CPU Handbell Choir

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The Central Philippine University Handbell Ringers
Also known asCPU Handbell Choir
Origin Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines
Genres Handbell choir
Years active1970-present
MembersDr. Mailyn B. Jacar
(Choir Director)

CPU Handbell Ringers (Central Philippine University Handbell Ringers) (formerly CPU Handbell Choir) is a Handbell choir founded at Central Philippine University. It is considered as the first handbell choir in the Philippines and also the only 5-octave handbell choir in the country. The group was organized by an American Baptist missionary named Elizabeth Taylor way back in the 1970s. [1] [2]

The Cultural Center of the Philippines has tapped the group for the Lakbay Sining Exchange Program since 2005, and had performed in various cultural concerts in the country.

The group has also performed in several television programs and events.

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References

  1. "sas_index". cpu.edu.ph. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  2. "Stories of Some Sowers". www.cpu.edu.ph. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-13.