MARIA CHRISTINE M. MUYCO, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Composition and Theory Department
College of Music, University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City 1101

E-mail: muycochristine@yahoo.com
Telefax: College of Music, (+63-2) 929-6963
Cellular Phone: 0928-3987-489

Education

• Ph.D. Philippine Studies, College of Arts and Letters, UP-Diliman, 2008
• Master of Music, Composition, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Bachelor of Music, Composition, UP College of Music, Cum Laude
• Bachelor of Arts, Humanities, UP Visayas

Accomplishments

• 2008, UP-Diliman awardee: "Best Ph.D. Dissertation", (“Sibod in Binanog: Understanding the Binanog Tradition of the Panay Bukidnon in Western Visayas, Philippines”)
• 2006-2007 Grantee of the U.P.’s “Alternate Study Grant” to research ethnomusicological analysis tools at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A.
• World Premiere: “Ilig-Duta,” (for large orchestra), Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, CCP Orchestra concert, February 2007
• 2004 “Creative Grant” of the U.P. System Fund: production of a documentary film about the music and dance of the Panay Bukidnon
• Featured woman composer, CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines) 2000 Anniversary Concert
• Choral music commissioned by "Donne in Musica," Italy, 1999
• Works selected and performed in the Asian Composers League (ACL) festivals in Hongkong (2007), Thailand (2005), Japan (2000) and Taipei (1994)
• Selected orchestra work “Passage to Kublo” for the Chan Center Concert of the University of British Columbia, Canada, 1998
• Chamber ensemble work selected for Sonic Boom Festival of Vancouver, Canada, 1998.
• 1st Prize, composition competition-- Choral music, NAMCYA (National Music Competition for Young Artists), 1995
• 1st Prize, composition competition --Piano music, NAMCYA, 1994

Publications and Recordings

• “Likha--Tugtog-Likha" (Piano pieces for early learners and beyond), book and CD published and launched July 2003, the CCP Lobby
• "Birthings in Liminal Spaces" (CD on Computer Music Composition)
  released and launched, Glorrietta Makati, November 2004
• Documentary Film “Ga-Sibud Dai A,” a grant provided by the University of the Philippines System Fund

Organizations

• Secretary-General, Asian Composers League, Philippines, Inc.
• International Board Committee member, “Donne in Musica,” Italy
• Vice-President, “Iloilo Children’s Choir”