MIMI PAUL WAS MOVED

earlier this week by a free concert at the Kennedy Cent;er. Arvo Part’s work “conveyed minimalist beauty through paired down compositions that were meditations of life, faith and death.” The composer was in attendance “able to hear his music played with purity and commitment by the Tallinn chamber Orchestra, accompanied by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.”  The house was full and Part was kept on stage, Mimi reports for “an extended standing ovation.” He, too, was clearly moved.