The Passion of the Weiss, 2025
In a five-decade-long career, John Luther Adams has always chosen to forge his own way, carving out a singular lane for himself as one of America’s best-known composers.
READ HEREMay 25, 2025
More than an environmental documentary, Ice Breath (directed by Leonard Alecu) and Become Ocean is an experimental fusion exploring the vast, inscrutable meanings of climate change.
December 06, 2025
For over fifteen years now, in addition to music for the concert hall, I’ve composed a continuing series works intended to be performed out of doors. The most recent of these is Crossing Open Ground — titled after the book by my beloved friend, the late Barry Lopez, and dedicated to his memory. Since its premiere at the Aspen Music Festival, Crossing Open Ground has been performed in the plaza at Lincoln Center, and most recently in Snow Canyon, Utah. In April, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will present it in Elysian Park.