Inspired by his visit to Fátima, scene of a famous Marian Apparition in 1917, Arvo Pärt wrote a small choral piece based on a passage from Psalm 8.3 “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise”. The choral piece is dedicated to painter Gerhard Richter and first premiered in Basel (CH) in 2014.

"In May 2012 I accepted an invitation to Fátima in Portugal. Of course, Fátima had been known to me for much longer. It was the touching story of the three shepherd children who...