Mga Himig ng Kapuluan: The Art and Heritage of Filipino Song, by Kaelyn Howard

Join us in this lecture, Mga Himig ng Kapuluan: The Art and Heritage of Filipino Song, by Kaelyn Howard. This is a concert-project that will highlight the diversity of Philippine vocal concert music. The presentation will feature vocal traditions including kundiman, harana, piano-vocal arrangements of popular folk songs, and new compositions, contextualized through program notes and a pre-concert talk that addressed their historical development, cultural significance, and performers’ interpretative experiences.

Kaelyn is an MFA student and a recipient of the CPS Corky Trinidad Endowment Scholarship to enable her to conduct the research toward her masteral degree. She is a vocalist, music educator, and ethnomusicologist born in Hawaiʻi whose work examines the intersections of performance and cultural heritage.

Date and Venue: May 8, 2026, Friday, 1:30-3:00 pm, Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)