I would like to cordially invite all readers in the Bay Area/Northern California to the next event in the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music’s Public Lecture and Concert Series.
Et ut musica in convivio vini (Eccl. 49, 2): Music and Wine for Monks, Musicians, and Men of Good Will
Lecture by Dom Benedict Nivakoff, OSB, Abbot of San Benedetto in Monte, Norcia, Italy
Sancta Maria Hall, St. Patrick’s Seminary
320 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, California
Free Admission; Reception following the Lecture
Bringing to light the Epistle text from the July 11th feast of St. Benedict, this talk will ask and answer some important questions: How did the saint who encourages abstinence from wine and a life without laughter come to be described with a text that talks of music and wine? How can St. Benedict help the musician work with priests who seem not to understand music? How can St. Benedict help priests and seminarians to work with musicians?
The lecture is not available via livestream or Zoom; in-person only.
