Catalog Number: BSTV0217 Format: LP UPC: 669936780419 Simone Porter's debut solo violin album ad tendo is inspired by philosopher Simone Weil's insight that "Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer." The Latin root of the word "attention," ad tendo translated means "I stretch toward." Each work on the album animates this stretch by exploring how different types of attention can yield greater spiritual alignment. ad tendo features works by Andrew Norman, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Hildegard von Bingen/ Olivia Marckx, Heinrich Biber, and the premiere recording of Reena Esmail's Drishti (dRsstti).