Arts & Faith St. Louis
An effort to build a more harmonious St. Louis.
OUR MISSION
Our hope is to establish an annual tradition of arts programs that provide an appreciation of the religious diversity of St. Louis, on the path for peace. Over time, our hope is that such events will begin to redefine what September 11th stands for.
OUR BELIEFS
*The arts have a unique power to inspire thoughtful discussion among diverse audiences, to bring people together, and to bridge divides through shared experiences.
*There are issues that would benefit from considered collaboration between the arts and the faith community.
*There is no other organized, ongoing activity elsewhere in our community with this focus.
*This process of collaboration will build on the St. Louis community's traditions of strong interfaith and inter-group collaboration, mutual respect among diverse groups, and civility in public discourse.
OUR HISTORY
The 2011 program, An Interfaith Memorial in Music, brought together religious musical reflections by representatives from St. Louis' Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu communities, as well as performances by world-renowned soprano Christine Brewer, a St. Louis Symphony string quartet, the St. Louis Symphony in Unison Chorus, and others. Senator John Danforth offered spoken remarks, and the program included a presentation of colors by the Pipe and Drum Corps of the City of St. Louis Fire and St. Louis County Police Departments.
Soprano Christine Brewer, Jazz vocalist Brian Owens & Piano player Peter Martin are joined on stage by the Dickson String Quartet, the St. Louis County Police Pipes & Drums Honor Guard of St. Louis County Police, Detective Patrick Night, and members of the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim faith communities to sing "God Bless America" at the closure of the Second Annual 9/11 Interfaith Memorial in Music at the Sheldon Concert Hall on September 9th, 2012. Photo credit by Ray Marklin. SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE EVENT IN OUR PHOTO GALLERY (CLICK HERE)
THANK YOU ST. LOUIS FOR A WONDERFUL EVENT!
MAIN ARTIST
Internationally renowned soprano Christine Brewer performed, once again, at the 'Second Annual 9/11 Interfaith Commemoration in Music: An Appreciation of Religious Diversity' on September 9th, 2012 at 5:30pm at The Sheldon Concert Hall. Event wasfree and open to the public.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Gerald Early, from Washington University in St. Louis, was the Keynote speaker for the ‘Second Annual 9/11 Interfaith Commemoration in Music: An Appreciation of Religious Diversity’ on September 9th at The Sheldon Concert Hall. Early is Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, Professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies, as well as Director of the Center for Humanities, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Early is a noted essayist and American culture critic who has received many awards and distinctions, among them a Whiting Writer's Award and a General Electric Foundation Award. Early is currently finishing a book about Fisk University.
2012 9/11 INTERFAITH MEMORIAL IN MUSIC PHOTO GALLERY
2012 9/11 Interfaith Memorial in Music: An Appreciation of Religious Diversity took place on September 9, 2012 at The Sheldon Concert Hall. In the picture, the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis choir. See more pictures of the memorial and the post event activity here.
VIDEOS
2012 9/11 Interfaith Memorial in Music: An Appreciation of Religious Diversity (Watch the 3:19 min trailer below)
