Meet The Composer: John Luther Adams
John Luther Adams made all of the wrong career decisions. He got kicked out of multiple high schools, went to the "wrong" college, never finished his master's degree, and ultimately moved as close as he could to the edge of society, to a cabin in Alaska.
Somehow though, all of these unconventional moves crystallized his creative voice into something singular, instantly recognizable, and emotionally mature. Adams' music is fast and slow at the same time, unraveling in fractal patterns that mimic great vast landscapes as well as tiny variations in the snow.
Each night from Monday, November 17 to Friday, November 21 on WNYC, hear Meet The Composer at 9pm on 93.9FM.
- Episode 1: John Luther Adams - Monday, November 17 at 9pm on 93.9FM
- Episode 2: Andrew Norman - Tuesday, November 18 at 9pm on 93.9FM
- Episode 3: Donnacha Dennehy - Wednesday, November 19 at 9pm on 93.9FM
- Episode 4: Caroline Shaw - Thursday, November 20Â at 9pm on 93.9FM
- Episode 5: Marcos Balter - Friday, November 21 at 9pm on 93.9FM
Meet the Composer is a new podcast from Q2 Music that takes listeners into the minds and creative processes of the composers making some of the most innovative, compelling and breathtakingly beautiful music today. The show is hosted by critically-acclaimed violist Nadia Sirota.
