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Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab on May 4, 1954 in Manila, Philippines but known as Mr. C) is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor; he was Executive and Artistic Director for several years of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only television season of ''Philippine Idol,'' broadcast in 2006. His works range from commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials. Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young adult singers comparable to his group Smokey Mountain in the early 1990s. After FreemantleMedia decided not to renew the ''Philippine Idol'' franchise, Cayabyab transferred to rival show ''Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2),'' replacing Jim Paredes as the show's headmaster. PDA 2 started on June 14, 2008. At present, he is now the chairman of the board of judges for GMA Network's musical-reality show ''To The Top''. He is the executive director of the Philpop MusicFest Foundation Inc., the organization behind the Philippine Popular Music Festival. This songwriting competition for amateurs and professionals puts the spotlight on songwriters and encourages Filipinos to preserve their unique musical identity. ==Early life== Born Raymundo Cayabyab in 1954 in Santa Cruz, Manila, he suffered the death of his mother, Celerina Venson Pujante, when he was 6 years old. His father, Alberto Austria Cayabyab, struggled to support him and his three siblings. An opera singer, his mother's dying wish was that none of the children pursue a music career, as she knew what a hard life it was, with often low earnings. Cayabyab initially took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Looking for work to support his studies, he landed with then-Senator Salvador Laurel as accompanist for the Chorale Ensemble of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Noticing Cayabyab's exceptional talent on the piano, Laurel offered Cayabyab a scholarship to enable him to pursue an education in music. Cayabyab graduated from the UP College of Music earning a Bachelor of Music, Major in Theory degree. After that, he became a full-time professor for the Department of Composition and Music Theory in the UP Diliman for almost two decades. At the turn of the 21st century, Cayabyab was considering a move to migrate abroad with his family. Danding Cojuangco (President of the San Miguel Corporation) offered him a position to produce and perform new music to add to the Philippine music scene; Cayabyab accepted the offer as Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He served there for several years, but the foundation has closed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ryan Cayabyab」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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