Zagreb, (IKA) – The Subcommittee for the Music of the Liturgical Celebration of the Visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Croatia has posted a list of the hymns that will be sung at the liturgical celebration with the Pope on June 5 at the Zagreb Hippodrome on the occasion of National Croatian Catholic Family Day.
The sheet music can be downloaded from the official website of the Pope’s Visit to Croatia, www.papa.hr, under the heading Pilgrims/Instructions.
The combined choir that will enhance the Mass at the Hippodrome is composed of members of individual parish choirs from the city of Zagreb and consists of 500 singers. The choir will be conducted by Maestro Miroslav Martinjak, with the assistance of Maruša Bartolić, the coordinator of the choirs and singers, while the organ accompaniment has been entrusted to Neven Kraljić, organist at the Zagreb Cathedral. According to Maruša Bartolić, the sheet music has been posted so that musical preparation will not be limited solely to the combined choir but be participated in by a large number of the faithful. In this way, all the faithful will be able to prepare for active participation in the celebration of the Mass.
All the information for pilgrims on the website can be found under the headings “Pilgrims” and “Program Schedule.” Furthermore, additional instructions for the accreditation of the journalists who will be covering this event have been posted under the heading “Journalists.”