2009-09-30 15:05:53

Pope to attend World War II Memorial Concert


(Sept.29,2009): Pope Benedict XVI will attend a concert called "Young People Against the War," as part of a series of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II. Vatican’s Press Office announced on Tuesday that the Oct. 8 concert to be held in Rome will feature a famous German orchestra. Jochem Hochstenbach and Wolfgang Gonnenwein will direct the musicians, who will perform pieces from Gustav Mahler and Felix Mendelssohn.
The concert is being organized by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, the German Embassy to the Holy See, and the European Cultural Forum of the Cultural Association of Mainau.The event is part of the project "1939-2009: 70 Years Since the Outbreak of World War II," which will be presented on Thursday (Oct. 1) at the Vatican press office.








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