Las Pinas Bamboo Organ Festival

The World’s Famous Bamboo Organ, the pride of th city is the one and only in the world. As a proud resident of this city, i am inviting you to our 33rd International Bamboo Organ Festival in Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

This is (10) ten-day series of cultural events, with a focus on the unique bamboo-made organ made by Fray Diego de la Cera found only in Las Piñas

Highlights of the event.

February 21, 2008 (Thursday) – GALA
Solo organ music – Ghislain Leroy (France)
Misa de Sales (1826), from Iglesia de Baclayon, Bohol – Las Pinas Boys Choir with Bamboo organ
Bach Cantata no. 82 – Noel Azcona, solo baritone, with Festival Ensemble conducted by Chino Toledo

February 22 (Friday) – AN EVENING OF ORGAN MUSIC
Full program of organ music on Bamboo organ and Auditorium organ by Ghislain Leroy (France)

February 23 (Saturday) – CONCERT UNDER THE TREES
Popular music performed in the church patio

February 24 (Sunday) – Las Piñas Boys Choir In Concert

February 25 (Monday)- ORGAN AND VOICES
Repeat of Gala concert

February 27 and 29 (Wednesday and Friday) MESSA DI GLORIA – Celebration of the 150th birthday of Giacomo Puccini with a performance of his Messa di Gloria. Noel Azcona and Randy Gilongo, soloists, with Festival Orchestra conducted by Chino Toledo, and a mixed choir. The Concerto for Two Organs BWV 1061 will also be performed by Armando Salarza and Dr. Johann Trummer (Austria).

How to get there.

From Roxas Blvd./Baclaran straight ahead –> Coastal Road –> turn left at the end of the road –> drive below the fly-over and turn left just before the traffic light –> straight ahead –> Las Pinas Bamboo Organ is on the left.

A bit of history.
The Bamboo Organ is known as the only pipe organ in the world, pipes are made of bamboo. The genius who adapted this European instrument to the Filipino climate and using the native material, was a Spanish missionary from Graus (Huesca, Spain), FRAY DIEGO CERA DELA VIRGEN DEL CARMEN ( 1762-1834 ). He was the first parish priest in Las Pñas and lived here between 1795 and 1830.

The Las Pinas Boys Choir Performing with Sitti.

Be there on our special event and be part of our history!

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