And all other sacred-sounding music from the
West. Here
is the link. If I were afraid of Christianity, I would ban the Messiah
as well. The last time it was performed in Shanghai, during the Hallelujah
Chorus, "the audience rose to its feet and stomped and clapped and even
screamed.” Music, you know. The language of close encounters of the third kind.
Those of us living in China hadn't heard about this yet. I discussed the CT article just now with a Chinese pastor friend who said she is saddened by the news.
Messiah was performed in our city by a Chinese choir accompanied by members of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra three years ago. Every performance was before a packed house with many government officials. Local Chinese believers handed out flyers explaining what the words meant when translated into Chinese. It was a great time.
Posted by: Ranger | December 29, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Ranger,
I'm pleased to be a link in the chain of custody of this piece of information. It's one reason I find blogging fulfilling. May God give you the wisdom to make use of it.
Posted by: JohnFH | December 29, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Very pretty this work of its WEB,
congratulations, desiring much success,
Efigênia Coutinho
BRAZIL
http://poesiasefigeniacoutinho.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Efigênia Coutinho | February 03, 2009 at 08:25 AM