Editor’s note: This article has been revised to correct inaccuracies in the details regarding Prof. Renato Lucas. He is a full professor at the University; his position in the National Committee on Music of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is an elected post, not an appointed one; and his undergraduate degree is from the University of the Philippines (UP).
TWO MUSIC faculty and researchers of the Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities were appointed to a music development and preservation body.
Prof. Maria Alexandra Chua and Prof. Renato Lucas of the Conservatory of Music were appointed to posts in the National Committee on Music under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Chua, the Music dean, was named head of the Executive Council of the National Committee on Music.
She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree, major in Piano, in UST. She earned her masters and doctorate degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
In 2022, she was one of the NCCA Sudi Music awardees, a national recognition for those who had “significantly shaped the Philippine music landscape.”
Lucas was appointed to the Performance Sector (Instrumental) of the music executive council.
He is a former secretary general of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists.
Lucas obtained his undergraduate, masters and doctorate degrees from UST. He also finished Music Studies at the San Francisco Conservatory in the United States.
Their appointments are good for the 2026 to 2027 term.
