Large-scale sacred works might not be the first thing that comes to   mind when you think of contemporary music, but a number of important   composers are creating expansive works inspired by their concept of a   higher power.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
John Adams: When Herod Heard fr. El Niño
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Nagano; Theatre of Voices; London
Voices; Willard White, bass-baritone
Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament (excerpt)
Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis/Tõnu Kaljuste
Kaija Saariaho: La Passion de Simone (excerpts)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Tapiola Chamber Choir/Esa-Pekka Salonen; Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Richard Einhorn: The Origin
Voyage of the Beagle
Annie’s Memorial
A Taste for Collecting Beetles
Phil Kline: Kyrie fr. John the Revelator
Lionheart Vocal Ensemble
John Tavener: The Whale (excerpt)
London Sinfonietta/David Atherton