The Liturgical festival in Nazareth

Polyphony Education believes that classical music has a unique power to transcend cultural and social boundaries, while advancing the building of a rich and vibrant civil society. Polyphony Education aims to help bridge the divide between the Arab and Jewish communities in Israel through classical music and other related art forms. Educating the performer and audience in the art of listening and communicating, while creating new channels for positive engagement between the two communities, is an essential step towards the advancement of a just and peaceful Israeli society.

To further its mission, Polyphony has developed over the last ten years a ground-breaking multi-tiered program to reach out to different age-groups and social settings. Through its work, Polyphony has created and trained several performing groups, consisting of Arab and Jewish musicians, ranging from youth ensembles up to a world standard chamber orchestra. In addition, Polyphony has cultivated a large audience in Israel that has a passion for music and a vision for a shared Israeli society.

In December 2019, Polyphony launched its first Liturgical Festival, in Nazareth, aiming at increasing its exposure and impact in an innovative way. This Festival advances Polyphony’s mission by utilizing the unique religious and historical significance of the city of Nazareth. It brings people together from different backgrounds to celebrate an important and sacred time in many cultures.  

We encourage you to join us in the 2020 Liturgical Festival that will take place between the 17th and 20th of December. The festival will be streamed online in its entirety. It will take place primarily in Nazareth with Israeli musicians, Arab and Jewish. Since this year we will not be able to invite international musicians, we will include a concert performed in Berlin with Israeli and German artists who are friends and members of Polyphony’s community. For more information please click here.