16th Annual Bahá’í Choral Festival Devotional Concert - 2024
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- More than 140 local and international singers from diverse races, faiths, and backgrounds come together to perform in the festival under the direction of Van Gilmer, an internationally known performer and composer. Gilmer is also a recognized local leader in racial justice work, and sees this event as a continuation of our unifying efforts to build one human family. Gilmer, a long-time resident of Wilmette, is inspired by the teachings of the Baha’i Faith, which are centered on the oneness of humanity. This festival, inaugurated by Gilmer in 2007, is an example of that unity in action.
Rehearsals are held over three days at a nearby hotel, culminating in two, back-to-back festival concerts. Participants enjoy the excitement and unifying feeling of singing by heart selections that range from Classical to Gospel music in four or more parts with no accompanying instruments. As Gilmer says, “They experience the Baha’i Scripture that ‘Music is a ladder by which souls ascend to the realm on high.’”
The Baha'i House of Worship is a unique spiritual institution on Chicago’s north shore. The building is open to all for prayer and worship, with the goal of providing a place for anyone to find the inspiration for their service to humanity. Baha’is believe that the betterment of the world begins with worship. The quiet serenity of the Baha'i House of Worship reflects the spiritual truths of the Baha'i Faith: the oneness of God, the oneness of humanity and the oneness of religion.
The Baha'i Faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions. Its founder, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Baha'is as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Jesus and Muhammad.
The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's hope-filled message is that humanity is one and that the day has come for the world to be united. God, Bahá'u'lláh said, has set in motion historical forces that are breaking down traditional barriers of race, class, creed, and nation and that will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization.
Learn more at www.bahai.us. 
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Bravo that was wonderful!❤️
I love listening to these concerts every year. Thank you to all!
Wonderful inspiring choral festival! Thank you all
Soul-stirring performance. Thank you all.
Beautiful choir Watching from Ocala, FL
Lovely, spiritual performance Van, and choir.
Thank you!
It was so beautiful and uplifting that we need so much YaBahaulla❤️
I thoroughly enjoyed this. thanks Chuck.
excellent performance I wish this happen in all countries.
Wonderfull 🙏🙏 Bravo !! From Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱
Amazing! So magnificent!!! I can see you Leonard! Great!!!
The Fact that this House of Worship, it’s Cornerstone was laid down by the hand of Abdu’l-Baha Himself, makes it very special. 🙏🌷👌💜🌷🙏Thanks for the this great program!
Congratulations!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
Praised Due!
Beautiful
What a mighty performance that seemed to rend the veils from before the kind and fearsome Face of Glory!
Alláh-u-Abhá! Great fun watching the chat replay (having been singing so couldn't watch the video) to see how many different countries all over the world folks come from! One of them, I'd never even heard of!
Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawnnigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men. ...
Bahá'u'lláh
Thanks for this wonderfull Choir and Chant.
Love you Klaye! This sounded beautiful
Sublime ❤
🎉superb, amazing performance..Allah'u'abha..thanks for sharing this video..
How does one say thank you for such a powerful, beautiful gift?
Amazing!!! Allahuabha
Sull'onde del mare le vibrazioni di questo coro internazionale: "la pace non solo è possibile, è inevitabile" !
چه نظم وترتیبی !
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Dio è il più glorioso
Allah’u’Abha! 🙏🏽❤️
Shout out to Louise and David.
2:00 Hear Our Prayer O Lord [George Whelpton]
4:00 Alláh-u-Abhá (God Is Most Glorious) [Arr. Rus Garcia]
10:20 Ezekiel Saw De Wheel [Set for Chorus by William L. Dawson]
16:06 The Last Words of David [Randall Thompson]
20:40 And The Glory of The Lord [G.F. Handel]
25:19 Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates [G.F. Handel]
28:43 O Bahá'u'lláh [Tom Price]
38:22 I Love The Lord [Richard Smallwood]
45:00 O Son of Being Love Me! [Van Gilmer]
52:22 Benediction (The Lord Bless You and Keep You) [Peter C. Lutkin]
57:28 O Son of Being Love Me! [Van Gilmer]
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