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• The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ is the only known oldest and largest bamboo organ existing in the world today with a unique and distinct sound as compared to other pipe organs. • The bamboo used for the organ Bambusa sp. (Gramineane) is identified to be indigenous to Batangas and the Luzon area.
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph, commonly known as Las Piñas Church or Bamboo Organ Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Las Piñas, just south of the city of Manila in the Philippines. It nestles in the heart of Barangay Daniel Fajardo, one of the oldest districts of Las Piñas.
Las Piñas Bamboo Organ: Las Piñas: 1824: The Bamboo Organ is the only known oldest and largest bamboo organ existing in the world today with a unique and distinct sound as compared to other pipe organs, built by Fr. Diego Cera: Las Piñas Bamboo Organ National Cultural Treasure plaque NMP Declaration No. 01-2003: 2003 [17]
Las Piñas is famous for its Bamboo Organ, which was built by Fr. Diego Cera and completed in 1824. In 1880, the city experienced an outbreak of cholera and smallpox leading to the loss of many lives. Years later, Las Piñas also became a central battleground between Spanish and Philippine forces during the Philippine Revolution. [11]
The first San Agustin Church was the first religious structure constructed by the Spaniards on the island of Luzon. [7] Made of bamboo and nipa, it was completed in 1571, but destroyed by fire in December 1574 during the attempted invasion of Manila by the forces of Limahong.
The Mary Immaculate Parish originated from the Saint Joseph Parish located at Las Piñas' Barrio E. Aldana, well known for its Bamboo Organ, in an area where post-war new settlements were mushrooming and the need for spiritual nourishment was soon answered by a proliferation of chapels within villages.
The Bamboo Organ & Brass, a Bamboo organ concert with brass instruments with Theo Mertens, Carlos Martens, Armando Salarza and Gerardo Fajardo, from Bamboo Music (Released Feb. 1999). [ 7 ] Armando V. Salarza on the Historic Bamboo Organ , a CD compilation of performances from the International Bamboo Organ Festival (Released Nov. 2010).
Home of the Bamboo Organ The iconic bamboo organ is located inside St. Joseph Parish Church which has a total of 1,031 pipes of which 902 are made of bamboo and the remaining pipes are made of metal. [47] [48] Legazpi: Albay: Bicol Region: Gateway City of Bicol [49] Los Baños: Laguna: Calabarzon: Special Science and Nature City of the Philippines