Banda Kawayan Pilipinas is an orchestra based in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

that uses musical instruments made from

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

and other indigenous materials. It was established as a bamboo orchestra of Philippine College of Commerce High School (now

Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Sanayang Mataas na Paaralan ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas''), abbreviated as PUPLHS, is the laboratory school of the Polytechnic Univ ...

) in 1973 by former PCCHS principal Gloria R. Talastas and faculty member Prof. Siegfredo B. Calabig. It was known as ''PUP Banda Kawayan'' and was under the

Polytechnic University of the Philippines University Center for Culture and the Arts The University Center for Culture and the Arts (UCCA) is a non-profit cultural center of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The agency is under the Office of the Vice President for Student Services. The UCCA is currently residing at ...

until it separated itself from the university in 2014.

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* {{authority control Musical groups from Metro Manila Musical groups established in 1973 Polytechnic University of the Philippines Filipino orchestras