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James Taranto had some fun with the Houston Symphony's attempt to be inoffensive:
Handel With Care
By and large we agree with those who prefer to call Christmas "Christmas," rather than those who insist on the generic "holiday," which is supposedly more palatable to Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Shintoists, Unitarians, Zoroastrians, Taoists, Sikhs, deists, pantheists, atheists, agnostics and adherents of the Baha'i faith, even though we fall into one of those 14 categories. But the effort to be sensitive to non-Christians can lead to some very funny results. This is from the Web site of the Houston Symphony:Handel's Messiah
By Conductor Christopher SeamanBoth an awe-inspiring holiday tradition and a memorable religious experience, Handel's Messiah returns this holiday season. Guest conductor Christopher Seaman leads Houston's premier performance of Handel's choral masterwork, which includes the timeless Hallelujah Chorus.
If they really want to be sensitive to those who can't stomach "Christmas," shouldn't they change the name of the work to, say, Handel's "Dude"?
Perhaps the Houston Symphony thinks Handel's Messiah celebrates Independence Day or Thanksgiving. But then the masterwork would have to be renamed Handel's Uncle Sam or Handel's Turkey.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/07/05 06:37 PM | Houston Arts/Culture | Print | Comments (4)
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