With the occasional exception of John Williams, Arvo Pärt is the most-performed composer of our time, and certain of his works have emerged as favorites performed even in obscure corners of the orchestral and choral worlds. This release, which made classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2023, might be overlooked by Pärt listeners, for it contains no Fratres, Spiegel im Spiegel, or Magnificat. The works on the program are all less often performed, yet this may be precisely its appeal. All the music here exemplifies Pärt's creativity perfectly, and hearing traits of his music anew in less familiar pieces brings them into fresh relief, so to speak. One of these traits is the fact that Pärt is often writing sacred music whether it is in a choral or instrumental guise.