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>Ryan Cayabyab : Mr. C's Opus >by Jandy Catayong > > >One cannot help but be absorbed by the timeless music >of this man. Like an appassionato (an impassioned >sonata), the melodies he creates mirror the deepest >sentiments and reverberate through our memories long >after the singers that sung them have ebbed from the >musical scene. > >The Maestro, Ryan Cayabyab (or Mr. C as he is >affectionately called) does more than just churn out >note after note on his piano. In fact, he never fails >to leave an indelible mark in our lives. Who wouldn't >be moved by such classics as "Sometime, Somewhere" or >"Iduyan Mo" rendered by the haunting voice of Basil >Valdez? Or be inspired by "Kayganda ng ating musika" >popularized by Hajji Alejandro? Or grab a grass skirt >and break up into a silly hula dance to "The Coconut >Nut" performed by the then-youthful group Smokey >Mountain. > >One need not be an OPM buff to be amazed by Mr. C's >musical bravura. From opera musicales, movie themes, >jingles for product commercials, to even liturgical >symphonies and national or corporate commissions there >seems no area in the local music scene that has >escaped Mr. C's touch. > >From C minor to C Major As if writing music was not >enough, Mr. C's life is an opus by itself. Out of his >beginnings as a three-year old boy learning his first >music lessons from his mother, building up like a >crescendo to his various career landmarks, Mr. C not >only gained the adulation of his peers and >contemporaries but also the recognition of the >international music industry as well, making the name >Ryan Cayabyab synonymous with great musical >compositions. > >However, life for this musical genius was not always >served on a silver platter. His mother died when he >was only six and his father struggled to support him >and his three other siblings. Mr. C recounts that they >used to eat fried unripe papayas dipped in sugar or >bagoong (fish sauce) for viand. There were times he >couldn't borrow money from his aunts to buy textbooks >for school. His mother's dying wish was that none of >the children would pursue music as a means of >livelihood. Being a musician and a music teacher >herself she knew how hard it was to live on a >musician's meager earnings. > >But for this virtuoso there was no escape from music. >He tried to look for a job to support his family and >pay his way through school. He took up Bachelor of >Science in Business Administration at the University >of the Philippines, trying to carry out his mother's >wishes. Mr. C managed to land a job with then-Senator >Doy Laurel (the former Vice-president) as an >accompanist for the DBP (Development Bank of the >Philippines) Chorale Ensemble. His talent was easily >recognized by the senator and his wife, wondering why >he was pursuing a different career path, so they >offered him a scholarship. Presenting his father with >the scholarship, his father could only sigh and say, >"You're old enough to be responsible for your >decisions." The rest is music history. "I realized >that poverty could be a really good inspiration," Mr. >C adds. > >When the Maestro wields the baton The name Raymundo >Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab may not even ring a bell, >but the words Maestro (although he's quite reluctant >to accept that moniker) immediately translates to the >name Ryan Cayabyab. Whether he's accompanying a diva >in a concierto, tickling the ivories and putting >melodies from his head into paper, or teaching the >next generation of Filipino musical geniuses there's >an aura of power and influence in his presence. "Power >is when you have authority and whatever you say >carries weight. But you don't use it, you can't push >your weight around, people just respect you." Mr. C >says. > >Indeed, when one possesses that respect and influence >words become as veracious as one's reputation. Mr. >Cayabyab has proven this when he was called to the >stand during a court hearing as a person of authority >in music. "I was wondering why they weren't refuting >my statements," he says. > >---- end of article ------ > > > >Posted in the Regine Velasquez fans forum >of the Music Inside Buzz web site. > >http://insidebuzz.tripod.com > > >--------------------- ;-) ---------------------

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