Bach and Japan
Over at Cyberbrethren, Paul McCain is featuring a fascinating article by Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto on Bach’s music as a servant of the Gospel in Japan. It’s a great read worthy of your consideration.
I found it thought provoking to read of a Japanese woman, who probably like many others, found what God’s love means to Christians, but has resisted the leap of faith. Yet people still flock to listen to Bach. Why? Masaki Suzuki, founder and conductor of the Bach Collegium Japan, suggests that the Japanese want to know what “hope” means for Christians in this time of spiritual poverty.
Choir/musical directors take note: Masaaki Suzuki teaches the Scripture during rehearsals. That’s a good thing to do even in a musical group composed of Christians — especially if we are rehearsing sacred music. Our hope is in the Word and what Christ has done.
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