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Continuing my account of our recent visit to Bohol. At the moment I am preparing the photos I took for Sandy’s book. It is a book about Spanish colonial church music in Bohol, in particular Baclayon. Below is a photo I took of the Kirial de esta Yglesia de Baclayon año 1826.

And below is a photo of Baclayon church interior.

After taking photos of the choir books (kirial) and musical instruments kept in Baclayon parish, we proceeded to Loon church to take photos of the old pipe organ there. The organ was in dire need of restoration - which should be soon after Baclayon’s own pipe organ is brought back from restoration work (and of course as funds permit). Below is a photo of the Loon church pipe organ as seen from the doorway to the belltower.

I also took a photo of the Loon church interior, below.

From Loon, we proceeded to Loay. Below is a photo of the pipe organ which has been restored and therefore in use during church service.

Below is a photo of the Loay church interior.

Then from Loay, we went on to Loboc. The pipe organ there has also been restored. Below is a photo of the organ and the church interior.

I also took a photo of the choirloft, below.

The day after, I set off to take photos of the famous Loboc Children’s Choir. Below is one of photos I took while rehearsing in the Loboc church convent. The interior is absolutely amazing.

Later that afternoon, the kids all ran off to the other side of the river where they were scheduled to perform with the Little Companion Art Troupe from Shanghai. Below, I took a photo of the kids coming down after they crossed the infamous “stupid bridge”!

The collaborative concert was marvelous! The kids from China were really good too, and I especially loved the girl who played the ban-hu. Anyway, below is a photo of both children’s choirs together on stage.

And below is a photo of the musical director and teacher of the Loboc Children’s Choir, Madam Alma Taldo.

The thought of coming home - back to Manila - was awful, as it was awful when I concluded my research in Bohol in 1999. Maybe someday I will be back to Bohol to stay for good.

Below is a photo I took of Bohol’s beautiful coastline, on our flight back to Manila.

The rest of our Bohol photos are at the Korakora Gallery.

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