 He was a founding member of the "Sociedad Musical Filipina de Santa Cecilia," formed in 1888.Other music schools and academies he was involved in organizing includes, the short-lived "Centro de Bellas Artes" (1902), the Philippine Musical Association (1907), and the "Asociacion Musical de Filipinas" (1912).In 1886, Manuel Arostegui a thoroughly trained Spanish church musician arrived in Manila as head of a delegation of Augustinians.