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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.
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