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Prof. Maria Alexandra I. Chua, PhD

Conservatory of Music | Research Center for Culture, Arts, and the Humanities

ma.alexandra.chua@ust.edu.ph | sandyichua@yahoo.com

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Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Music, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 2017
Master of Music, major in Musicology, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 2000
Bachelor of Music, major in Piano (Magna cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1991

Research Highlights

Hispanic Sacred Music in early Nineteenth-Century Bohol, Philippines
Music Transculturation and Hybridity in Nineteenth Century Urban Colonial Manila
Beginning of Music Printing and Publishing in Nineteenth Century Manila, Philippines
Hispanic sacred music of the Monasterio de Santa Clara in Intramuros, Manila
The Appropriation and Transculturation of Hispanic Villancicos
Music in the Context of Philippine Modernity, Transculturation and Cultural Nationalism in Colonial Philippines

Research Interests

Historical Musicology
Music Transculturation
Philippine Modernity
Music Hybridity
Cultural Nationalism
Filipino Transcultural Music Genres

Courses Handled

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Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Silver Series Awardee, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2010
Outstanding Students of UP Award “Parangal sa Magaaral”, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 2013
Recipient, Sumitomo Grant (2003)

Professional Activities

Research Fellow, Departamento de Musicologia, Facultad Geografia y Historia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (AY 2015-2016)
Participant, IIAS Macau Winter School (2013)
Guest Speaker, First Meeting of the Sociedad para Estudio de Musica de Isabelina, Madrid Spain (2016)
Guest Lecturer, Macau Ricci Institute

Selected Publications

Kirial de Baclayon ano 1826: Hispanic Sacred Music in 19^th Century, Bohol, Philippines published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2010 ISBN 978-971-550-603-8
“Music of the Galleons: Intercultural Exchange in Early Modern Manila” Angara, Edgardo, Ner, Sonia P. (eds) The Manila Galleon: Traversing the Pacific, Rural Empowerment Assistance and Development (READ) Foundaion, Inc., 2012
“Philippine Music in the Context of Hispanization and Christianization.” Diagonal: Journal of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, 4, Copyright 2010, Regents of the University of California (International Publication E-Journal)
“Calenda, Suroy, Altares, Bolibongkingking, et. Al: The Hispanic Musical Traditions of Loboc, Bohol”, Musika Jornal, Vol. 4, 2008

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