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June 2019
Shelburne, VT—6 Hour Festival of JLA Music
The New Music On The Point Festival and Scrag Mountain Music present Sounds of the Earth, a festival celebrating the natural soundscape-inspired music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and environmental activist John Luther Adams. The afternoon will include live music, vocal and drumming workshops, children’s activities, raffles, food trucks & more! Featuring performances by the JACK Quartet, TURNmusic, Rural Noise Ensemble, Jan Williams (percussion), Robert Black (bass), Eve Beglarian (composer), and participants of the New Music On The Point Festival. Adams…
Find out more »July 2019
Ashland, 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).
Find out more »Katonah, NY—songbirdsongs
Convene with the birds through the universal language of music. Built around Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s performance of Messiaen’s complete Catalogue d’Oiseaux over three concerts, the weekend will also include bird walks, a panel discussion, and family activities celebrating our feathered friends. Interspecies musician David Rothenberg invites you to appreciate the various aesthetics of bird songs by playing to and with them, and Sandbox Percussion performs songbirdsongs by John Luther Adams. The weekend offers a rare chance to meditate on birds and…
Find out more »August 2019
Fishtail, MT—Lines Made by Walking (World Premiere), The Wind in High Places & Dream of the Canyon Wren
Lines Made by Walking, 2019 Tippet Rise Commission for String Quartet and World Premiere presented by the JACK Quartet, plus performances of The Wind in High Places and Dream of the Canyon Wren
Find out more »November 2019
London, UK—Canticles of the Sky
DEEP MINIMALISM 2.0 Sunday: The second day of a weekend dedicated to meditative listening and deep concentration.
Find out more »Wellington, New Zealand—Become River (New Zealand premiere)
The finale of the 2019 Shed Series presents a programme of light, relaxing music to entertain as we head towards the end of the year.
Find out more »February 2020
Oslo, Norway—The Light that Fills the World
PROGRAM: Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture from Prometheus Lera Auerbach: Arctica John Luther Adams: The Light that Fills the World Claude Debussy: La mer Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Lera Auerbach, piano Oslo Philharmonic Choir Øystein Fevang choir conductor
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