Clarissa [Sometimes] Explains It All

There is no doubt that music plays an important role in facilitating people spiritually for all kinds of religion. One of the earliest and most known examples is the Gregorian chant of the Middle ages. However, sacred music of not only Roman Catholicism, but in other denominations as well are often overlooked artistically. Thus, Lincoln Center started the White Light Festival for the fall season, its new annual fall festival that is “focused on music’s transcendent capacity to illuminate our larger interior universe.” During this festival, the “spiritual dimension of music as manifested in different cultural and musical traditions” is explored, where performances ranging from Western religions to Hinduism is played.

The festival is supposed to end tomorrow, November 18, but the performance of the Manganiyar Seduction has been rescheduled to November 22 and 23. Hindustani classical music, folk music, and songs from Sufi Muslim roots are performed on a color, multi-level set. It’s a dramatic piece that starts with a single voice, joined by another, and another, and later with an accumulation of instruments.

I wish I knew about this festival earlier, but I’ll be sure to check it out next year.

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