of Philosophy in Kansas City (1947). He
served as pianist-director of a USO concert unit that entertained
the Allied Forces at the E.T.O., the Marianas, and the Hawaiian
Islands in World War II. Since 1978 he held concerts in the United
States and appeared as composer-conductor at the Seattle Opera House
and the Seattle Playhouse. He is listed in The International Who’s
Who in Music. He died on August 11, 1991. (On-Line Registry
of Filipino Musical Artists and Their Works)