Inspired by the Quran, his "Priere" was probably the most moving piece on the program: compositional skill allied carefully with emotional resonance. Bern Herbolsheimer's "Kader kic" (The Night of Destiny") is a setting of a 1912 poem by the national poet of Tatarstan, Gabdulla Tukai, that celebrates the holiest night of the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is evocative and mysterious in feeling, particularly with the able voices of the Esoterics. Although long, Banks' "Vision" is a complex work with surprising twists and turns.