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How music brings children closer to the Church: Archid. Mihail Bucă tells about the holidays in the grandparents' villagetranslated

November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă, founder of Tronos Psaltic Group, spoke on the podcast "Si eu am risto la sator" produced by Radio Romania Antena Satelor about the holidays spent in the grandparents' village, emphasizing the role of music in bringing children to the Church.

Although he grew up in Bucharest, the father spent part of his childhood vacations in the village of Parava, Bacău county, where his grandparents lived. There he discovered the beauty of Romanian traditions, the joy of caroling and the closeness between the people of the community.

"I learned to carol in the village," confessed the founder of Tronos Psalm Group in the first episode of the podcast produced by journalist Claudia Colniceanu.

The father recalled the evenings when he went to the caroling together with other children, remembering in particular the joy with which they were received in people's homes.

From childhood carols to psaltic music The memories of the grandparents' village remained a source of inspiration for the archid's musical activity. Mihail Bucă, who explained that when he interprets carols, he relives the moments of his childhood and remembers the love of his grandparents.

"I automatically close my eyes and in the carol I seem to see the smile of my grandmother and...

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