【慈幼通訊社
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2014
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07
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02
日梵蒂岡訊】
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6月28日，莫斯科主教會議合唱團與聖西斯汀小堂聖詠團攜手合作，在「願眾人都合而為一」演唱會中共同演出，根據Zenit通訊社西班牙語版本的報導，他們於翌日，6月29日，參與聖伯多祿大殿的大禮彌撒，共同慶祝聖伯多祿及聖保祿瞻禮。
6月28日，兩個合唱團齊集聖西斯汀小堂，在最後審判壁畫下合作演出，展現了東、西兩方教會的音樂傳統。聖西斯汀小堂聖詠團的指揮，慈幼會士 Massimo Palombella 蒙席，以及莫斯科主教會議合唱團總監 Aleksej Puzakov，輪流擔任指揮。
Palombella 蒙席最近接受了梵蒂岡電台的訪問，他表示：「透過藝術，對話及交流的橋樑建立起來，使用共同的背景及語言，跨越神學與外交的界限。」
聖西斯汀小堂聖詠團總監承認，我們初時對與莫斯科合唱團合作的事深感疑惑，因為我們過去與聖公會西敏合唱團及路德會萊比錫聖多馬合唱團合作時，大家都擁有歐洲背景，較易找到共同淵源。然而我們現在與文化差異較大的團體合作。幸好最終反應良好，因為我們雙方都多走一步：我們以俄羅斯語詠唱，他們以拉丁文詠唱。
這位慈幼會士也表示，沒有人要求他配合對方的模式，但「我們雙方都向共同領域邁進一步。」Palombella 蒙席強調，6月29日在聖伯多祿大殿舉行的瞻禮，同樣有莫斯科主教會議合唱團的參與，在禮儀開始時詠唱 Palestrina 的「你是磐石」，由 Maestro Puzakov 擔任指揮。「這都是在文化及大公教會層面的重要標記。」
Palombella 蒙席表示，這些建議在教宗本篤十六世時期，當聖西斯汀小堂聖詠團與聖公會西敏合唱團舉行聯合詠唱時，已經實行。後來，在籌備一場與路德會萊比錫聖多馬合唱團合作的同類活動時，教宗方濟各當選。因此要向新教宗致函，詢問他是否願意繼續，教宗以「當然是！」作為回答。Palombella 蒙席注意到這項建議，實際上是向東正教會伸出友誼之手的一種姿態，並得到教宗方濟各的大力鼓勵。
最後，Palombella 蒙席憶述在藝術領域方面，分歧是容易克服的，正如在梵蒂岡花園舉行的和平祈禱會中，來自不同宗教派別，包括猶太教、伊斯蘭教及基督宗教的人士，一同所作的樂器演奏。
"Ut unum sint" Concert by the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Moscow Synodal Choir
(ANS - Vatican, 02 July 2014) –On 28 June, the Synodal Choir of the Moscow Patriarchate sang with the Papal Choir of the Sistine Chapel, in a concert entitled "Ut unum sint"; and the following day, Sunday 29 - as reported by the Spanish edition of the Zenit Agency- they took part in the celebration of the liturgy at St. Peter's basilica, on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
On the 28th, the two choirs sang in the Sistine Chapel, below the fresco of the Last Judgement, and they brought out the musical traditions from the two lungs of the Church, the Eastern and the West. The two choir masters, Msgr. Massimo Palombella SDB, of the Sistine Chapel Choir, and Master Aleksej Puzakov, director of the Moscow Synodal Choir, took turns at conducting the ensemble.
During an interview with the Vatican Radio, Msgr. Palombella recently stated that “it is through art where in bridges of dialogue and encounters are set forth, using common sources and languages that go beyond theology and diplomacy."
The director of the Sistine Chapel Choir admitted that they felt most uncertain with the Choir of Moscow because "with the Anglican Choir of Westminster or the Lutheran St. Thomas Choir in Leipzig, we were in a European context, where it is easy to find common sources. Here, however, we have cultural realities that are farthest. But in the end, the response had been excellent, because we made a double movement: we have sung in Russian and they did also in Latin."
The Salesian also said that he had not been asked to adapt to the other, but that "we both took a step towards a common ground." Msgr. Palombella emphasized that also in the participation of the Synodal Choir in the liturgy of June 29 at St. Peter's, which began with the 'Tu es Petrus' by Palestrina, conducted by the Maestro Puzakov. "These are momentous signs, from the cultural and ecumenical points of view."
These initiatives, Msgr. Palombella said, were already begun during the Pontificate of Benedict XVI, when the Sistine Chapel Choir sang along with the Anglican Choir of Westminster. Then, during the prepations for a similar event with the Lutheran Choir of Leipzig, the election of Pope Francis took place. So a letter was written to the new Pontiff, if there was an intention to continue the process: "Absolutely yes!" was the Pope's reply. Msgr. Palombella noted that this proposal was actually a significant gesture of reaching out to the Orthodox Church, which has received a strong boost from Pope Francis.
Finally Msgr. Palombella recalled that in the field of arts, differences are readily overcome, just like during the Prayer for Peace which took place in the Vatican Gardens, where musicians -Jews, Muslims and Christians- all played their instruments together.