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Become Desert
Jun 10 2023
20:00 - 22:00
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY, US
Cost: $56 – $196

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

Takemitsu I hear the water dreaming

John Luther Adams Become Desert (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra).

Britten’s Four Sea Interludes depicts foreboding ocean moods and a vicious storm. Takemitsu’s I hear the water dreaming, [...]

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Prophecies of Stone | World Premiere
Jul 07 2023
19:30 - 00:00
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Cost: £30

New music inspired by the climate crisis. Lose yourself in a world premiere by John Luther Adams, played by pianist Ralph Van Raat alongside new commissions by Ailís Ní Ríain and Alissa Firsova, all performed by the BBC Philharmonic and conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni.

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Become Ocean
Jul 28 2023
18:30 - 00:00

Wellington, New Zealand

NZSO proudly welcomes conductor André de Ridder for three nights of ground-breaking music. As a former student of legendary conductor Colin Davis, de Ridder has spread his wings wide to encompass the whole spectrum of music.

De Ridder brings his "energy, taste, and a discriminating ear for balance and timbre" (The Telegraph) to everything from operatic staples like Bluebeard's Castle or collaborative works with Damon Albarn from Gorillaz.

De Ridder will lead the NZSO [...]

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Become Ocean
Aug 04 2023
19:30 - 00:00

Auckland, New Zealand

NZSO proudly welcomes conductor André de Ridder for three nights of ground-breaking music. As a former student of legendary conductor Colin Davis, de Ridder has spread his wings wide to encompass the whole spectrum of music.

De Ridder brings his "energy, taste, and a discriminating ear for balance and timbre" (The Telegraph) to everything from operatic staples like Bluebeard's Castle or collaborative works with Damon Albarn from Gorillaz.

De Ridder will lead the NZSO [...]

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Crossing Open Ground | World Premiere, AMFS co-commission
Aug 06 2023
14:00 - 00:00
Meadows Campus
Aspen, CO, US
Cost: free

Co-commissioned by the AMFS, John Luther Adams's new work Crossing Open Ground will be played in an outdoor space in connection to the season theme, Adoration of the Earth. The work will be performed by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, and as they play, the musicians will gradually move across the space.

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There is no one, not even the wind
Aug 12 2023
16:30 - 18:30
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen, CO, US
Cost: $45

JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: There is no one, not even the wind
WYNTON MARSALIS: A Fiddler's Tale

AMFS artist-faculty, all top musicians from renowned orchestras, opera companies, and conservatories, come together to play their favorite chamber music works. Always a joyful and creative 75 minutes of music-making.

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An Atlas of Deep Time
Aug 13 2023
09:00 - 11:00
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen, CO, US
Cost: $20

JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: An Atlas of Deep Time
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CHAUSSON: Poème, op. 25
DEBUSSY: La mer

See the orchestra’s musicians, conductor, choruses, and soloists work together on the afternoon's program.

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An Atlas of Deep Time
Aug 13 2023
16:00 - 18:00
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen, CO, US
Cost: $45-90

JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: An Atlas of Deep Time
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CHAUSSON: Poème, op. 25
DEBUSSY: La mer

Music inspired by geologic time and the sea bookend Chausson’s lush and sensuous Poème featuring Dorothy DeLay Prize Winner Hayoung Choi.

An Atlas of Deep Time by John Luther Adams was inspired by his “desire, amid the turbulence of human affairs, to hear the older, deeper resonances of [...]

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Adams's swelling orchestral work may be the loveliest apocalypse in musical history. - Alex Ross, New Yorker
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