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October 2018
Chattanooga, TN—Inuksuit
A day of outdoor performances in Coolidge and Miller Parks.
Find out more »London, UK—Become Ocean
Giacinto Scelsi Uaxuctum The Legend of the Maya City, destroyed by themselves for religious reasons (UK premiere) John Luther Adams Become Ocean Experience the self-destruction of an ancient civilisation and our planet engulfed by the vastness of the ocean in two massive audio-visual portrayals of a dark past – and still-avoidable future. These two modern masterpieces share a single unignorable message. John Luther Adam’s Become Ocean imagines our planet succumbing to the rising sea in music of startling, bottomless beauty…
Find out more »November 2018
New Brunswick, NJ—Night Peace
Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir: American Scenes: From East to West Charles Ives’s “General William Booth Enters Into Heaven” accompanied by the Rutgers Saxophone Ensemble, directed by Paul Cohen, Janice Giteck’s “Far North Beast Ghosts the Clearing,” and “Night Peace” for percussion, harp, and double chorus by John Luther Adams.
Find out more »Johnstown, PA—Dark Waves
The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra takes you on a symphonic journey with Mendelssohn's famous exploration of Scotland, American composer John Luther Adams's visionary musical painting of water, Dark Waves, and the ultimate dream-voyage in Strauss's Don Quixote, featuring cellist Andrew Yee. PROGRAM: Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture John Luther Adams Dark Waves Strauss Don Quixote
Find out more »January 2019
Rotterdam, The Netherlands—Dark Waves (two piano version)
Maarten van Veen and Ralph van Raat, piano Program: Bernd Alois Zimmermann Monologue John Luther Adams Dark Waves (version for 2 pianos) Claude Debussy Jeux At 7.15 pm introduction by Maarten van Veen
Find out more »Vancouver, Canada—Become Ocean
Conductor / Performers Otto Tausk conductor PROGRAM: Emily Doolittle (World Première Commission) Jan Sandström Ocean Child John Luther Adams Become Ocean
Find out more »February 2019
Portland, OR—songbirdsongs
Caballito Negro collaborates with flutist Sophia Tegart and percussionist Chris Whyte to present the epic John Luther Adams’ songbirdsongs (a collection of indeterminate miniature pieces for piccolos and percussion based on free translations of bird songs). More details to come!
Find out more »Detroit, MI—Become Ocean
This concert is part of the American Festival. Artists Leonard Slatkin, conductor Joseph Becker, percussion Andres Pichardo, percussion Jeremy Epp, timpani James Ritchie, timpani Program STEVE REICH Clapping Music PHILIP GLASS Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists & Orchestra JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean
Find out more »Detroit, MI—Become Ocean
This concert is part of the American Festival. Artists Leonard Slatkin, conductor Joseph Becker, percussion Andres Pichardo, percussion Jeremy Epp, timpani James Ritchie, timpani Program STEVE REICH Clapping Music PHILIP GLASS Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists & Orchestra JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean
Find out more »March 2019
Pullman, WA—songbirdsongs
Caballito Negro collaborates with flutist Sophia Tegart and percussionist Chris Whyte to present the epic John Luther Adams’ songbirdsongs (a collection of indeterminate miniature pieces for piccolos and percussion based on free translations of bird songs). More details to come – the concert will be the weekend of March 23rd, but the exact date has to be confirmed!
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