Mode Records releases songbirdsongs - JLA's seminal work, in a sparkling performance by the Callithumpian Consort directed by Stephen Drury.
"For me, it began with birds."
- John Luther Adams
"Even in his earliest work Mr. Adams had an instinctive sense of the way music builds and breathes."
- Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times
The Farthest Place: The Music of John Luther Adams, the first book-length study of JLA's work includes essays by Alex Ross, Kyle Gann, Steven Schick, Glenn Kotche and other prominent musicians and scholars.
"John Luther Adams inspires us not only to listen more attentively, but to be more aware of the world in which we live. This ... book ... should not only be on the shelves of everyone interested in the music of our time but also anyone interested in being alive."
- Frank J. Oteri
In June, thirty percussionists will gather at an idyllic studio in the forest of Vermont to record Inuksuit for Cantaloupe Music. You can help make it happen!Inuksuit was recognized among the most memorable performances of 2011 in New York City by The New Yorker, Time Out, New York magazine and others. Four Thousand Holes also appeared on some notable "Best of 2011" lists.
John Luther Adams is honored with one of the 17th Annual Heinz Awards recognizing "individuals who are working toward real and inspirational solutions for environmental problems."
Currently JLA is working on Become Ocean for the Seattle Symphony, Become River for the St. Paul Chmaber Orchestra, and Ilimaq ("Spirit Journeys") for drummer Glenn Kotche.
