Review: New York Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert
The orchestra’s final program of the season featured the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Become Desert.”
Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Vespers’ Pray for an Earth in Crisis
John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.
John Luther Adams, Praying for the Earth in Music
The composer has long been inspired by nature without sending an explicit political message. But his latest work takes on a newly urgent tone.
Review: In Chicago, an Opera Triptych Reaches for Connection
Lyric Opera of Chicago follows a recent world premiere with yet another: “Proximity,” a set of works by three librettist-composer pairs.
Review: ‘Ten Thousand Birds’ Turns the Armory Into an Aviary
The ensemble Alarm Will Sound spread throughout the Park Avenue Armory’s drill hall for the installation-like music of John Luther Adams.