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11th Annual Baha’i Choral Festival at Baha’i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
June 3, 2017, in Music > Choir, by Naysan NaraqiEach year more than 200 singers from diverse backgrounds and faiths come from around the globe to participate in the Baha’i House of Worship Choral Music Festival, which concludes with two public concerts in the auditorium of the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, USA.
This year marked the 11th Annual Baha’i Choral Festival, and more than a thousand people came to the concert at the Baha’i temple to hear the uplifting music and spiritual readings from the world’s religions. This is a live video stream from the event which took place on May 28, 2017.
The live stream of the public concert runs for approximately 2.5 hours, and includes a number of short videos interwoven through the program.
For more information about the Baha’i House of Worship Choir and the annual choral festival, use this link: www.bahaichoir.org/festival
To find out more about the Baha’i House of Worship of North America, use the following link: www.bahai.us/bahai-temple
You may also enjoy the following video called The First Australian Baha’i Choral Festival as well.
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Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
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I’d love to share this on FB, can you add a FB button?
Great video!
I’m glad I accidentally found this site.
Vickie Light (June 6, 2017 at 3:50 PM)
Hi Vickie, glad you like the video and yes there is a Facebook button there, and you can also see it added to Baha’i Blog’s Facebook page. Be sure to “Like” Baha’i Blog’s Facebook page so you can follow us there as well: https://www.facebook.com/bahaiblog
Naysan Naraqi (June 6, 2017 at 7:43 PM)