‘Luwalhati sa Diyos’: A concert in honor of Father Eduardo Hontiveros
Click the link below for the Facebook broadcast of “Luwalhati sa Diyos: the Legacy of Father Honti,” courtesy of Jesuit Music Ministry.
MANILA, Philippines – The late Jesuit composer Father Eduardo Hontiveros left a rich legacy of liturgical music, allowing millions of Filipinos to pray with the power of songs.
Hontiveros was the late great Jesuit musician who pioneered the use of Filipino church songs at Catholic Masses in the 1960s. Now considered the “Father of Filipino Liturgical Music,” he was born in Molo, Iloilo, on December 20, 1923, and died at the age of 84 on January 15, 2008.
At 7 pm (Manila time) on Friday, December 6, Jesuit Music Ministry airs a concert paying tribute to this legendary Jesuit known as Father Honti.
“Luwalhati sa Diyos: the Legacy of Father Honti” is a concert that was originally staged at Ateneo de Manila Grade School’s Henry Lee Irwin Theater on October 12. Organized by Jesuit Communications, the concert was part of the celebration of Hontiveros’ 100th birth anniversary.
Watch the video here. – Rappler.com