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John Luther Adams

John Luther Adams has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 24 episodes and was first played on 7 October 2016.

John Luther Adams (born January 23, 1953 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska where he has lived since 1978.

Like many composers of his generation, John Luther Adams did not grow up immersed in scored music. Adams began playing music as a teenager, as a drummer in rock bands. Through his experience in rock bands, friends introduced him to the music of Frank Zappa. Through the liner notes of a Zappa album,…

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The Wind In High Places
John Luther Adams
Cold Blue Music2015
The Wind In High Places
John Luther AdamsCold Blue Music2015
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Beginning
John Luther Adams
New World Records2003
Beginning
John Luther AdamsNew World Records2003
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Canticles Of The Sky
Oliver Coates, John Luther Adams
RVNG INTL.2019
Canticles Of The Sky
Oliver Coates, John Luther AdamsRVNG INTL.2019
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Strange Birds Passing (1983/2003)
John Luther Adams
Mode2012
Strange Birds Passing (1983/2003)
John Luther AdamsMode2012
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Canticles Of The Sky
John Luther Adams
Cold Blue Music2015
Canticles Of The Sky
John Luther AdamsCold Blue Music2015
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Sky With Endless Stars
John Luther Adams
Cantaloupe Music2017
Sky With Endless Stars
John Luther AdamsCantaloupe Music2017
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Three Nocturnes (for solo double bass) (2022)
John Luther Adams, Robert Black
Cold Blue Music2023
Three Nocturnes (for solo double bass) (2022)
John Luther Adams, Robert BlackCold Blue Music2023
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...And Bells Remembered...
John Luther Adams
Cold Blue Music2011
...And Bells Remembered...
John Luther AdamsCold Blue Music2011
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The Far Country Of Sleep
John Luther Adams
New Albion1993
The Far Country Of Sleep
John Luther AdamsNew Albion1993
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The Place Where You Go To Listen
John Luther Adams
New World Records1994
The Place Where You Go To Listen
John Luther AdamsNew World Records1994
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