The Arvo Pärt Project at St. Vladimir’s Seminary represents:

A collaboration born out of the deep connection between the composer and the spiritual tradition that grounds his music.

1. CONCERT/LECTURE EVENTS, May 2014

The seminary is working with Arvo Pärt and his trusted conductor Tõnu Kaljuste to compile a select repertoire of his most evocative compositions. These will be performed by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – two world-class ensembles that have extensive experience with the performance and recording of Pärt’s oeuvre. The flagship event will be a concert presented by St. Vladimir’s Seminary at Carnegie Hall on May 31, 2014; additional venues are currently being arranged in New York and other cities.

Preparatory lectures and radio appearances by Dr. Peter Bouteneff, an SVS faculty member with degrees in music and theology, who will detail the spiritual foundations of Pärt’s signature compositional style, deepening the appreciation of the composer’s work. These concert/lecture events have the potential to emerge as among the most definitive Arvo Pärt concert happenings.

Shining a light into previously unexplored depths of Pärt’s work

2. PUBLICATION PROJECTS

Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora are looking to St. Vladimir’s Seminary to help distill the composer’s own reasonings on the impetus behind his music. They have asked Dr. Peter Bouteneff, steeped in Pärt’s repertoire and fluent in Russian, to help interpret the musician’s compositional journey. Their interactions will form the heart of publication projects that will shine a light into previously unexplored depths of Pärt’s work.

 

A lasting collaborative relationship

3. ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

St. Vladimir’s Seminary is working with the International Arvo Pärt Centre to develop a lasting collaborative relationship. Read about it on the Centre’s website here.

Areas under discussion include exchanges of book and manuscript resources, student internships, lecture series, and academic conferences.