Classical music enhances solemnity of Triduum

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 31, 2012

~~<p>Classical music, an integral part of worship at Lutheran Church of Honolulu for the past 40 years, will heighten the drama of the last three days of Holy Week that culminate in Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.</p>
<p>This climactic period is known as the Easter, Holy or Paschal Triduum — from the evening of Maundy Thursday, spanning Good Friday and the Holy Saturday vigil, and concluding on Easter Sunday morning. The Rev. Jeff Lilley of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu calls the Triduum "three days plus one" for modern Christians who don't follow the liturgical lunar calendar.</p>
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Classical music, an integral part of worship at Lutheran Church of Honolulu for the past 40 years, will heighten the drama of the last three days of Holy Week that culminate in Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.

This climactic period is known as the Easter, Holy or Paschal Triduum — from the evening of Maundy Thursday, spanning Good Friday and the Holy Saturday vigil, and concluding on Easter Sunday morning. The Rev. Jeff Lilley of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu calls the Triduum "three days plus one" for modern Christians who don't follow the liturgical lunar calendar. Login for more...