Composer John Luther Adams in Alaska.
Show Notes
With Become Desert, composer John Luther Adams is done “Become”-ing (learn why in this episode). First, there was the Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning Become Ocean. Then, there was Become River. Finally, in 2019, Adams put his feet on solid ground, in a terrain he’s much more comfortable with. And now there’s Become Desert. Here, Adams talks about what the deceptively simple pieces of the Become trilogy are, both musically and conceptually, about Desert in particular, and about why music > politics will ever be at saving the world.
Thanks to the official moving company of Classical Classroom, Musical Movers: Sure, we move your stuff. But mostly, we sing and dance about the process!