St. Cecilia's Hall

Photo from the website of St. Scholastica's College

Photo from the website of St. Scholastica's College

Location:  St. Scholastica, Malate, Manila (Region NCR)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Theater
Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: July 19, 1999

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

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.