Emil Sanglay

Who is Emil Sanglay?

Emil Sanglay the youngest of seven children. His father Emilio Rilloraza Sanglay before his death was a businessman-lawyer and his mother Flora Carriaga Estrella who was a daughter of the late ex-mayor Alipio Gutierrez Estrella of Bautista Pangasinan was a retired educator. Emil Sanglay is a multi-awarded composer-singer and neo-ethnic music artist in the Philippines. He took up Chemical engineering at Mapu'a Institute of Technology and Advanced Education for Music Teachers and Musicians at UP - Diliman College of Music. He has taught music at every level of elementary and high school at Christ Baptist Academy and was head of the Screening Department in Music of Christ Baptist Church.

In the early 70's, he was a bass and lead guitarist of Acid Tree Rock Band l & ll, Silhouette Band, served as a choir director of FYM Choral Group at the Sta. Mesa Church in Manila, chord editor of Jingle Chord book Magazine, researcher, author, testing officer of TESDA for Overseas Performing Artists and PHILCHIME. He was a former Vicor & Ivory recording artist, CCP artist and one of the main cast of Lapu-lapu, a multi Lingual neo-ethno classical-rock opera. Beside performing with his band New Penpen, he also teaches Voice, Guitar and ethnic/world music Lessons.