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Has the selection process for the National Artist (NA) awards been reduced to that of a secretive conclave? And must the public endure this cycle after cycle of selection when a number of excellent, even great, artists are bypassed? Call me sour grapes for grieving over the dropping of pianist Cecile Licad from the list of nominees in the first round of deliberations. No other pianist can move me…
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