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Large-scale sacred works might not be the first thing that comes to   mind when you think of contemporary music, but a number of important   composers are creating expansive works inspired by their concept of a   higher power.

Hosted by Seth Boustead
\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

John Adams: When Herod Heard fr. El Ni\xf1o
\nDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Nagano; Theatre of Voices; London
\nVoices; Willard White, bass-baritone

Arvo P\xe4rt: Adam\u2019s Lament (excerpt)
\n Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis/T\xf5nu Kaljuste

Kaija Saariaho: La Passion de Simone (excerpts)
\nFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Tapiola Chamber Choir/Esa-Pekka Salonen; Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Richard Einhorn: The Origin
\nVoyage of the Beagle
\nAnnie\u2019s Memorial
\nA Taste for Collecting Beetles

Phil Kline: Kyrie fr. John the Revelator
\nLionheart Vocal Ensemble

John Tavener: The Whale (excerpt)
\nLondon Sinfonietta/David Atherton