Review: John Luther Adams's 'Vespers' Pray for an Earth in Crisis
John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.
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John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.
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.
EIGHTEEN MONTHS BEFORE HE CROSSED the river for the final time, Barry Lopez traveled from his home on the banks of the McKenzie to see me in Portland,
In “The Devil’s Element,” journalist Dan Egan shows how an essential component of life has become a global menace.