JUBILEE OF ARTISTS

17-19 February 2000
PROGRAM

THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2000

18.00	Church of "Santa Maria sopra Minerva"	First vespers of "Beato Angelico" presided over by H. E. Francesco Marchisano	Homily: Father Innocenzo Venchi, O.P. General Postulator
*FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2000*
9.30	Basilica of St. Peter's	Concelebrated Mass presided over by Card. Roger Etchegaray, President of the Jubilee Committee	Speech and Blessing by Holy Father John Paul II
17.00	Paul VI Hall, Vatican	International Symposium on "The Church and Art in the pilgrimage towards God"	Moderator: H.E. Francesco Marchisano, President of P.C. Cultural Heritage of the Church
	Presenting:
	from Spain :	Venancio Blanco, sculptor	The Artist: Image of God the Creator
	from Portugal:	Emília Nadal, painter	The Artist and the concept of the Beautiful
	from Poland:	Prof. Krzysztof Zanussi, director	The Artist communicating morality through perceptible beauty
	from Italy:	Ennio Morricone, composer	The Artist and music as a means of opening towards the sacred
	from France:	Father André Gence, painter	The Artist and Prayer
	representing slavic nations:	Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.I., mosaic artist	The Artist and art used in worship
	from Germany:	H.E. Friedhelm Hofmann	The Artist and the "new evangelization"
	from England:	Austin Winkley, architect	The Artist and those afar from the Church
--Summary by H.E. Ennio Antonelli, Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference
Musical Interval provided by "Confraternità del Gonfalone":
Johann Sebastian Bach,		Trio in do minore dall'Offerta Musicale (Largo-Allegro)
		Angelo Persichilli, Flute; Ariane Mathäus, violin; Alfredo Persichilli, cello
Giuseppe Tartini		Concerto in re maggiore per tromba e archi (Allegro-Largo-Allegretto)
		Mauro Maur, tromba; Ensemble del "Gonfalone"
21.00	Church of "Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Music and Dance presented by "Adkis Chiti Foundation: Women in Music"	Participation by representatives from all the arts
21.00	St. Ignatius Church	Concert of lyrical music	Inauguration of the restored paintings in the church
		Vincenzo La Scola, tenor, Monica Colonna, soprano
*SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2000*
All the Christian Catacombs of Rome will be open with entry gratis.		Sant'Agnese, Domitilla, Priscilla, San Sebastiano