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June 2022
Washington, D.C.—Ten Thousand Birds
Registration is required and opens May 27 at noon Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band committed to innovative performances and recordings of today’s music. They have established a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic skill. Their performances have been described as “equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity” by the Financial Times of London and as “a triumph of ensemble playing” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Times says that Alarm Will Sound is “one of the…
Find out more »July 2022
Porvoo, Finland—Become River
Orchestra Concert: “Big, Beautiful, Dark, and Scary” Brad Lubman, conductor Avanti! Chamber Orchestra David Lang: heavyweight Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Julia Wolfe: Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary John Luther Adams: Become River Go with the flow! Become River – the last part of the Become trilogy by John Luther Adams – encourages the listener to dive into a musical river, to be as one with the movement of nature and the natural cycle that carries us to the right place…
Find out more »September 2022
Moab, UT—Three Nocturnes (World Premiere)
Daniel Sabzghabaei: There’s Time (world premiere) Julie Zhu: The Answers John Luther Adams: Three Nocturnes (world premiere) Medieval selections TBA John Adams: Shaker Loops Artists: Program: Tessa Lark, violin Tanya Tomkins, cello Robert Black, curator, bass JACK Quartet: Christopher Otto, violin Austin Wulliman, violin John Pickford Richards, viola Jay Campbell, cello A guided scenic hike leads adventuresome concert-goers to a secluded canyon to enjoy music chosen to fit the setting. Among our most popular events, these scenic hikes offer unparalleled…
Find out more »Fishtail, MT—songbirdsongs
Concert ticket drawing opens March 22 JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: songbirdsongs Wood Thrush Morningfieldsong Meadowdance August Voices Mourning Dove Apple Blossom Round Not-quitespringdawn Evensong For this performance, musicians and audience members will mingle outdoors among the rustling trees, birds calling, and crickets chirping in Cathy’s Meadow, located a short distance from the art center’s Cottonwood Campus. While surrounded by nature, each participant will have the opportunity to hear their own unique version of songbirdsongs, an early composition by the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Find out more »February 2023
Baltimore, MD—Become Ocean
Repertoire JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto Artists Kwamé Ryan, conductor Pablo Ferrández, cello The sensitive and charismatic young Spaniard Pablo Ferrández brings out all the passion and earthy folk music embedded within Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, a crown jewel of the solo repertoire. Kwamé Ryan conducts with the broad perspective of a true world citizen, from his Trinidadian and Canadian roots to his extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom and Europe. He turns his keen gaze…
Find out more »Baltimore, MD—Become Ocean
Repertoire JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto Artists Kwamé Ryan, conductor Pablo Ferrández, cello The sensitive and charismatic young Spaniard Pablo Ferrández brings out all the passion and earthy folk music embedded within Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, a crown jewel of the solo repertoire. Kwamé Ryan conducts with the broad perspective of a true world citizen, from his Trinidadian and Canadian roots to his extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom and Europe. He turns his keen gaze…
Find out more »Baltimore, MD—Become Ocean
Repertoire JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto Artists Kwamé Ryan, conductor Pablo Ferrández, cello The sensitive and charismatic young Spaniard Pablo Ferrández brings out all the passion and earthy folk music embedded within Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, a crown jewel of the solo repertoire. Kwamé Ryan conducts with the broad perspective of a true world citizen, from his Trinidadian and Canadian roots to his extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom and Europe. He turns his keen gaze…
Find out more »March 2023
Brugge, Belgium—Become ocean (Belgian Premiere)
Kris Defoort, Human voices only (Belgian premiere) Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 John Luther Adams, Become ocean (Belgian premiere) Human voices only, written in 2014, is the first orchestral work by Belgian composer and avant-garde jazz pianist Kris Defoort. He found his inspiration for this piece in Morocco: “I was on a flat roof during Ramadan and everywhere I heard these chants, infinite melodies that consist of only a few notes but with immeasurable variations.…
Find out more »Chicago, IL—Proximity (World Premiere)
Proximity is a gripping, powerful trio of new works that confronts head-on some of the greatest challenges affecting us as a society: yearning for connection in a world driven by technology; the devastating impact of gun violence on cities and neighborhoods; and the need to respect and protect our natural resources. As the story zooms in and out from the individual to the community to the cosmic, we find ourselves in a compelling snapshot of 21st-century life, with all of…
Find out more »Chicago, IL—Proximity
Proximity is a gripping, powerful trio of new works that confronts head-on some of the greatest challenges affecting us as a society: yearning for connection in a world driven by technology; the devastating impact of gun violence on cities and neighborhoods; and the need to respect and protect our natural resources. As the story zooms in and out from the individual to the community to the cosmic, we find ourselves in a compelling snapshot of 21st-century life, with all of…
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