Melody, harmony, unity, and diversity

Melody, harmony, unity, and diversity

FROM VOL. 144
Theologian Peter Bouteneff explains how Arvo Pärt’s rediscovery of the meaning of melody and harmony led to an awareness of the significance of prayer. (23 minutes)
A contemplative musical space

A contemplative musical space

FROM VOL. 129
Arvo Pärt’s music, says conductor Peter Phillips, shares with that of the Renaissance an experience of timelessness within time. (22 minutes)
Maximalist music

Maximalist music

FROM VOL. 8
Dominic Aquila explains how — unlike the minimalist composers John Cage and Philip Glass — Arvo Pärt uses purity and simplicity to point beyond the created world to the transcendent Creator. (6 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 144

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 144

FEATURED GUESTS: Jonathan Mcintosh, Kevin Vost, Malcolm Guite, R. David Cox, Grant Brodrecht, and Peter Bouteneff
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 129

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 129

FEATURED GUESTS: Nicholas Carr, Robert Pogue Harrison, R. J. Snell, Norman Wirzba, Philip Zaleski, Carol Zaleski, and Peter Phillips