On Sunday 14th November, the best students of the Magnificat, the School of Music run by the Custody of the Holy Land, performed in the auditorium of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, better known as the Mormon University, which for several years now has organized a prestigious season of concerts.
In a marvellous setting on the Mount of Olives, the public listened to the concert admiring the view of Jerusalem in the background through the large windows. Without showing the slightest stage fright, fifteen students of the Magnificat, aged between 9 and 14 performed with bravura and panache classic pieces for piano, flute, violin and cello, by composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Telemann, Poulenc and others. Applause from the audience confirmed the successful performance and to please them, the “Yasmeen” girls’ choir made up of teenagers and conducted by Hania Sabbara, the head teacher of the school, had to give an encore of the final Amen from Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”.
The Magnificat Institute was founded in 1995 by Father Armando Pierucci, the organist of the Holy Sepulchre and Conservatoire teacher, who is still its Director. The reputation of the Magnificat is continually growing thanks to the great professionalism of the teachers and the new possibilities that are opened up to the school to award academic diplomas which are also recognized in the European Union, following the agreement made with the “Pedrollo” Conservatoire of Vicenza, which guarantees and supervises the standards of quality to be observed.
The characteristic of the school of music run by the Custody of the Holy Land, however, is also that of effectively being a laboratory for peace and sharing, with teachers and pupils who are Israelis and Palestinians, Jews, Muslims and Christians of all confessions, all united by music to build up a new Jerusalem of peace. This is why the Custody of the Holy Land considers the Magnificat a very important activity for its mission.
The Magnificat Institute has more than 200 pupils, over 20 teachers and three choirs, who also fulfil the liturgical requirements of the Custody of the Holy Land for the most important celebrations, and it is currently housed in the complex of St. Saviour in Jerusalem, although it is awaiting new premises. The school also has to its credit publications, recordings of musical CDs, foreign tours, concerts and the organization of competitions.
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In a marvellous setting on the Mount of Olives, the public listened to the concert admiring the view of Jerusalem in the background through the large windows. Without showing the slightest stage fright, fifteen students of the Magnificat, aged between 9 and 14 performed with bravura and panache classic pieces for piano, flute, violin and cello, by composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Telemann, Poulenc and others. Applause from the audience confirmed the successful performance and to please them, the “Yasmeen” girls’ choir made up of teenagers and conducted by Hania Sabbara, the head teacher of the school, had to give an encore of the final Amen from Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”.
The Magnificat Institute was founded in 1995 by Father Armando Pierucci, the organist of the Holy Sepulchre and Conservatoire teacher, who is still its Director. The reputation of the Magnificat is continually growing thanks to the great professionalism of the teachers and the new possibilities that are opened up to the school to award academic diplomas which are also recognized in the European Union, following the agreement made with the “Pedrollo” Conservatoire of Vicenza, which guarantees and supervises the standards of quality to be observed.
The characteristic of the school of music run by the Custody of the Holy Land, however, is also that of effectively being a laboratory for peace and sharing, with teachers and pupils who are Israelis and Palestinians, Jews, Muslims and Christians of all confessions, all united by music to build up a new Jerusalem of peace. This is why the Custody of the Holy Land considers the Magnificat a very important activity for its mission.
The Magnificat Institute has more than 200 pupils, over 20 teachers and three choirs, who also fulfil the liturgical requirements of the Custody of the Holy Land for the most important celebrations, and it is currently housed in the complex of St. Saviour in Jerusalem, although it is awaiting new premises. The school also has to its credit publications, recordings of musical CDs, foreign tours, concerts and the organization of competitions.
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