Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem

Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem happens to be one of the most important festivals in Jerusalem. Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem is essentially a 'liturgical repertoire' which includes a wide variety of music from both the Baroque and Renaissance periods.

First set up by the head of the Benedictine monastery in 1957, Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem brought to Israel notable ensembles and musicians. In 1971 the Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem was laid off and was eventually revived only in 1992.

Overview of the Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem-

The Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem is held twice a year during the Sukkot (May-June) and Shavuot (September-October) holidays. The Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem is housed in the Crusader church of the Benedictine Monastery and also in the Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church which was built in the early 1920s.These two churches reverberate with the strains of classical and religious music during the Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem. Both the venues are thronged by music lovers from Jerusalem. Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem gets a new dimension with street performances and other musical events in the orchards and gardens of the monastery.

It deserves to be mentioned here that the Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem helps to strengthen the bond of universal peace and brotherhood amongst the Jews, Christians and the Muslims residing in Jerusalem. The common language of music binds them all creating an atmosphere of universal peace and harmony.

Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem is undoubtedly the most high-profile music festival held in the Arab village of Abu Gosh. Both amateur and professional musicians from all corners of the country make it a point to be a part of this grand festival. So if you are a great music lover then you must make it a point to be a part of the Abu Gosh Music Festival in Jerusalem and have an experience of a lifetime.