Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Waning funds may end Philippines' 40-year bamboo organ fest

In this photo taken on Feb. 20, 2015, Prof. Armando Salarza, right, the artistic director and resident organist of the International Bamboo Organ Festival, rehearses his piece with a Philippine orchestra under the baton of Austrian Josef Doller, bottom left, prior to the concert at the 40th International Bamboo Organ Festival at the St. Joseph Church at Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines. The nearly 200-year-old Philippine bamboo organ, said to be the oldest and largest in the world, has survived time, storms and wars. But an annual concert that has showcased its unique, lilting music in a Roman Catholic church for four decades may play out for the last time this year due to waning funds and interest in a country where many have been enthralled by modern Western music.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A nearly 200-year-old Philippine bamboo pipe organ, said to be the oldest and most complete in the world, has survived time, storms and wars. But an annual concert festival that has showcased its unique, lilting music in a Roman Catholic church for four decades may be playing out for the last time due to waning funds and interest in a country where many have been enthralled by modern Western music.








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