1910, Boac, Marinduque

		Marcial, Kasilag Sr. a native of Rosario Batangas who was born in 1881 married Asuncion Reyes, a ballet teacher and a Solfegio violin player. Marcial Kasilag graduated from Purdue University in 1908 with a Civil Engineering Degree. A loving father who brings home books for his children to read was the First Filipino head of the Bureau of Public works and Chief National Power Corporation.
		The couple had their first offspring in Manila. He was Ocatavio, the next child, Natividad was nicknamed "Nati". The third child was Lucresia or "King" which she was more likely to be called. With a loving and very caring mother and a busy, strict, firm but supervising father. Specially with the children's education the Kasilag Family hither and tittered to San Fernando, La Union, Legazpi Albay and finally the family heritage house in Perdigon, Manila. Inside, Marcial and Asuncion now had 6 wonderful children. The Kasilag Family lived in a so-called "white house' for it was the tallest & whitest in the area.

Aug.31,1918

Birth of the talented Ms. Lucresia "King" Kasilag.

1924, Kasilag Residence

		King's first musical inclement started when she was six. Her mother tutored her first Solfeggio and violin lessons. Thus the start of the family's RONDALLA GROUP.Ok and King's mom on the violin and Mina, Marcialito and Pedring blew the New Year's horn of "torotot".
		King, as a child wanted to be a doctor. She didn't like to play with dolls. She's very athletic and squirmy.
		King and OK (Octavio) learned to play Hawaiian guitars from her Papa's barber. Another barber taught them to play other Rondalla instruments by oral note tradition.
		King and her siblings were very close. They played together and played music together.
		The brood of six had names to call each other. OK was name "Palakol" because of his big teeth, Nati as "Bulati", King as "Bakoko" because she was so gat, Mina as "Kulata" for she was delicate and pretty, Marcialito as "Tapa" because he loved beef jerky.

1925, Piano Lessons

King's next instrument was the piano. She was 7 years old, her teacher was a Spanish woman named Donya Concha Cuerro. Her teacher always noted that she was excellent in her lessons and always remarked "Sobre Saliente".

1930, Paco Elementary School

		King graduated valedictorian at the Paco Elementary School for she possessed such intelligence.
		King's first recital; she played May Breeze's song with out words by Mendelssohns in which she learned from her piano lessons with Donya Pura Lacson Villanueva.
		Funny medication; King was diagnosed with an inverted heart and was advised by her doctor to jump a number of times.

1930-1933, Philippine Women's University

King went to Secondary School in the Philippine Women's University, a efficient and meticulous student proven by Ms. Laura Zalamen her Biology teacher, she only took high school for 3 years, King and friends were called OSG's or Ostracized Sophomore Group, In her senior year, she became the student council president.

1933; College

Engineering College was started really tough for her, She was to enroll in U.P. as pre-Med student but in the process, she found the registration procedures daunting with OSG friends to help so she gave up.

PWU

		King graduated B.A. Major in English cum Laude. She always had very high grades. One's were her grade through except in Swimming which she got a "5". She also became Editor-in-Chief of the Maroon and White Association, editor of the PWU Magazine, President of Liberal Arts Students Organization and Secretary of the Collegiate Student Council.
		King also joined the dramatic guild, varsity cheering squad, senior track and field team and the College Editor's guild as a member.

St. Scholastica's College

A music degree

1939;Japan

King, after a recital for the music's teacher diploma in St. Scholastica's College was sent to Japan by her full of pride father. King, the piano soloist was accompanied by a group of musicians. When she went back to her native land she taught piano and music theory in St. Scholastica's College.

1946-1947: University Of the Philippines

King taught at the Conservatory of Music for more than a year and she also became secretary registrar for a time.

1949-1950: Chicago Musical College and Eastman School of Music

She took up Master of Music Degree Major in Theory with Minor in Composition as graduate scholar. After she graduated, she worked with the head of the Theory Department and Acting Admissions Officer of Eastman.

1953: Philippine Women's University

King was appointed Dean of The PWU College of Music and the Fine Arts but continued composing using the modernism she acquired abroad.

1953: Brussels, Belgium

The UNESCO International Conference was held in Belgium and King was one of the delegates. She was also elected Board of Directors in the prestigious International Society for Music Organization.

1954: Philippine Women's University

The PWU Alumni Association and College Easters Guild awarded King her very first award for her outstanding work for music.

1955-1957: National Music Organization in the Philippines

Under her belt she held are Director, Bayanihan Folk Arts Theater, PWU; Organizer and Charter member, Philippine Music Educator's Organization; Technical Adviser, Manila Symphony Society; and Secretary, Music Promotion Foundation of the Philippines and Presidential Appointee to the Board of Trustees.

1956-1957; 1960: Other Awards

In 1956, the Manila Symphony Society honored her for her compositions, from the PWU president came the "Distinguished Service Award" and from St. Scholastica's College, "Golden Jubilee Award for Notable service to Music Education". In 1957, the Business and Professional Woman's Club named King its presidential awardee as "Woman Composer of 1956". In 1960, King obtained four more awards namely, Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines' National Award as Presidential Awardee in Music and the Arts, St. Scholastica's College Alumnae Association's Special Plaque for Achievement in Music, The Battig Music Circle Award, and the most important award for that year, her First Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Music for her Toccata for Percussions and Winds.

1963: Honolulu, Hawaii

King was the only Asian featured in the "Festival of Music and Art of this Century" sponsored by the University of Hawaii and the East-West Center's Advanced Projects in Honolulu.

1965 February 9: Gala Concert

The PWU sponsored a gala concert featuring King's major compositions to celebrate her jubilee year in music and recognition for all her national and international awards given to her through the years.

1966: Another Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Music

King received this award six years later from her first Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Music for her composition, Misang Pilipino.

 
 

1977: New Appointments

King retired as dean and was named Dean Emeritus of the PWU College of music and the Fine Arts. This retirement was because of her new appointment as the president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines

1970's - Gained 22 merits of acknowledgment and appreciation.

(Note: Only the most important ones are to be cited)

		1973 - Araw ng Maynila special cultural award in music
		1974 - Plaques of Merit for excellent contribution to music. (St. Scholastica's and Philippine Women's Univ.)
		1975 University Anniversary Highest Faculty Award.

March 18, 1975 - Centro Escolar University

first honoring doctorate in music

March 27, 1976 - Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex

She was authorized as the President of the said organization

Developments: establishment of the Folk Arts Theatre, Philippine Center of Industrial and trade Exhibits and Philippine Plaza Hotel.

1980

		Doctor of Laws - Received from the Philippine women's University
		Outstanding Alumnae for achievement in music award (St. Scholastica's College)

June 11, 1981

Doctor of Fine Arts - St. John's University (New York)

April 24, 1982

		Outstanding classical instrumental recording (Philippine music industry)
		Gen. Romulo Peace Award ( UN Association of the Philippines)

June 24, 1984

Diwa ng Lahi Award

September 1984

Avicenna prize (Novisti press Agency)

1985

		Chinese Musicians Association, board member (October)
		Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Artes et d Lettres (November, by French gov't)

Involvements

		National Music Council of the Philippines (President)
		International Music council in Paris (Board member)
		Philippine Board on Books for Young People (Chairman)
		Federation of Asian Cultural Promotion (Chairman)
		National Commission on the Role of Filipino women (Chairman)
		Manila Cathedral Cultural Foundation, Inc. (President)
		Committee on Culture (Chairman)
		UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (Chairman)
		Filipino Society of composers, Authors and Publishers (President)
		Music promotion foundation of the Philippines (Board secretary)
		La Salle Young Artists Foundation (Board member)
		Philippine Music Educator's Group (charter member)Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association (Charter member)
		International Society for Music and Education (Charter board member)
		Philippines Field Chapter of Pi Samba Theta (member)