Johannus has been commissioned to supply an organ for the Philippine Arena, the largest indoor arena in the world. The Philippine Arena is a gigantic complex in the Filipino capital of Manila. The ultra-modern 55,000-seat stadium (243 meters long, 193 meters wide and 62 meters high) is the largest covered arena ever built. The building was commissioned by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), the second-largest church denomination in the Philippines, with more than six million members. The church will use the building for a variety of purposes. The INC has asked Johannus to build the large custom-designed organ. The organ will be used in the congregation’s centenary celebration, to be held in the arena on Sunday, July 27.
The organ will be used for accompanying mass congregational singing. With hundreds of speakers, dozens of amplifiers and several sub-woofers, it will be possible for all 55,000 worshippers to sing along with the three-keyboard organ. The custom Monarke organ has 64 voices.
The production is now complete, and the instrument is currently undergoing testing at the Johannus concert hall. As soon as the testing is complete, the organ will be shipped to the Philippines by air cargo in early July. It will then be installed and carefully tuned by their team of specialists. The deadline for completion is 16 July.
The instrument in the Philippines is not the first organ that Johannus has sold in the country; the INC has previously ordered 100 smaller organs from Johannus. They will also be installing a comparable instrument in the Capitol Worship Building in Manila shortly after the completion of the Philippine Arena organ.
A film crew will be recording during the construction and installation of the organ in the Philippine Arena in Manila. A video report will be posted on the company website and YouTube channel soon.
For information: www.johannus.com.
