MET STARS: From 2002 until 2021 the late Maria Nockin reported from Arizona, mostly on live opera productions.
DISCUSSION: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about Improvisation in the classical world and beyond, including contributions from David Arditti, James Lewitzke, James Ross and Steve Vasta.
American composer John Luther Adams was born in Meridian, Mississippi on 23 January 1953. After graduating from California Institute of the Arts, he worked in environmental protection, travelling to and then moving to Alaska, which became a great inspiration for his music. He won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his orchestral work Become Ocean.
Ensemble. An Elegy for Mother Earth - Adam J Sacks listens to John Luther Adams' 'Vespers of the Blessed Earth'
CD Spotlight. Subtle and Organic - Music by John Luther Adams, recommended by Malcolm Tattersall. '... vast silent landscapes ...'