A grand pipe organ has recently been installed at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi.

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, a non-resident representative of the Holy See to Vietnam and Archbishop Joseph Vu Van Thien of Hanoi attended a special concert to mark the installation of the pipe organ at the Cathedral.

Archbishop Thien said the grand organ seems to have waited for a long time to go to the Gothic-style cathedral as the seven-meter instrument with 1,850 pipes fits the cathedral’s choir area.

The archbishop hopes the splendid organ will be a bridge between Itami and Hanoi and between the two countries, living proof of the warm friendship between them.

Guido Schumacher, who has plied his craft for more than 40 years, said the organ symbolizes Christianity as its pipes, although they are different in structure, all work together to create beautiful sounds. They work as members of the church.

The 64-year-old craftsman pointed out that the organ has an important place in Catholics’ lives, accompanying them through baptisms, weddings and funerals.