Music has always been considered a direct pathway to the spirit. In this special candlelit event, four of today’s leading virtuosos will perform spiritually resonant works by Arvo Pärt, Max Bruch, Maurice Ravel, Jesse Montgomery, and Olivier Messiaen’s 1941 masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time.

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ABOUT MESSIAEN’S QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
Composed and premiered in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time was written for the musicians on hand among his fellow inmates. The premiere took place on the bitter cold evening of January 15, 1941. For many in attendance it was the first time they heard chamber music of any kind, yet Messiaen later wrote, “Never was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension.” With music of overwhelming originality and power, he rose above his captivity to create a musical experience of soaring spiritual transcendence.