The concept of the festival Sacred Music, to use cultural difference not for its explosive potential, but as the seed of a dialogue about a common theme, is continued in two roundtable discussions: the prominent participants ensure that these discussions between the religions will lead to unusual insights. 8.12. I Sun : 12:00 a.m. Dr. Kosei Morimoto, Abbot of the Tôdai-ji Monastery and Islamic scholar, in conversation with Mohamed Reza Derwichi, writer and musical scholar from Iran. Following the discussion Kosei Morimoto will give a tour of the altar erected onstage for the ceremony. 15.12. I Sun : 12:00 a.m. François Lilienfeld, Cantor from Naronne, Frankreich, in conversation with Lotfi Bouchnak and Lama Doboom Tulku, Director of the Tibet House, Delhi and co-initiator of the World Festival of Sacred Music. 15.12. I Sun : 5:00 p.m. Lecture by François Lilienfeld: Music for the Jewish Holidays
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