Third Annual Interfaith Symposium of Music – “In the Beginning” –
The Music, Theology, Art History and Astrophysics of Creation
Date: Sunday, 2/12/2006
Start Time: Symposium 2:30 PM
The free evening concert (7:00 p.m.) will feature music of the Creation
story drawn from the many traditions of our time and of times past.
Location: Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church
Address: 505 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Registration and Info: 818.623.1000 or jmcla@socal.rr.com

Announcing the third annual city-wide interfaith symposium exploring
spiritual themes. In cooperation with the Beverly Hills Presbyterian
Church (BHPC), the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese and the Jewish Music
Commission of Los Angeles (JMCLA) we will explore the opening chapters
of Genesis in Jewish, Protestant and Catholic thought, liturgy, science,
art history and music.

Participants in the afternoon symposium (2:30 p.m.) include: Rabbi
Edward M. Feinstein, Valley Beth Shalom; J. Paul Getty Museum art
historian Jeremy Glatstein; UCLA astrophysicist Dr. Brad Hansen; Dr.
Kikanza Nuri Robins, BHPC; Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Valley Beth
Shalom; Reverend Dr. Vahe H. Simonian, BHPC; and The Right Reverend
Alexei Smith, Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese.

The free evening concert (7:00 p.m.) will feature music of the Creation
story drawn from the many traditions of our time and of times past. In
addition, winning entries in the First Annual Student Art Contest will
be on display along with more than 200 works of art by Los Angeles
students (K – 12) depicting creation themes, including the “Big Bang
Theory.”

Space for both symposium and concert is limited. Advanced reservations
are required. Deadline: February 6, 2006.