"countertenor" - 1 õppematerjal

The Silence And Awe Of Arvo Pärt

Silence can be both that which is outside of us and that which is inside a person. The silence of our soul, which isn't even affected by external distractions, is actually more crucial but more difficult to achieve." "A lot of people have this impression that he's a bit of a recluse, sort of monk-like. Yes, when you see him. But as soon as you speak to him and get to know him, I tell you, he has the most wonderful sense of humor and a most engaging personality," once said countertenor David James of the Hilliard Ensemble, a group that began championing Pärt's music in the 1980s. When Huizenga asked Pärt how he liked being thought of as a mystic. He just laughed. "Ah," he said "that is the last thing I want to be." In April 2015 New York Live Arts will present Arvo Pärt: Journeys in Silence - A Selection of Chamber Works. It is a day-long immersion--through music, lectures and film--into the