Vatican concert in January to focus on interreligious reconciliation

Published: 2003-11-07

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three Vatican offices, with the financial support of the Knights of Columbus, will sponsor a concert dedicated to the theme of reconciliation among Christians, Jews and Muslims. Gilbert Levine will conduct the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a choir with members from Pittsburgh and from Ankara, Turkey, for the Jan. 17 concert in the Vatican's audience hall, the Vatican announced. The concert is designed "to entrust to the effective and suggestive means of music the intention of promoting peaceful coexistence among all the children of Abraham," said the Vatican's Nov. 7 announcement. The Vatican offices responsible for relations with the Jews, for promoting Christian unity and for interreligious dialogue are sponsoring the concert.

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