[HANASHIR:11230] Interfaith Music Festival

[Ricki Baird <rbaird...>]

I am participating in an Interfaith Music Festival at the end of this month.
The mission of the festival is to promote understanding and respect among
different faiths, traditions and beliefs. Choirs, soloists and ensembles
from several different congregations in our county will be sharing songs of
worship and praise to uplift the spirit and engender feelings of love, hope
and peace.

The organizing committee has discovered that the origin of the music sung in
today?s Christian worship services came from what they described to me as
?the ancient Hebrew chanting of the cantors?. (They specifically mentioned
the ?amen?s and the halleluyah?s.)

In light of this research, they have asked me to open the program by
chanting one of our ancient prayers. My first thought was Bar?chu since it
is the call to worship, my second thought was V?ahavta since the English
translation is read in the worship services of faiths other than our own?.

Any other ideas or suggestions are very welcome. And can someone help me out
in finding a Bar?chu that fits the bill?

Ricki Baird, Soloist and Songleader
Congregation Beth David
San Luis Obispo, CA

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