Peru - Inaugural Gala Concert of the newly restored Tamburini organ in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians
Lima, Peru - December 2016 - The Salesian Congregation on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of its arrival in Peru, and thanks to the support of the Institute of Italian Culture, inaugurated the restored Tamburini organ in the Basilica of Mary Help of Lima with a gala concert performed by the Italian musician and composer Alberto Pavoni. The organ was built in 1933 by the Pontificia Fabbrica d'Organi of John Tamburini and was restored in the past five years. It is the largest in Peru, with 34 registers and 2651 pipes. It is a pioneer instrument. In 1934 it was the first in the country with electric operation and also, since 1997, the first in Latin America controlled by a computerized system.