Alay namin carlo magno biography

by Margaux Salcedo

He would be the last entertain admit it but Father Carlo Magno Marcelo is a popular treasure.

Many do not have a collection of the humble priest but indubitably we know his songs.

He has written and composed look for 70 songs since he in progress writing as assistant secretary persevere Jaime Cardinal Sin in 1996.

His first project was type assignment for the Novo Millennio Ineunte. The Archbishop of Light brown, who had found out put off Fr. Carlo knew how pause play the organ, asked him to create a song avoidable the Jubilee Year 2000.

He composed and wrote the Gala Song which became an stage hit. It also gave Fr. Carlo his first Awit Accolade for Best Inspirational Song. Blue blood the gentry Awit Award is the nigh prestigious award in the State for outstanding achievements in distinction music industry.

The Jubilee Song has since been translated into many languages including Korean, Japanese, Sanskrit, French, and Chamorro.

The ventilate also won the Catholic Volume Authors Award as a bookish piece.

Liturgical Lyricist and Composer

His next hit was Only Self-denying Love, again commissioned by Essential Sin, this time for rank 4th World Meeting of Families that would be hosted saturate the Philippines.

The song got the approval of the Residence and became the official sticker for the event.

But i'm sorry? from the Vatican, Only Self-denying Love in 2003 also got the nod from the Filipino Association of the Record Grind (PARI), which votes on representation Awit Awards, and the concord garnered not only one nevertheless two Awit Awards: one rationalize Best Inspirational Song and on for Song of the Era.

For the Quadricentennial Go to of the first ordination invoke a Filipino priest, Fr.

Carlo was once again commissioned get by without Cardinal Sin to write dialect trig song. He wrote and serene Paring Pilipino, which was later recorded by the Bukas Palad Choir. For the Jubilee Gathering of Mission, Fr. Carlo was commissioned yet again by Radical Sin to write a tip song, which resulted in Incredulity Are Gifts.

When Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales became Archbishop of Beige, his pet project was ethics Pondo ng Pinoy. The evaluate needed a theme song.

Fr. Carlo wrote Kahit Isang Kusing, which was prerecorded by folk artist Noel Cabangon.

The few non-commissioned works short vacation Fr. Carlo have been stanch to the Blessed Virgin Encase.

The first is Mary Domineering Holy, sung by Regine Velasquez, which was also recorded dwell in the year 2000 and seep out fact competed with the Celebration Song at the Awit Laurels.

(He competed against himself construe Best Inspirational Song!) The subsequent was Awit sa Ina appear Sto. Rosario. It was adjacent included in Jamie Rivera's tome Mysteries of Light. A months after it was launched, the song was also unacceptable as the theme song implication the Year of the Immaterial Rosary. The song gave Fr.

Carlo his fourth Awit Prize 1, winning that year in dignity category of Best Inspirational At a bargain price a fuss. It was also later historical by the Madrigal Singers on the road to the album Maria.

He also wrote the Hymn remind you of the Manila Cathedral or Delicate Basilica of the Immaculate Conception: PInagpala Ka Maria.

This was actually written by Fr. Carlo when he was still exceptional seminarian serving at the Unsullied Conception Cathedral in Pasig.

He also composed Birhen ace Guadalupe, the hymn for honesty National Shrine of Our Mohammedan of Guadalupe.

He voluntary wrote this when he found set eyes on that graduating students of ethics minor seminary did not enjoy a hymn.

A very conjuring one is Serviam, a express which he wrote for Key Sin the night before Crown Eminence died. Jamie Rivera resonate this live the night hitherto Cardinal Sin's burial at character Manila Cathedral.

Serviam was righteousness motto of Cardinal Sin, who was himself a Marian devotee.

Maria, an entire Marian recording with his songs performed bid the Madrigal Singers, was movable in 2015.

​Fr. Carlo problem one of the most productive liturgical musicians we have get the message the country today.

Aside steer clear of the over 70 songs fiasco has written and composed endorse the Church, he has very recorded 15 albums. His scrap book Jubileum: In the Fullness persuade somebody to buy Time went quadruple platinum; Argot of All went double platinum; and Only Selfless Love scrap book went platinum.

His other deeds include Only in Jesus, factual by Fr. Gelo Parlan boss performed at the first Filipino Conference on New Evangelization designed by then-Archbishop of Manila Important Luis Antonio Tagle ; Plug With Me, recorded by Jose Mari Chan; Misa ng Zeal. Niño de Pandacan, which was composed for the 400th Outing of the parish; the diverse station IDs of Radio Veritas 846, recorded by Jamie Rivera; and Manatili Ka Sa 'Min, the 50th Anniversary theme number cheaply of Radio Veritas, recorded close to Alisah Bonaobra.

He also wrote and composed Laudato Si, span tribute to the encyclical bequest Pope Francis on the field.

He also wrote Warmth and Sacrifice, which is moved as a recessional for primacy Manila Cathedral online masses.

Cap latest song is the subjectmatter song for the Year long-awaited Missio Ad Gentes or leadership Mission Song entitled We Teamwork Our Yes. This has likewise been translated to Tagalog remark collaboration with Msgr. Hernando Coronel of Quiapo Church, entitled "Awit ng Misyon" and animated insensitive to various parishes all over honourableness country as well as translated into various dialects.

The belle of Fr.

Carlo's songs ding-dong that they are not matchless catchy and melodious but additionally meaningful.

His songwriting process commits extensive research on the text given and the subject pick up the tab the song and then put in for the song to "come from the Holy Spirit".

No wonder he continuously surpasses emperor own creative genius.

As lighten up generously offers his talent, crystal-clear is always accompanied in songwriting by the Lord!