Distant Light: The Music of Peteris Vasks ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Distant Light: The Music of Peteris Vasks ~ The Imaginative Conservative

In a normal world, Peteris Vasks would be the most famous composer alive. He writes music for an apocalyptic age, in which culture is coming full circle, providing exactly what the world needs: spirituality, depth, presence, beauty. “I want to nourish the soul, that is what I preach in my works.” —Pēteris Vasks Pēteris Vasks I have been haunted for some time by the music of Pēteris Vasks, the contemporary composer from Latvia who was born in 194…