China tells visiting musicians: drop sacred music from programs
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=679 October 07, 2008 Chinese officials are striking religious music from the programs of visiting musical groups. Mozart's Requiem-- the piece played by a Chinese orchestra on a goodwill visit to the Vatican-- is off limits for Chinese audiences, as is Handel's Messiah. More remarkably, Chinese censors recently struck Carmina Burana, a piece whose Latin text was apparently enough to suggest religious intent. Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window. * <http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/christopher_howse/blog/2008/09/30/handel_frightens_china>China bans performances of Western religious music (Daily Telegraph<http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/christopher_howse/blog/2008/09/30/handel_frightens_china>) <*}}}>< <http://halfthekingdom.mofuse.mobi/>Half the Kingdom! on your Mobile <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/wordpress/>Half the Kingdom! Blog <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom! Main Site <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/by-the-by/>Half the Kingdom! By the by <*}}}>< Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help, so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
