The Bristol Ensemble, Choir Of Royal Holloway

The distinctive simplicity and hypnotic, mesmerising quality of the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is deeply compelling and draws the listener in, creating a profoundly meditative experience.

Celebrating the composer’s 80th birthday, Bristol Ensemble and the Choir of Royal Holloway perform an all-Pärt programme including Tabula Rasa, the 1977 work that brought his music in the ‘holy minimalist’ style of tintinnabulation to a world-wide audience, the tranquil Spiegel im Spiegel, the luminous Te Deum and the meditative, minimalist masterpiece Fratres.