A professor of theology and a conservatory-trained musician, Peter Bouteneff has been an ardent and attentive listener to Arvo Part's music ever since he came to know the composer personally in 1990. He teaches systematic theology and spirituality at St Vladimir's Seminary, where he also co-directs the Arvo Part Project.
"A luminous engagement of music, philosophy, and belief." - LAURIE ANDERSON, Composer, musician, performance artist; "Many of us have written about Part, but one thing was missing, the view from within the Orthodox Christian tradition that has guided Part's work since the 1970s. This has now been provided by Peter Bouteneff, writing with clarity, precision, and the graceful authority of one who knows what he is talking about." - PAUL HILLIER, Co-founder, the Hilliard Ensemble, author, Arvo Part (Oxford, 1997); "This illuminating meditation on the pillars of Part's music - word, silence, and bright sadness - gives voice to what many intuit in the music and is a game changer for Part scholarship. Unafraid to traverse the same boundaries of religion, spirituality, and popular culture as Part's music, Bouteneff's book is essential reading for those devoted to Part's music and interested in the place of Orthodox Christianity in public life." - JEFFERS ENGELHARDT , Amherst College
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