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Hotly anticipated second albums from the Smile and Olivia Rodrigo, UK tours by L’Rain, Ghetts and Margo Price – plus new takes on Elektra, Simon Boccanegra and more

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The orchestra’s final program of the season featured the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Become Desert.”

US Ag, Transportation secretaries visit NM on “Investing in America” tour

John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.

The composer makes colorful use of sound by placing some instrumentalists out in the house.

Thursdays premiere of John Luther Adams’ "Vespers of the Blessed Earth" in Verizon Hall will mark the conducting debut of Donald Nally, leader of the Crossing choir.

The opening movement in the piece about the decline of Planet Earth is succinct, covering 2 billion years of rock formation in less than 15 minutes

The composer has long been inspired by nature without sending an explicit political message. But his latest work takes on a newly urgent tone.

We don’t willfully turn a blind eye to the world’s injustices. Usually, we have the best of intentions when it comes to compassion and world change—and