St. Cecilia's Hall

NHCP Photo Collection, 1999

Location: Manila

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: Theater

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: July 19, 1999

Installed By: National Historical Institute (NHI)

ST. CECILIA’S HALL

THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC OF ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE, MANILA WAS FOUNDED IN 1907 BY SISTER BAPTISTA M. BATTIG, O.S.B. ST. CECILIA’S HALL, DESIGNED BY ANDRES LUNA DE SAN PEDRO, WAS INAUGURATED ON MARCH 8, 1932, DURING THE SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE OF MUSIC. IT BECAME A PREMIER MUSIC HALL AND VENUE OF CELEBRATED RECITALS AND CONCERTS OF THE SCHOOL’S MUSIC STUDENTS, LOCAL VIRTUOSOS, AND FOREIGN MUSICIANS. THE HALL WAS DESTROYED DURING THE LIBERATION OF MANILA AND REBUILT IN 1955. IT UNDERWENT A MAJOR INTERIOR RENOVATION IN 1998–99.

Tags: 1999, Buildings/Structures, Level II, Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, Region NCR, St. Cecilia's Hall, Theater