The renowned Professor R.W.L. Moberly joined a notable group of Orthodox biblical scholars on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) this October with a firm question in mind: Is there, or could there be, a distinctively Orthodox mode of biblical scholarship?
The theme “Orthodox Biblical Scholarship Between Church and Academy” guided SVOTS’ Fourth Annual Academic Symposium, held October 16–18, 2025.
Orthodox interpreters are relative latecomers to the field of biblical studies. When the discipline came into its modern form in the mid- to late-eighteenth century, it received its shape largely from Protestant scholars. Among Jewish and Roman Catholic scholars, there were some pioneers and “early adopters” in the beginning stages, but it was not until the twentieth century that these two groups fully entered the discourse. As we enter the middle part of the twenty-first century, Orthodox biblical scholars, when compared with these groups, hardly seem visible at all within the wider academy, and “Orthodox biblical scholarship” is poorly known, if known at all, outside Orthodox countries.
Fr. Silviu Bunta and Fr. George Parsenios in discussion with Prof. Moberly.
During the Symposium Dr. Moberly, considered among the top biblical scholars in the world, delivered the Keynote Address, entitled, “Orthodox Biblical Scholarship: Possibilities and Prospects.” In it, he remarked that one of the ironies of the historical-critical method that gave rise to modern biblical studies, and continues to dominate the field, is that it often leads to scholarship which is not biblical at all—texts are examined for their pre-biblical content as stand-alone works, rather than as part of a whole, biblical corpus.
“The core subject matter of Scripture is not primarily ancient history, but God,” he asserted.
Over the two days which followed Prof. Moberly’s Keynote Address, Symposium organizer Dr. Michael Legaspi and an impressive lineup of other Orthodox scholars delivered presentations, including:
The Rev. Dr. Michael Azar (University of Scranton);
The Very Rev. Dr. Silviu N. Bunta (University of Dayton);
Dr. Lydia Gore-Jones (St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College);
Dr. Rebecca Luft (St. Herman Theological Seminary);
The Rev. Dr. George Parsenios (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology;
The Rev. Dr. Eugen Pentiuc, in absentia (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology);
The Rev. Dr. Cosmin Pricop (University of Bucharest);
Dr. James Wallace (Christian Brothers University); and
The Rev. Dr. Daniel York (Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the West).
Dr. Lydia Gore-Jones was among the scholars who traveled from great distance to participate in the symposium. Prof. Gore-Jones is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College in Sydney, Australia.
“It was a wonderful few days of stimulating discussion among fine scholars, and I am so grateful to all of them for traveling to be here for the Symposium,” said Dr. Legaspi. “I am also thankful for the support of our Dean, Dr. Alex Tudorie, in hosting this event.”
“My hope is that this Symposium has given each of us, and all who watched and participated, something to think about to help us all do our work of studying and proclaiming the Scriptures to the best of our ability.”
Dr. Michael Legaspi, Associate Professor of Old Testament at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, was the primary organizer of this year’s Academic Symposium.
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Ms. Eleana Silk, an alumna of St. Vladimir’s and longtime librarian at the Seminary. Eleana fell asleep in the Lord on October 21.
Eleana was born in Detroit, Michigan, and studied zoology and geology at Michigan State and George Washington University, working as a computer programmer before enrolling at St. Vladimir’s Seminary in the 1980s. She went on to complete a Master of Divinity degree in 1986 and a Master of Arts in Christian Education in 1988. She then graduated with a Master of Library Science degree from Columbia University in 1989.
Eleana eventually joined staff as assistant librarian and later head librarian of the Seminary’s Father Georges Florovsky Library. She served faithfully for many years until her retirement in 2019, and was also known in the Seminary community for her generosity in support of seminarians and their families.
Eleana with Fr. Chad Hatfield at her retirement celebration at St. Vladimir’s Seminary in 2019.
In addition to her work for the Seminary, Eleana remained an active member at all levels of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), serving on the OCA’s Metropolitan Council and Department of History and Archives; co-editing the book The Legacy of St. Vladimir (SVS Press, 1990); and writing articles for The Orthodox Church, The FROC Journal and the OCA's Resource Handbook for Lay Ministries. Silk also served as secretary of the Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC).
Funeral services for Eleana will be held on Friday, October 31 at 10:30 a.m. at the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, 175 St. Tikhon's Road, Waymart, PA 18472.
What does “classical education” really mean—and what does it look like when rooted in Orthodox Christianity?
Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press’s new book Into the Light, edited by David V. Hicks and Anthony Gilbert, brings together reflections from twenty-one Orthodox Christian educators who explore how the Church can recover and reshape the classical tradition for today. These essays offer more than theory; they show how Orthodox parishes and families can engage in the formation of children through an education grounded in liturgy, wonder, humility, and the pursuit of truth.
Readers will find encouragement, ideas, and lived experience—from those starting schools in their parishes to those teaching in classrooms or homeschooling at their kitchen tables. Whether you’re a priest discerning the next step in your parish’s mission, a parent seeking a life-giving alternative to the public school system, or an educator wondering what makes a school Orthodox and classical, this book offers clarity and practical guidance.
Ultimately, it points to the true goal of education: to lead children from darkness into the light—not just of knowledge, but of Christ Himself.
Into the Light: Classical Education and Orthodox Christianity is available in paperback (6×9) at SVSPress.com.
“How Readest Thou?” (Lk 10.26): Orthodox Biblical Scholarship Between Church and Academy
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) will hold its Fourth Annual Academic Symposium on October 16–18, 2025.
Orthodox interpreters are relative latecomers to the field of biblical studies. When the discipline came into its modern form in the mid- to late-eighteenth century, it received its shape largely from Protestant scholars. Among Jewish and Roman Catholic scholars, there were some pioneers and “early adopters” in the beginning stages, but it was not until the twentieth century that these two groups fully entered the discourse. As we enter the middle part of the twenty-first century, Orthodox biblical scholars, when compared with these groups, hardly seem visible at all within the wider academy, and “Orthodox biblical scholarship” is poorly known, if known at all, outside Orthodox countries.
What would it mean to do scholarly work from an Orthodox perspective today? Is there or could there be a distinctively Orthodox mode of biblical scholarship? In many places, Orthodox Scriptural interpretation has and will no doubt continue to proceed without regard for the concerns and methods of the academy (e.g. sermons, talks, podcasts, videos, etc.). On the reverse side, it is certainly possible for Orthodox biblical scholars to do their work entirely within critical frameworks, bracketing or ignoring Tradition. But what would it mean for Orthodox scholars to pursue a kind of via media, to do scholarly work that is, one the one hand, shaped by and responsive to disciplinary questions and methods and, on the other hand, guided and informed by Tradition?
The aim of this symposium is to gather biblical scholars to explore this question. We will consider whether or under what conditions an “Orthodox biblical scholarship” might be possible and what, if anything, makes Orthodox biblical scholarship distinct from other kinds of biblical scholarship.
The first part of the symposium will consist of a keynote address on Thursday, October 16, at 7 p.m. (EDT), in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium. A reception will follow.
“Orthodox Biblical Scholarship: Possibilities and Prospects”
The keynote address is open to the public and will be published on the SVOTS YouTube channel after the conclusion of the event.
Please register to attend the keynote address (in person or online) by clicking below.
Registration is now closed.
The second part of the symposium (Friday and Saturday, October 17–18) will consist of scholarly presentations by:
The Rev. Dr. Michael Azar (University of Scranton)
The Very Rev. Dr. Silviu N. Bunta (University of Dayton)
Dr. Lydia Gore-Jones (St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College)
Dr. Michael Legaspi (St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary)
Dr. Rebecca Luft (St Herman Theological Seminary)
The Rev. Dr. George Parsenios (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
The Rev. Dr. Eugen Pentiuc (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology)
The Rev. Dr. Cosmin Pricop (University of Bucharest)
Dr. James Wallace (Christian Brothers University)
The Rev. Dr. Daniel York (Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the West)
This portion of the Symposium is open by invitation only. Scholars and students interested in attending the presentations and discussion on October 17 & 18 are asked to email the organizers at symposium@svots.edu.
For more information on the presentations and the schedule, click the links below.
Join us at this year’s Orthodox Education Day (OED) Online, Saturday, October 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT (7 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT).
Attendance is free—we invite you to join us for one session, several sessions, or for all six!
Registration is closed.
It's your chance to be a seminarian for a day—to listen to discussions by St. Vladimir's Seminary professors and other Orthodox scholars on a variety of interesting topics in the fields of doctrine and spirituality, the Church Fathers, the reception of converts, canon law, liturgy, the sacred arts, and Christian leadership. You'll also have a chance to submit your own questions to our panel of scholars. *(You will be able to ask questions live, and you may also submit them in advance when you register.)
Don’t miss this once a year opportunity as Orthodox Education Day returns to its traditional fall season!
Leaders today face enormous challenges, whether they are pastors in the church, supervisors in the workplace, or spouses and parents at home. True leadership begins not with the latest secular leadership techniques, but with spiritual transformation. What, then, does true leadership look like, and how do we go about living it out?
11am EDT/8am PDT
The Reception of Converts into The Orthodox Church
In recent years, the different Orthodox Churches have seen a wonderful influx of new converts. These conversions have also raised questions regarding the method of receiving converts according to the tradition of the Church. During this session, two priests of the Church who are also scholars of canon law will address these important questions from the liturgical and the canonical tradition.
12pm EDT/9am PDT
Orthodox Doctrine & Spirituality: Thinking with the Fathers
The language in which the Church delineates its Orthodoxy seems full of abstract concepts and distinctions, related to substance, persons, essence, energies, natures… This language is, of course, the bread and butter of studious seminarians and of the more zealous catechumens or members of the Church. But what does all this have to do with the "life in Christ", the mystery of our transformation towards the glory of God's Kingdom? Hear how the Fathers of the Church help us see doctrine and spirituality as inextricably linked and mutually illuminating.
An unprecedented number of inquirers and catechumens are coming through the doors of our parishes these days, many of them, in fact, young men. How can we as Orthodox faithful welcome and encourage them and what are some of the opportunities and challenges presented to the Church by this new wave of spiritual seekers?
A discussion of foundational, often overlooked questions: What do we mean by “sacred arts”? Are there boundaries that delineate sacred from secular arts? Can an object be inherently holy, or does sacredness lie in its use? This session brings into dialogue the two co-editors of a new SVS Press volume that addresses these very questions.
3pm EDT/12pm PDT
Realities and Responses for Orthodox Church Music in North America Today
What is the current state of Orthodox Church music in North America? With a focus on the OCA, this discussion will address anecdotal and data-informed evaluations of the state of music; consider interventions which have been implemented in the past 10–15 years, such as the St Tikhon’s Music Residency and new publications; and express hopes and desires for the future.
This year’s St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest challenged seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Seminary to reflect on the liberation of Dachau 80 years ago, toward the end of World War II, and the remarkable celebration of Pascha that followed—recited entirely from memory—by the Orthodox Christian clergy and other survivors of the concentration camp, on May 6, 1945.
Four seminarians offered deeply thoughtful responses to the question of what prayer(s) and/or passage(s) they would likewise hope to always cherish and retain in their memory, whatever situation might befall them in life. After a rigorous evaluation of the excellent essays entered into the competition, Benjamin Franks was selected as the winner of the 2025 St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. In addition, fellow seminarian Mother Melania (Mikhaiel) was awarded a smaller scholarship as the contest’s first-ever honorable mention.
Franks’ winning entry is titled, “Christ: The Conqueror of Hells.”
“Just as the Church gave her sons at Dachau the words to interpret their experience and to worship in the midst of it,” wrote Franks, “this prayer [the Paschal Stichera] has allowed me to enter into the despair of the Myrrhbearers at not finding the Lord in the tomb, and to realize with them that the Living One is not among the dead. He is not conquered by my encounters with death, but in conquering Hell He conquers each iteration of it.”
Seminary Dean Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie presented hand-made, stained-glass crosses to the participants of this year’s St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. The crosses were made by a member of the family of donors, and were tagged with the seminarians’ names and quotes from each of the participants’ essays. (Pictured from left to right: Nicolas Sheridan, Benjamin Franks, Dr. Tudorie, and Henry Brink. Not pictured: runner-up Mother Melania).
For his winning entry, Benjamin Franks was awarded $4,000 in scholarship money. Mother Melania received a $500 scholarship award as an honorable mention. All four participants this year were gifted hand-made, stained glass crosses. The crosses were made by a member of the family of donors who sponsor the essay contest each year. Each cross was labeled with the recipient's name and a tiny phrase linking the participant's essay to its respective resolution.
That generous family of anonymous donors has sponsored the St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest every year since 2018, and increased the scholarship award for the 2025 edition. They also select the topic of the essay contest each year and develop thorough and thoughtful criteria to determine the winner.
The contest is one of many offerings by St. Vladimir’s Seminary to help seminarians lower their tuition expenses as they prepare to go forth to serve the Church. The Seminary also administers need-based tuition grants, need-based scholarships, merit scholarships, continuing education grants, and matching grant opportunities for seminarians. These are made possible thanks to many benefactors who have graciously given funds to St. Vladimir’s.
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Michael Zaparyniuk, Jr., a former student of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Fr. Michael fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 92 on Monday, September 22, 2025, in West Palm Beach, FL, following a decline in health in recent years.
The Very Rev. Michael Zaparyniuk, Jr. was attached to Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Miami Lakes, FL, in his retirement. Early in his priestly ministry, he assumed pastoral duties at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Trenton, NJ, from his father the Very Rev. Fr. Michael, Sr., following the elder Fr. Michael’s repose in 1958. Fr. Michael, Jr. served at Holy Trinity from February 1959 until March 1968. He also served for many years at St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Lake Worth, FL, before his retirement from pastoral ministry.
Father Michael enrolled at St. Vladimir’s Seminary in 1956 and continued studies at the Seminary through the early 1960s. He remained an ardent supporter of the Seminary, and he and his family were incredibly generous donors. He also left an enduring impression on many who knew him, such as the Seminary’s former Dean of Students and Chaplain Archpriest Steven Belonick (+2019). Fr. Steven credited Fr. Michael as his inspiration in becoming a priest and the reason he attended St. Vladimir’s Seminary himself.
Information regarding Fr. Michael’s funeral is available on the OCA website, here.
St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Fr. Georges Florovsky Library has greatly expanded its electronic research resources by acquiring full access to the JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection.
The Florovsky Library previously had access to JSTOR Essential (nearly 700 titles). The upgrade to the Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection means seminarians, faculty, and visiting scholars and students now have access to a total of 2,892 titles.
“This is an important expansion to our electronic collections, and we are happy to be able to offer this to our seminarians and faculty,” said Seminary Dean Dr. Ionut-Alexandru Tudorie. “We have been working to make St. Vladimir’s Seminary a hub for Orthodox scholars, and having the best research library possible is an important piece in attracting the best scholars here.”
In addition to JSTOR, patrons of the Fr. Georges Florovsky Library also have access to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, Sources Chrétiennes Online, Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, ATLA, plus a selection of theological journals published by De Gruyter, Brepols, Peeters, Cambridge University Press, and Oxford University Press.
About the Fr Georges Florovsky Library
The Library at SVOTS has always been considered one of the Seminary’s greatest assets, with over 160,000 volumes in holdings ranging from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries and hundreds of periodicals. It has been called the “richest library of Eastern Christian holdings in the Western Hemisphere” by Dr. James Billington, the former Librarian of Congress (1987-2015). In addition to serving the students, faculty, and alumni, the Library is now used by scholars from all over the world, and many outside patrons regularly request use of library materials.
Scripture has never been just a text. In the Orthodox Church, it is a way of life.
In SVS Press’s new book, The Life of Our Fathers, Fr. Silviu Bunta shows how Scripture functions in the Orthodox Church. Rather than giving a method to interpret Scripture, he points to the way Apostolic Christianity has always engaged biblical revelation—by living the ascetical and liturgical life of the Church. There is no distance between reader and text, and the Bible is not an object of study and analysis but a reality that we participate in through the life of the Church in her services and ascetical practices. As we put off the old man, and with it the crushing weight of our fallen egos, the words of Scripture become our own speech and we ourselves are transformed and made new.
Born from talks given to lay audiences, this book remains deeply accessible. It challenges common assumptions about how to approach Scripture, showing us a far deeper and richer path of participation. This is not a call to interpret better, but to live differently. For anyone seeking to understand how Scripture functions in the Orthodox tradition, The Life of Our Fathers offers a rare and timely guide.
The Life of our Fathers is available in paperback (5×7) and as an eBook at SVSPress.com.
The Very Rev. Silviu Nicolae Bunta, Ph.D., is Senior Scholar in Scripture at the University of Dayton, where he taught from 2007 to 2022. He now serves as a priest at St. George Orthodox Church in Pharr, Texas, while continuing his research and writing. His scholarly work spans the Hebrew Bible, the ascetical and mystical traditions of early Judaism, and the ancient Christian and Orthodox interpretation of Scripture. With both academic depth and pastoral experience, Fr. Silviu brings a unique and compelling voice to contemporary conversations about the life of Scripture in the Orthodox Church.
Dr. Peter C. Bouteneff could certainly be described as a “Renaissance man.” He is a theologian, widely traveled speaker, successful author, conservatory-trained musician, Luminous Podcast host, and devoted husband and father, with a myriad of passions, interests, and achievements.
After taking a degree in music in 1983, he lived and worked in Japan and traveled widely in Asia and Greece. He then obtained an M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s Seminary and a doctorate from Oxford University, where he studied under Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Dr. Bouteneff is now a long-serving and beloved faculty member at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, where he is Professor of Systematic Theology and Kulik Professor of Sacred Arts.
Professor Bouteneff’s productivity and achievements are testament to his diverse talents. He worked for many years in theological dialogue, notably as executive secretary for Faith and Order at the World Council of Churches. He conceived of and edits both the Foundations Series and the recently launched Sacred Arts Series for SVS Press. Among his numerous books, his pastoral/theological reflection, How to Be a Sinner, has long been an SVS Press bestseller, and his book, Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence, has been hailed as “a triumph,” “a game-changer,” and “a must-read for any listener or performer of Pärt's music.” He co-founded and directs the Arvo Pärt Project and is founding director of St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Institute of Sacred Arts. He frequently finds himself traveling across North America and internationally, as an oft-requested and invited speaker at parish retreats, conferences, and symposia.
With each passing year, it seems Dr. Bouteneff’s importance to the Seminary only continues to grow. Following his appointment as Associate Dean for Institutional Mission & Engagement, he kindly set aside time for us to explore his fruitful history with the Seminary and his new role.
With Arvo Pärt, the world’s most performed living composer (Photo: Birgit Püve).
St. Vladimir's Seminary has been a part of your life since you were a child, right? Could you describe your history with the Seminary?
My connection with the seminary is … prehistoric. The old seminary chapel was one of the places I attended church in my childhood in the 1960s—we would alternate between there, the ROCOR Nyack parish, and another parish in upper Manhattan. The sermons of Frs. Schmemann and Meyendorff, and Dave Drillock’s choir, are part of my mental and spiritual soundtrack to this day!
I began as a seminarian in the fall of 1987, coming just after two years in Japan and travels through Asia and Greece, and I graduated with an M.Div. in 1990. Fr. Tom [Fr. Thomas Hopko] invited me to be his teaching assistant in 1993–94, and also asked Patricia—whom I married in 1992—to teach New Testament and Modern Greek. I was eventually invited to teach Dogmatic Theology from fall 2000 onwards, and I have been here ever since.
So the Seminary has been in and out of my life for as long as I can remember. As for my more than twenty-five years on the faculty, riding on the wings of my revered predecessors has been a great blessing–but especially in the early years it felt like a daunting task. For a long time I felt like I had these crazy-large shoes to fill. I still carry these teachers (and Metr. Kallistos) in my heart and soul—I quote them all the time—but I’ve been coming into my own here, especially in recent years. I am grateful for it all.
Dr. Bouteneff as a seminarian at St. Vladimir’s in the late 1980s.
The Bouteneffs were married at the Seminary’s Three Hierarchs Chapel in 1992.
Over these years you have been deeply involved with the multiple facets of the Seminary, in addition to teaching. Talk about your new role as Associate Dean for Institutional Mission and Engagement. How did the appointment come about?
Our dean, Alex Tudorie, is an astute and listening leader who likes to maximize people’s gifts. He observed that I was naturally filling certain roles here, such as liaising between faculty and staff, listening to where people are within the institution, and reaching out to our constituents in parishes and advancement settings. So he drafted a job description that capitalized on all of those. As a result, on top of my teaching and other responsibilities, I continue to deepen my involvement in the school’s inner life, at the same time speaking more to people whom we serve and people who currently support us or might in the future. All the while I’ll also be working to ensure that we’re doing what we promise in our mission.
The Seminary is in the very beginning stages of a strategic plan process, and I am working on that alongside trustees and colleagues. I was just providentially elected to the OCA’s Metropolitan Council. It’s another way for me to deepen relationships, serving the Church and our school.
Following commencement in 2024.
So much happening! What are Patricia and the rest of your family up to these days?
My wife, Patricia, stays very busy with Axia Women, which she founded and runs with an outstanding team of women across the Eastern and Oriental jurisdictions. Axia is a fabulous organization that lifts up and celebrates the many things women are doing in the Church—making them visible and showing that they matter. She also continues to make time to further her research into the folktales of the Pontic Greeks; her latest article comes out in December. (Our evening conversations are endlessly entertaining!)
Our son Michael turns 30 this year (cue whiplash sound effect). He is a professional stagehand and sound equipment tech, as well as a touring drummer. Our daughter Elizabeth is well into her fourth year in Daejeon, South Korea, where she has moved from teaching English to schoolchildren to teaching it to corporate professionals; she is about to finish top of her class in the highest level course in Korean language offered at the university level, which will open an array of opportunities for her.
Dr. Peter and Patricia with their daughter, Elizabeth, in South Korea.
The Bouteneff Family: Patricia, Elizabeth, Dr. Peter, and Michael.
You're so firmly part of the fabric of St. Vladimir's Seminary. Though you have been around the seminary in some way or another since your childhood, what's something most people here may not know about you?
Some may not know about my passion regarding the relationship between Eastern and Oriental churches. I have a new book coming out in early 2026 about that schism and some of the ways it might be healed—it’s called Union Without Confusion: Councils and Christology Beyond the Chalcedonian Divide (T&T Clark). For decades now, the St. Vladimir’s Seminary community has been blessed with students and colleagues from both families. Our lack of communion is a thorn in the flesh, and we absolutely must be working on it. We pray, in St. Basil’s Liturgy, “Reunite the separated.” I believe God desires our unity.
Prof. Bouteneff regularly teaches the course Christology in Dialogue at the Seminary. Here, the class is pictured with guest speaker and Seminary alumnus Fr. Athanasius Farag of the Coptic Orthodox Church (October 2019.)
I think by now everyone knows I’m a jazz bassist. My first degree was a conservatory degree. Founding the Institute of Sacred Arts, and watching it flourish through my amazing colleagues and students, is more fulfilling than I can possibly say. All these elements of my life: music, theology, liturgy, writing, all come together here. I am blessed.
Headline photo: Dr. Peter Bouteneff delivers a presentation on St. Sophrony and the spiritual life, at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa, Estonia, April 2024.
