September 11, Ten Years Later
Bach Choir of Bethlehem Joined in Musical Observance of 9/11 Anniversary
Combined choirs performed in Lower Manhattan to promote peace and reconciliation.
Hope. Peace. Love. Confidence in things eternal. When the Bach Choir of Bethlehem participated in a series of concerts in New York City on Friday in observance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the message of the music was very clear. The intent of the project was to promote reconciliation, and to demonstrate the power that music has to heal, unify and uplift. Every piece of music included in the programs for eight one-hour concerts and a culminating two-and-a-half hour concert by massed choir—all presented free to the public--was carefully chosen to express themes of reassurance, comfort, endurance and faith. Universal messages were found in the Requiems by Johannes Brahms and Gabriel Fauré, written in the late 1800’s; in the Negro …
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