The Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir is to perform for the first time in Macao, Hong Kong and Taipei -concerts made possible by Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, in collaboration with the Coro Perosi of the Diocese of Macao & Taipei Philharmonic Foundation. By sharing the rich musical traditions of East and West, these concerts aim to promote cultural exchange through art and music, thereby creating new channels of communication and communion. The concerts, entitled “Reverberating Heavenly Tunes in Greater China”, will include pieces from notable composers such as Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso, Gregorio Allegri and Lorenzo Perosi, whose works historically form part of the repertoire of papal celebrations. The concerts: September 19, 2014 6PM Cathedral of Macao; Sept. 21 8PM at Hong Kong Cultural Centre & Sept. 23, 7:30PM at the National Concert Hall in Taipei. Also on Sept. 23, 11AM in Cathedral of Hong Kong the Sistine Choir will assist, at the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, where Cardinal John Tong Hon will preside. The Pontifical Sistine Music Chapel Choir (Sistine Choir) has its origins in the former Roman Schola Cantorum. For centuries it preserved the musical traditions of the Church. It is composed of trained vocal musicians who sing at Papal liturgies & other celebrations convoked by the Holy Father
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:43:46 +0000
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