Teachers of religion December 17, 2000: Jubilee of the Entertainment World January 6, 2001: Closing of Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica Other events Arvo Pärt was commissioned to compose a work for the occasion, and wrote (Cecilia, Roman virgin) for mixed choir and orchestra. The Italian text deals with the life and martyrdom of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The work was first performed on 19 November 2000, close to her feast day on 22 November, by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Myung-whun Chung. See also Tertio Millennio Adveniente Novo Millennio Ineunte "Jubilee Song", an English-language Filipino song written to coincide with the Great Jubilee New evangelization References External links The Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 News of the Great Jubilee Year The Holy See - Jubilee 2000 Jubilee (Christianity) 2000 in Christianity Turn of the third millennium