john luther adams
"One of the most original musical thinkers of the new century." - Alex Ross, The New Yorker
An Atlas of Deep Time
2024
An Atlas of Deep Time
Waves and Particles
2024
Waves and Particles
Darkness and Scattered Light
2023
Darkness and Scattered Light
interviews
“I Just Listened to Everything I Could Lay My Ears On”

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.

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The Liminal Line: Remembering Barry Lopez

Orion Magazine, December 2024.

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Maureen Buja | Interlude
Musicians and Artists: Adams and Stella

Inspirations Behind John Luther Adams: Among Red Mountains

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His music perfectly echoes the landscape he loves: impersonal, relentless, larger than human scale, yet gorgeous, a quiet chaos of colors, suffused with light. It’s not a climate everyone could live in. But for those who want to bathe their ears in an aural aurora borealis while staying warm inside, it’s a spiritual odyssey well worth taking. - Kyle Gann
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