On December 1
st, some members of our community participated in an Advent concert organized by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Among the different pieces of music presented were Bach’s
Dona Nobis Pacem from his Mass in E minor and
Der Stern von Bethlehem (
The Star of Bethlehem) by Josef Rheinberger.
It was a great way for us to see how music and religion are interconnected, and how music can help transmit the faith and evangelize. It was also a motivation to continue our music studies and to understand what makes music so powerful and appealing to men.