Rockefeller Chapel is an enormous space—neither religious nor secular, but teetering on the rims of both in its uses as a prayer hall, concert space, and location for the College’s convocation ceremony. On April 22nd, 2017, the chapel is used as a divine space, bringing two religions, two cultures, and numerous ethnicities together in “A Meeting of Two Seas,” a concert celebrating the contributions of Hindus and Muslims to the arts of South Asia. As a performer, I enter Rockefeller Chapel through its West Entrance, two hours before the concert begins for a quick rehearsal and sound check—I am an insider, not only as a Carnatic vocalist, but as a Hindu, who has observed the rifts between Hindus and Muslims, which have lasted seemingly through antiquity. Through the concert, I hope to observe a beautiful amalgamation of these two religions and cultures—and possibly, see the rifts begin to subside. Before guests begin to usher in, I take a seat in the front row next to my friends and fellow performers and prepare to take notes for my sketch. My friends giggle and chatter about their daily struggles, tuning out the sitar music playing softly in the background, but I tell them to quiet down so that I can pay attention during the concert. After a brief introduction from co-hosts Nikhil and Nur Banu, Minu Pasupathi, one of my South Asian Music Ensemble (SAME) directors, ascends the stage to perform the first act, an assemblage of two unconventional Carnatic pieces: “Allahvai
As the music began, I started to move; the pounding of my feet blending in with the melodious sounds of the flute, the ghungaroo(bells) around my ankles, the mridangham (drums), and the blood rushing into my own heart. With the music and my first movements, the fear of being on stage washes away and I am focused on my movements and my expressions—using them to tell a story about my culture, my heritage, and me.
The sermons given at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel are known to liven up a calm Sunday morning. On the morning of September 18th, I expected the same caliber speaker that had graced the pulpit all of the previous weekends. What I didn’t expect on that Sunday was to see Michael Eric Dyson, a man whose name stuck a chord with most of the public. E even though his name had been on the itinerary since the first chapel service, I was still in shock to see him in person. I had seen him once before earlier in the year at Hampton University’s graduation. If his sermon was anything like his commencement speech, I reckoned that I was in for a show - and that I was.
Sitting in the Brand New Life Christian Center in April 2006, I gazed upon the chairs, pulpit, and an array of pianos, drums, and trumpets. The praise and worship team was leading us in songs of worship. An excitement was building because I knew it was not just any ordinary concert; it was the day one of my favorite artists, Cleveland Laing, also known as Lieutenant. Stitchie was going to perform. I counted each song we sang and how many people performed before it was Lt. Stitchie’s turn to thrill us with heart-stopping, soul-filling reggae gospel music. Everyone stood tense as they awaited his performance. The seats were filled, with even more people crowding the back and the sides of the church.
On Friday night, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. I attended the Manhattan School of Music for the Jazz Orchestra that performed by Jazz vocalists and MSM alumni Jane Monheit and many other musicians. That place is unlikely the ordinary place, people have appropriate dress on and have nicely etiquette toward the performers, unlike me, many of audiences seem like that they come to this concert with certain knowledge of Jazz orchestra. And its musical venue was the ideal spot for the concert, so I sat in a decent spot spot that located at midst of the concert hall where I can view all the performers and hear performers’ music clearly. And the conductor informally began the show was quite nicely and politely which made me feel really comfortable
This is what happened today: A lot of familiars arrived to see Mia but Adam has still not arrived. Kim a friend of Mia arrive with his mother who never let her to drive long distances, Kim’s mother is very emotional, they are Jewish, at summers Kim goes to a summer camp this summer camp is very boring and she calls that camp as Torah Whore.
In the antebellum South of the 1840s, there were three very popular genres of music: stage music, parlor music, and sacred music. Elements of all three of these genres are still emphasized in today’s music curriculum. Although these genres as Dusenbery knew them are no longer popular, they’ve slowly evolved into today’s music. Music theatre has replaced stage music, pop music has replaced parlor music, and sacred music has evolved into modern worship music. Although the average WVU students no longer dance to a fiddle on Friday nights, they do however flock to clubs where different music warrants similar social experiences. Perhaps the only true difference between music then and now is the prominence of religion. As more defining lines were drawn between church and state, the popularity of religious and sacred music greatly diminished. During Dusenbery’s time, religious music like Sacred Harp were incredibly popular in the south. It’s very likely that many students participated in Sacred Harp sings throughout their years at UNC. No religious music holds this level of importance in today’s music
“Robert had done a little of everything, it seemed, a regular blind jack-of-all-trades” (Carver 264). Robert is the influential blind man with a unique ability of “sight”. He is not blocked by the blurred vision of stereotypes or the mentality that he may be unable to perform certain actions. A visit to an old friend transforms into a spiritual reunion for the narrator. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”, Robert’s, the blind man, meaningful “sight” creates a new, optimistic outlook on life for both the narrator/husband and his wife through his own self-awareness and deeper understanding of reality.
Characterization is in every piece of written literature. Authors can choose to indirectly or directly characterize the persons in order to develop the plot of the story. The act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person helps progress the storyline. Imagery is often used to create a mental image of the character , also supports the theme. In “Yellow Wallpaper “ by Charlotte Gilman and “ Cathedral” by Raymond Carver the authors use all elements, flat, round, static, and dynamic characterization to help develop the characters and the plot.
On the night of November 11th, I attended Divahn’s performance at the Gamble Auditorium. Their music featured Middle Eastern, Latin, and Indian styles, and the vocals were sung in various native languages of the Middle East. Although I could not understand the lyrics, the music was able to demonstrate the emotions of the piece effectively, so that I could understand the content of the music.
CHOWAN UNIVERSITY Honors Cultural Enrichment The National Cathedral: A Deeper Insight Tamare’a C. Jones Dr. Thomas Whitaker 12/10/2014 Since the early days of evangelicalism, governmental officials have been increasingly concerned about America’s spiritual harmony. It was a strong desire to establish a community that will provide spiritual nourishment with daily worship and prayer. After years of meetings and negotiations, Congress granted a charter to build a cathedral in Washington D.C. that will develop and enhance religious faith.
Raymond Craver’s short story, “Cathedral,” it is a very complex yet simple story to understand. Carver has been known throughout his career as being a minimalist, and in his short story “Cathedral” it is not exempt from his minimalism, and is more commonly known as a turning point in his career from the overall hopeless tones, and themes in his previous works to having a more optimistic approach even admitting it in Daniel Lehman’s article “Symbolic Significance in the Stories of Raymond Carver" in a Paris Review interview Carver states that it is his “break-through story”. In the story, the narrator interacts with his wife’s blind friend for the first time before facing an experience later throughout the story as the blind man known as Robert asks to describe what a cathedral looks like which relays to the title of the short story, and many article writers such as Diane Henningfield, Carol Simpson, and Chris Bullock go into detail as to how Carver uses different methods to tell the story and express his style of story telling. “Cathedral” is written in such a way that the reader is able to grasp what is happening in the story, and connect with the characters as the author uses character contrasts, interactions, and responses to using the lack of details along with the subtle uses of metaphors and symbolisms while the story itself reflects Carver’s minimalism, and changes in his works.
Today, Times Square Church embarks on a 3-day fasting and prayer for the teenagers and youths of this generation. And what a time it is for us to come together as a body to pray. The devil has been roaming about targeting teens and youths, and it's time to stop him in his tracks. All too often, we are busy focusing on other things that we turn a blind eye to what the devil is doing in the lives of some of our young ones.
This research is going to address The Cathedral of Saint Paul building which has been in existence, in various buildings since 1841. St. Paul’s Cathedral, which was designed by the architect Sir Christopher Wren, is one of the commonest iconic Anglican Cathedral buildings. It is the tallest structure in London since its completion in 1710 till 1967 and it is the seat of the Bishop of London and is devoted to Paul, the Apostle. It dates back to the original church on the site. Wren was inspired by contemporary Renaissance trends in Italian architecture, and designed the cathedral in a restrained Baroque style, attempting to combine the traditions of English medieval cathedrals with the classical style of Inigo Jones and French buildings by Mansart.
Since the dawn of time, it has been commonly said that music is a universal language. The first official venue that housed this language’s development, and connected groups of people is the amphitheatre. These spaces were first established in second century Rome, and added cultural significance in the first moldings of society. Overtime, this specific type of musical establishment transcended to American culture. The first concert was in held in 1952 Cleveland, Ohio and is known as the, “Moondog Coronation Ball”. The mass gathering was due to the large fanbase of rock and roll, illustrating a commonality during these times. This subject highlights that music venues like stadiums, concert halls and arenas allow thousands of people to enjoyably
The Sistine Chapel is one of the most beautiful artworks known to man, but who knew that so many secrets could be hidden in the artwork that covers the ceilings and walls of the sacred church. The Sistine Chapel was falling apart and after getting it fixed church needed someone to decorate the inside with the most intelligent strokes of a paint brush. After searching Pope Julius ll chose the famous artist Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo may or may not have wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel for the Pope. Symbols are everywhere in art; Michelangelo was able to put large and even some insulting symbols on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.