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.
Modern Oratorio
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Playlist
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
Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis/Tõnu Kaljuste
Kaija Saariaho: La Passion de Simone
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
Kitka Vocal Ensemble
Phil Kline: Kyrie fr. John the Revelator
Lionheart Vocal Ensemble
John Tavener: The Whale
London Sinfonietta/David Atherton
