SATB; perc/org
20:00
Commissioned by Kings Place, London. Co-Commissioned by The Cork International Choral Festival/Chamber Choir Ireland with funds from The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaion and Carnegie Hall.
For four choirs and vocal soloists.
75:00
Commissioned by Chamber Choir Kamer and The Crossing Choir.
“[A] hypnotic and ethereally beautiful invocation of wind, sky and birdsong … Adams’s “Canticles” seems to achieve a new symbiosis, folding natural sounds into mathematically ordered patterns. The resulting music combines the pristine freshness of nature with the sheltering symmetries of Gothic architecture.” - New York Times
“…the sense of space is an Adams thumbprint — as is the spiritual aura that comes as a consequence.” - Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Poems by John Haines.
For vocal soloists (SATB), chorus (SATB) and chamber orchestra.
25:00
Commissioned by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra.
Recorded on Owl Recording.
“…sensitive, stately, solemn, dramatic… Forest Without Leaves deserves a wider hearing.” - Option
“…Forest Without Leaves is a work which is both moving and coherent, with a message whose time has come.” - Chorus!
For antiphonal choirs (SATB), solo soprano, harp, percussion.
15:00
Commissioned by the Atlanta Singers
Recorded on New Albion Records.
“…Night Peace is what new choral music is all about.” - John Schaefer, NPR