The Cagayan de Oro City Council honored two music professors of the Liceo de Cagayan Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance on November 22, 2023 with commendation for their outstanding achievements in classical music which placed Cagayan de Oro in the World Music Map.
Resolution No. 14729-2023 in the 20th City Council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of Cagayan de Oro during the 59th Regular Session on October 23, 2023 City Councilor Suzette G. Magtajas-Daba together with City Vice Mayor Jocelyn B. Rodriguez and all city councils unanimously commended Associate Dean Horst Hans Bäcker of Liceo de Cagayan University Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance for winning a joint second place during the 2022 WorldVision Composers Contest.
You may read more about Professor Bäcker‘s unprecedented feat at this link.
Similarly, Resolution No. 14798-2023 in the 20th City Council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of Cagayan de Oro during the 59th Regular Session on October 23, 2023 City Councilor Suzette G. Magtajas-Daba together with City Vice Mayor Jocelyn B. Rodriguez and all city councils unanimously commended Professor Cipriano de Guzman, Jr. of Liceo de Cagayan University Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance for being the first Filipino in 16 years featured in a full Italian Opera in Campobasso, Italy.
You may read more about Professor de Guzman’s peformance in Italian Opera from this link.
The presentation of the commendations were held prior to the regular session of the city council and was followed by a photo session with the honorees. Maestro de Guzman rendered the immortal Filipino Kundiman “DAHIL SA IYO” following the presentation to the delight of the councilors who sang along with him.
Following the brief ceremony, the honorees proceeded to join Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy in the City Hall Quadrangle for a photo memento during a break in his People’s Day.
Both commendations were unanimously approved by City Vice Mayor Jocelyn “Bebot” Rodriguez and all members of the Cagayan de Oro City Council.
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