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About Música Sacra en San Juan - November 21 to 28, 2012
After seven memorable days, on November 28, 2012, "Música Sacra en San Juan" ended with great success, an unprecedented event in our country that was held outside Europe for the first time, following the background of Musica Sacra International, which since 1992 it has been organized in Marktoberdorf, Germany, under the direction of Dolf Rabus.
For the Coro Arturo Beruti t is a great pride to have been able to organize, thanks to the support of the Government of the Province of San Juan, this long-awaited event that has brought together the artistic expressions of the five most widespread religions in the world through artists from Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, Germany, Nepal, the United States, Russia and Israel.
They have been performed:
It is estimated that a total of 40,000 people have been reached, due to the large number of people attending all the concerts, as well as the two full-room closing functions held at the Auditorio Juan Victoria
Complementary but no less important was the publication of a book in Spanish and English that contains all the programming, the background of the groups and their respective directors, as well as articles by specialists on issues related to the various religions involved in this first edition.
In addition, at each concert the respective printed programs were delivered with the original texts of the compositions and their translations or, in the case of dances and instrumental music, information on their origin and/or significance.
The spiritual and artistic impact of this event is immeasurable.
We have received with pride and happiness the unanimous expressions of emotion, both from the artists themselves and from the public, who in a very diverse conformation due to their place of origin, academic training or age (among other features) agreed with the clear perception of the transcendence of the message and the happiness of having been part of a fraternal meeting of creeds behind a motto: to build a path towards peace.
We invite everyone to visit our Facebook and our YouTube channel, where you will find all the information about participating artists, the comprehensive program, an important collection of photos and - very especially - more than 130 videos that testify to the high level of this artistic event and the profound spirituality that we have offered from San Juan.
It only remains for us - once again - to say thank you to everyone for the immense support received and the confidence in our cultural proposal.
María Elina Mayorga
Artistic Director
For the Coro Arturo Beruti t is a great pride to have been able to organize, thanks to the support of the Government of the Province of San Juan, this long-awaited event that has brought together the artistic expressions of the five most widespread religions in the world through artists from Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, Germany, Nepal, the United States, Russia and Israel.
They have been performed:
- Nineteen concerts in the city of San Juan and surroundings;
- didactic concerts in public and private management schools, which were preceded by preliminary didactic activities that reflected on the goals of Música Sacra en San Juan and had contact through videos with the participating artists;
- concerts in temples of various faiths, museums, theaters, squares, the government facilities and our magnificent Juan Victoria Auditorium;
- nformal presentations in the heart of the city and commercial centers of San Juan;
- study and improvement workshops by renowned Argentine professionals and invited foreign artists, with remarkable attendance of scholars from various disciplines, from various Argentine provinces and Chile;
- Two outreach concerts in Buenos Aires: at the Manuel Belgrano Hall of the Argentine Foreign Ministry and at the AMIA headquarters.
It is estimated that a total of 40,000 people have been reached, due to the large number of people attending all the concerts, as well as the two full-room closing functions held at the Auditorio Juan Victoria
Complementary but no less important was the publication of a book in Spanish and English that contains all the programming, the background of the groups and their respective directors, as well as articles by specialists on issues related to the various religions involved in this first edition.
In addition, at each concert the respective printed programs were delivered with the original texts of the compositions and their translations or, in the case of dances and instrumental music, information on their origin and/or significance.
The spiritual and artistic impact of this event is immeasurable.
We have received with pride and happiness the unanimous expressions of emotion, both from the artists themselves and from the public, who in a very diverse conformation due to their place of origin, academic training or age (among other features) agreed with the clear perception of the transcendence of the message and the happiness of having been part of a fraternal meeting of creeds behind a motto: to build a path towards peace.
We invite everyone to visit our Facebook and our YouTube channel, where you will find all the information about participating artists, the comprehensive program, an important collection of photos and - very especially - more than 130 videos that testify to the high level of this artistic event and the profound spirituality that we have offered from San Juan.
It only remains for us - once again - to say thank you to everyone for the immense support received and the confidence in our cultural proposal.
María Elina Mayorga
Artistic Director
- Participating groups:
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Anima Vocal Ensemble, from St. Petersburg (Russia)
Male vocal group, they perform representative repertoire of the Orthodox Christian Church.
Learn more >Cordana Youth Choir - Conductor: Aida Swenson
From Jakarta, Indonesia, they perform vocal and instrumental music as well as dances from Islam and Hinduism.
Learn more >Coro Arturo Beruti (San Juan, Argentina)
Organizer and host together with its conductor María Elina Mayorga, they performed a Christian-Catholic repertoire.
Learn more >Choir of the Catholic University of Cuyo (San Juan, Argentina)
Dance Mandal (Nepal - USA)
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany) Conductor: Dolf Rabus
Grupo Vocal de Difusión, from Buenos Aires (Argentina) Conductor: Mariano Moruja
Josquin Desprez Chamber Choir, from Leipzig (Germany)
They participated with the support of the Goethe Institut of Germany and performed Protestant choral repertoire.
Learn more >Kenichi Tajima, from Osaka (Japan)
He participates in different joint projects with musicians from other genres such as jazz, classical and Pop. He has also worked as a producer of concerts and workshops. Kenichi Tajima leads the "Kenichi Tajima Orchestra" and is a member of the Board of "Hogaku Fukyu Kyokai", a non-profit society for the Promotion and Dissemination of Traditional Music of Japan.
Learn more >Moran Singers Ensemble from Beit Itzhak (Israel) Conductor: Naomi Faran
- Activities Schedule:
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Wednesday, November 21
Morning and afternoon: arrival of the delegations
Thursday, November 22
3:00 p.m. Didactic Concert
Dance Mandal (Nepal and USA)
Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento High School
5:00 p.m. Didactic Concert
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
CIC Municipality of Chimbas
6:00 p.m. Conference
Music and spirituality in the Jesuit Missions.
Led by Ramiro Albino (Mendoza, Argentina)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
9:00 p.m. Opening Concert
First part:
Fragments of the Creole Mass. Interpretation by the
Choir of the Catholic University of Cuyo,
Arturo Beruti Chamber Choir
Soloists and local musicians under the direction of Prof. María Elina Mayorga
Second part:
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
San Juan Civic Center
Friday November 23
10:30 a.m. Workshop
Buddhist Vajrayana Dance "A Unique Dance of Nepal". Workshop by Prajwal Vajracharya with the participation of Dance Mandal (Nepal)
This classic ancient dance dates back to the 11th century and is a religious discipline of the monks of the Kathmandu Valley, who perform this dance as part of their meditations, rituals and celebrations. Prajwal Vajracharya, a monk from one of Nepal's Vajrayana Buddhist lineages, will give an introduction to the theory of movement style and the accompanying visualizations and chants of this unique Nepalese dance.
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
11:00 a.m. Didactic Concert
Anima Vocal Ensemble (Russia)
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
Col. Sup. No. 1 of Rawson Prof. Iole L. P. de Mascotti
11:00 a.m. Didactic Concert
Master Ken'ichi Tajima (Japan)
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
Sarmiento Normal School
3:00 p.m. Didactic Concert
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany)
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group – Argentina
San jose school
5:00 p.m. Workshop
Introduction to the practice of Gregorian Chant
By Mº Claudio Morla (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
9:00 p.m. Concert in Rawson
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
Parish of Our Lady of Andacollo
9:00 p.m. Concert in Albardon
Ken'ichi Tajima (Japan)
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
Albardon Municipal Theater
9:00 p.m. Concert in Caucete
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group (Argentina)
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany)
Christ the King Parish
9:00 p.m. Concert in Pocito
Anima Vocal Ensemble (Russia)
Dance Mandal (Nepal)
Saturday November 24
10:30 a.m. Conference
“Indonesian Music: The Music and Dance of Aceh” The tradition of singing accompanied by clapping is known as a means of propagating Islam, its narrators tell stories related to religious teaching.
Demonstration: The group will show the beauty of poetic singing, the graceful movements of the body and the rhythm of clapping. Lecture by Aida Swenson and the Cordana Youth Choir, from Indonesia
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
5:00 p.m. Workshop
Introduction to the practice of Gregorian Chant
By Mº Claudio Morla (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
8:00 p.m. Concerts in the city of San Juan
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany)
Dance Mandal (Nepal and USA)
Syrian Lebanese Club
8:00 p.m. Concerts in the city of San Juan
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
Anima Vocal Ensemble (Russia)
San Juan Israelite Benevolent Society
8:00 p.m. Concerts in the city of San Juan
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group – Argentina
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
Immaculate Heart of Mary of Fatima Parish
8:00 p.m. Concerts in the city of San Juan
Ken'ichi Tajima (Japan)
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sunday November 25
10:30 a.m. Conference
"The Harmony and Brilliance of Israel: Israeli Jewish Liturgy and Song" Demonstrations will be given by the Moran Singers Ensemble and a short video will be shown. Lecture by Naomi Faran (Israel)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
5:00 p.m. Workshop
Introduction to the practice of Gregorian Chant
By Mº Claudio Morla (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
6:30 p.m. Concert in the Entrance Hall of the Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany)
Ken'ichi Tajima (Japan)
Anima Vocal Ensemble (Russia)
Franklin Rawson Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
8:00 p.m. Dances in religions
Dance Mandal (Nepal and USA)
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
Ceferino Namuncurá Sanctuary and Complex
9:30 p.m. Concert and Choral Symphony
First part
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group (Argentina)
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
Part Two: Magnificat BWV 243 by J. S. Bach
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
Arturo Beruti Chamber Choir (San Juan, Argentina)
Choir of the Catholic University of Cuyo (San Juan, Argentina)
Solo singers and orchestra of "Sacred Music in San Juan"
under the direction of Maestro Antonio María Russo
Atrium of the Parish of San Juan Bautista – Cathedral of San Juan
Monday, November 26
10:00 am Introductory talk by the International Director of Public Affairs of the Church of Jesus Christ Mr. Carlos Agüero.
10:30 a.m. Panel: The Interreligious Table of San Juan, in charge of representatives of various cults in San Juan, chaired by Mr. Gabriel Álvarez, Director of Cults and NGOs of the Government of San Juan.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
5:30 p.m. Closing Concert – First show
9:00 p.m. Closing Concert – Second function
They act:
Master Ken'ichi Tajima (Japan)
Cordana Youth Choir (Indonesia)
Anima Vocal Ensemble (Russia)
Moran Singers Ensemble (Israel)
Kammerchor Josquin des Prez (Germany)
GVD Dissemination Vocal Group (Argentina)
Brass Ensemble Marktoberdorf (Germany)
Dance Mandal (Nepal and USA)
Juan Victoria Auditorium
Wednesday, November 28
8:00 p.m. Special concert at the San Martín Palace organized jointly with the Secretary of Worship of the Argentine Foreign Ministry - Galleries:
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Cordana dances for the Press at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture - November 21
Opening Concert, Civic Center, November 22
Cordana Youth Choir
Ariel Ramírez: "Misa Criolla"
Coro Arturo Beruti
Coro de la Universidad Católica de Cuyo
Rolando García Gómez - Charango
Raúl Rizo - Guitar
Guillermo "Gokú" Illanes: Percussion
Lucio Flores - KeyboardsOpening Concert: celebrations
Didactic concert at Colegio San José, November 23
Grupo Vocal Difusión, conducta by Mariano Moruja; Brass Ensemble Maktoberdorf, conducted by Dolf Rabus.November 25: Rehearsal of the Magnificat BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach
November 25: Concert at the Atrium of the Cathedral of San Juan
Magnificat BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Silvina Sadoly (soprano, Argentina) Yuliya Shmidt (alto, Israel) Carlos Ullán (tenor, Argentina) Philipp Goldmann (bass, Germany)
Kammerchor Josquin des Préz, GVD Diffusion Vocal Group, Moran Singers Ensemble, Arturo Beruti Choir, Choir of the Catholic University of Cuyo
Orchestra of Musica Sacra in San Juan
General direction: Maestro Antonio María RussoNovember 26: closing concert at the Juan Victoria Auditorium
November 28: special concert in Buenos Aires:
San Martín Palace and the headquarters of the AMIA. Event organized jointly with the Secretary of Worship of the Argentine Foreign Ministry. - Press:
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- Organizers:
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Organized by Coro Arturo Beruti
Sponsored by the Government of San Juan - Ministry of Tourism and Culture
Goethe Institut (Alemania)
Artistic Director: María Elina Mayorga
Artistic Secretary: Alejandra Blech
Creator of Musica Sacra International (Marktoberdorf, Germany) and advisor: Dolf Rabus - Our principles:
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Inspired by a similar event organized since 1992 in Marktoberdorf (Germany) under the initiative and organization of Modfestivals and the strong imprint of Dolf Rabus, we have held an International Meeting in San Juan with similar characteristics, mobilized by its goals:
- To bring the music of the main world religions to San Juan, Argentina and Latin America by organizing concerts in which Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and Bahá'ís meet and perform together.
- To provide a vision of the diverse cultures and manifestations of God in the search for greater mutual understanding, offering lectures, educational concerts and a complete program in two languages with articles by experts about religions and their music and all the texts of the interpretations offered at the concerts in the original language (whenever possible), with translations into Spanish and English.
- To promote greater understanding between people of different origins and thus make a contribution to peace in the world.
- To provide an opportunity for members of the various religious groups to contact more directly with the community.
- To support the improvement of peaceful coexistence in the world.
