During the early decades of the 20th century, in a context of war, social and political agitation, and infamous dictatorships, numerous voices faded into an eternal hush as the sands of time flowed on. The Benedictine monk Anselm Ferrer (1882 – 1969), one of the most singular musical figures of his time, emerged as an epitome of this musical era. His opus doesn't surpass twenty works, and yet his choral work – primarily composed between 1930 and 1950 – possesses extraordinary richness and personality; a silent counterpoint to an era too tumultuous to listen to.