Sacred Service and a Fistful of Books

A couple of alerts which show how the Brontës know no frontiers (in countries or in arts):

1.  In Oreland, Pennsylvania, the world premiere of Sacred Service composed by Gayle Wieand which includes poetry by Emily Brontë (specifically, No Coward Soul is Mine).

Philomusica Chorale
will perform “Sacred Service”
Christ’s Lutheran Church,
700 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Oreland, PA 19075,

Saturday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30, 4 p.m.

More information can be read in Montgomery News:

“I wanted it to have a universal spiritual appeal, not just a Christian faith only,” she said. “Because I didn't want it to be strictly Christian, the whole piece starts with a Navajo prayer.”
From the Navajo prayer, the piece continues to incorporate a wide variety of literature, ranging from the works of Catholic saints to Muslim poets, a Sufi poet to British writer Emily Brontë.
In order to get the perfect sound and literary selections to achieve the universal appeal she was aiming for, Weiand took the better part of a year to compose “Sacred Service.” (Thomas Celona)

2. Alert reader Emanuela informed us about a programme on the Italian television which will feature Jane Eyre. It's a competition between two schools answering questions about a novel they both have read. Jane Eyre is the subject of the next programme:

January 30  18.00
Rai 3  - Per un Pugno di Libri

Jane Eyre
Di Charlotte Brontë

Scuole sfidanti:
Liceo classico “Francesco De Sanctis” di Manduria
Liceo classico “Niccolo’ Machiavelli” di Pioltello

The programme will be available to be watched here. More information in La Voce di Mancuria

Categories: Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, Music, Poetry