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June 21, 2019 3:16 PM

The second in what will be a trilogy, coming after the Pulitzer Prize winning and all around incredible Become Ocean (Bandcamp link), is John Luther Adams' newest and equally incredible work Become Desert (NPR link with Spotify stream).
posted by Lutoslawski (3 comments total)

I saw (heard? witnessed? I'm suddenly at a loss for the right verb) the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra perform Become Ocean a few years ago and it is an absolutely incredible piece to hear performed live. I had seen something about Become Desert recently but hadn't dug to much to find it, so thanks for posting this!
posted by noneuclidean at 6:33 PM on June 21, 2019 [1 favorite]

Youtube Link (From Seattle Symphony, I think?)
posted by CrystalDave at 10:59 PM on June 21, 2019 [1 favorite]

hippybear, I agree. To NPR’s credit, they do host it themselves during the first listen period but move to streaming services after the release.
posted by Lutoslawski at 5:14 PM on June 23, 2019