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Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J.

Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J. will begin teaching courses in liturgy, sacred music and religious education this fall at Boston College’s Clough School of Theology.

Articles by Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J.
Members of Coro y Orquesta Misional San Xavier perform the opera “San Francisco Xavier” at the Church of San Xavier in the town of San Javier, Bolivia, on April 23. 2024.
Arts & CultureMusic
A rare Jesuit opera inspired by St. Francis Xavier
Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J.
The opera ‘San Xavier’ provides a glimpse of how Jesuits evangelized with music—a key dimension of the 1986 film “The Mission.”
Scott Loudon and his team filming his documentary, ‘Anonimo’ (photo courtesy of Scott Loudon)
Arts & CultureMusic
The Jesuits’ musical legacy: A mission opera debuts in Bolivia
Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J.
This week, a music festival returns to the Chiquitos missions in Bolivia, which the Jesuits established between 1691 and 1760. The story of the Jesuit "reductions" was made popular by the 1986 film ‘The Mission.’