Lucio San Pedro's 'Sa Dalampasigan'

Lucio San Pedro’s `Sa Dalampasigan’ April 11, 2002 I WAS SO stunned by the grandeur and beauty of it--the orchestral music, the soaring voice, the lyrics--that my eyes moistened. It was like a grand sacred anthem. And I imagined Lucio San Pedro, about 70 at that time, wielding the baton, holding it like a magic wand as if signaling the heavens to pour down the music, please, now, on the beloved motherland, lupang mahal ng araw. The music was almost visual, more beautiful than a thousand sun-kissed islands on tourism posters. God, I prayed, let...

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