Jared Jacobsen, organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music, practices for of the 2019 season. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Jared Jacobsen is hitting the road on a musical journey. “I decided that I’m going to
Jared Jacobsen, organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music, poses for a portrait before the 2019 season. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Sunday’s Sacred Song Service will be rich in different kinds of music, language and
In 1965, Rabbi Saul Berman participated in and was arrested at the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama. “I was arrested a number of times,” said Berman, an American scholar and Modern Orthodox rabbi. “I spent some
Saleem When he was a kid, all Gibran Saleem wanted in the world was to be a Ninja Turtle. Fast-forward to 2019 — instead of battling crime as an anthropomorphic reptile, Saleem is a stand-up
Reverend Susan Sparks, begins her six day series of "Christmas in July," during morning worship on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in the Amphitheater. Rev. Sparks starts her talk by saying "We are living in the
Jared Jacobsen. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER As much as he likes to help people sing and pray, Jared Jacobsen also likes to make people laugh. “This week is just a gift for me,” said Jacobsen, Chautauqua’s
Alper If nothing else, Rabbi Bob Alper wants his lecture audience to know the meaning of the word “religion.” “I’ll be talking about the importance of life-cycle events and the importance of humor in those
Don’t be fooled by the name: Unlike the 1986 comedic classic “Three Amigos,” the Interfaith Amigos aren’t just a laughing matter. While they are a distinctly comedic religious association, the group has its interfaith origins
Organist And Coordinator Of Worship And Sacred Music, Jared Jacobsen, directs the Chautauqua Choir during the inaugural Sacred Song Service Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A “motet” is a particular
It was Theodore Parker, a 19th-century abolitionist and Unitarian minister, who once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Philip Gulley says that there’s nothing to suggest that
Thanks in part to the people of the Burned-over District, America is a country where women have the right to vote, slavery is illegal and the temperance movement effected policy change at the federal level.
When it comes to religion, the Rev. Elaine Thomas wants people to think outside the box. “I’d like my audience to take away more questions than they came with,” said Thomas, a spiritual counselor, medium
When Jared Jacobsen’s children brought home “cheesy” holiday choral songs one year, it gave him an idea: What if he based an entire Tallman Tracker Organ concert on holiday characters like Frosty the Snowman and
Patrick Mason To Patrick Mason, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most prominent religious tradition to come out of the Burned-over District. “I’ll be talking about the transformation of Mormonism from
Spencer McBride looks at American history through the lens of “the way that society impacts religion, and the way that religion impacts society.” “I think about the Burned-over District as this very significant time and
The plane touched down on a viridescent sea of grass, its human cargo stepping gingerly onto the golf course, unaware of the infamy and tragedy that would befall her less than a decade later.