When it comes to representing the Philippines’ musical heritage, there’s no other musical instrument quite like the globally acclaimed Las Piñas Bamboo Organ. Known to be the oldest and only one of its kind, it is housed in the St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas City.
The 49th International Bamboo Organ Festival that took place at St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas City.
Last February 29, I again got to witness this National Cultural Treasure in action during its 49th edition which now celebrates the Bamboo Organ’s bicentennial as well as the tricentennial of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion”, one of the greatest pieces in choral literature, which was composed in 1724. This year, the celebration also marks the 30th anniversary of the Diego Cera Organ Builders.
At the entrance of the church, cultural presentations were started by the Sanlahi Pangkat Mananayaw of Perpetual Help Las Piñas. A colorful and festive way to start the night’s festivities, they performed a repertoire of folk dances, with a fun spin on La Jota Manila, which was quite romantic, in some parts, and fun, especially when they brought out the fans and castanets. Later, we were ushered inside the church where the much-talked-about Bamboo Organ was in place.
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