“It looked as though these islands were floating in the air, colorful cupolas and turrets appearing between the trees. The bells began to ring, low-pitched booms and higher, shrill clinks: the world was filled with sounds and colors.” A visit to Valamo Monastery in 1939 burned in composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s soul for decades before crystallizing into a monumental concert-length work in 1996. “Then there were the monks with dark beards and dressed in robes, the tall arching ceilings of the church, the saints immortalized in icons, the kings and angels…” Journey with The Sound Between through Rautavaara’s extraordinary experience as we bring to vivid life his unaccompanied choral masterpiece, VIGILIA.

Running Time: 75 minutes, no intermission.