Music
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Christian Life
Rhyming robot authors new Christmas carol
I am impressed by the result, says the Norwegian pastor and filmmaker Øyvind Kleiveland. He asked the chatbot GPT-3 to create a modern Christmas carol. And it worked. When Øyvind Kleiveland explored OpenAI's chatbot GPT-3 in the run-up to Christmas, he wanted to see if he could get the so-called…
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Northern Europe
Pentecostal Church in Norway accused of making too much noise
A housing association complains about a Pentecostal Church in Norway about the level of noise of the church services. As the municipality rejected its claim, it is now taking the case to the National Ombudsman. The bass sounds from the music played during services and other gatherings is invasive, a…
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Central Europe
Online organ festival to promote popularity of instrument
Organ fans could join an organ festival online. It is the first time that the organ world has organised such an event in the virtual world. Organisers host the online festival from Munich. It started on April 18 and will last until May 1. The goal of the International Online…
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Northern Europe
Should Bach's Passion be corrected to combat anti-Semitism?
What does Bach with his St. John’s Passion have to do with anti-Judaism? Everything, according to Øivind Varkøy, Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Therefore, Varkøy suggests adjusting the text of the Passion. In the Norwegian daily Vårt Land, Varkøy explains that the Christian Passover has been a particularly…
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Central Europe
Bavarian church tries to make organ popular again
The Protestant Church in Bavaria is seeking more organ players. Therefore, the church acquired an organ kit. With it, children can build a pipe organ themselves. Last Saturday, the assembly kit was presented at the University of Protestant Church Music in Bayreuth. The kit consists of around 130 individual parts,…
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Central Europe
Church goers Austria allowed to sing again
In the run-up to the end of the lockdown by the Austrian government on May 19th, Minister of Culture Susanne Raab has reached an agreement with all churches and religious communities to sing again. While existing measures as wearing an FFP2 mask, social distancing of two metres and sufficient disinfectant…