Daniel DOÑA

Grants

To research music written by Filipinx composers for the viola and how their music is presented in the Philippines. Doña’s research will focus on Filipinx composers’ music written for the viola in both solo and chamber music settings. He aims to study scores and manuscripts archived at University of the Philippines, the University of Santo Tomas, and St. Scholastica College. He also seeks insights from local historical musicologists and ethnomusicologists, as well as living composers and members of the string-playing community. Doña hopes that his research and engagement with fellow composers, scholars, and musicians will support his efforts to amplify the voices and contributions of Filipinx composers in the classrooms and concert halls in the Philippines and back home.