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 "In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, sacred sound is a richly interconnected common ground. For millennia, shared geography and history have provided core texts, ideas, and practices. Differing experiences have provided beautiful diversity, independence, and insight of perspective. The sounds of these traditions link us through generations to those who worshipped long before us, and remind us to love our neighbors as ourselves today."

WTTW presents

SOUNDS OF FAITH - CHICAGO

We invite you to enjoy a one-hour concert film celebrating the interconnection and diversity of sacred sound in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, performed by leading practitioners and artists in Chicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

Sunday, April 4, 2010, at 6:00 pm Central Time on WTTW 11 (PBS Chicago)

While world events often divide communities, members of the Abrahamic faiths in Chicago have drawn together to explore the common ground of sacred sound. Sounds of Faith - Chicago documents a remarkable event which took place in November 2009 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, on the campus of the University of Chicago. Against the architectural and acoustic backdrop of a space designed for inter-religious inquiry and introduced by journalist Bill Kurtis, 250 leading practitioners and artists shared joyful and meditative sounds ranging from shofar and tar to sacred recitation and chant and the swelling calls of choir, organ, and bells.

Conceived by Dr. Shakeela Hassan — professor emeritus of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Chicago — as a means for sharing ideas of sound, rhythm and movement to build mutual respect between the interfaith communities of Jews, Christians and Muslims, Sounds of Faith - Chicago is a production of Harran Productions Foundation and Noisemaker Films. Founded in 2006 by Dr. Hassan, Harran Productions Foundation is dedicated to producing thought-provoking interfaith events and documentaries that open dialogues between individuals and societies around the world. In 2009, Dr. Hassan partnered with producer/director Greg Samata. Greg and his partners run Noisemaker Films, an independent film production company which pushes creative disciplines to tell compelling stories about the human condition.
Please visit www.soundsoffaith.org for more information.

Executive Producers: Shakeela Z. Hassan and Greg Samata
Artistic Director: James Kallembach
Program Director: Matthew Dean
Introduction: Bill Kurtis

SOUNDS OF FAITH - CHICAGO was made possible in part by generous contributions
from the following individuals and organizations:
 
America's Food Technologies
B&D Foundation
California Community Fund
Exelon Corporation
Joseph P. and Jeanne F. Sullivan Foundation
The Khan Foundation
William and Edith Enright