Symphony program in 1985 under then-Music Director Edo de Waart the premiere, recorded and issued by Nonesuch, was a landmark in the composer’s career. Adams’ large-scale orchestral work received its world premiere on a S.F.

The following week, Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct Harmonielehre. Symphony Chorus will be joined by the San Francisco Girls Chorus. 3) mezzo Michelle DeYoung countertenors Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, and Steven Rickards and bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu. The Symphony has assembled a first-rate roster of vocal soloists: sopranos Dawn Upshaw (Dec. “It will be pared-down, very simple, and very elegant,” says Adams. The 2001 performances were staged by Peter Sellars this year’s semistaging is directed by Kevin Newbury. It’s become a kind of Christmas alternative.” “Last year, I conducted it at Carnegie Hall, and the year before that, it was done in Los Angeles. “It seems to be somewhere in the world each year,” says Adams. Symphony program in 2001 since then, it’s been widely performed. Adams’ evening-length oratorio - he has called it “my Messiah” - sets texts by Rosario Castellanos and Hildegard of Bingen, among others.

Of particular interest are the performances of El Niño. “This is a wonderful orchestra, and I haven’t had a chance to work with them for several years.” “I’m looking forward to it,” said Adams, who had just returned to his Berkeley home after conducting his own orchestral work City Noir in Amsterdam. In a recent interview, the composer said he was excited about the possibilities. Presented as part of the Symphony’s Project San Francisco, each program offers an intriguing look back at Adams‘ work with the orchestra. Lawrence String Quartet, completes the lineup. Symphony musicians in chamber works by Adams: Road Movies, Shaker Loops (conducted by Adams), and Hallelujah Junction his String Quartet, with the St.

8-11), conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, features Adams’ Harmonielehre along with Henry Cowell’s Synchrony and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. The events start with the composer’s nativity oratorio, El Niño (Dec. Portions of those histories will be traced over the next two weeks, in three S.F. In an association spanning three decades, the histories of the world’s foremost living composer and the Bay Area’s preeminent musical organization have become inextricably linked. It’s impossible to talk about the music of John Adams without mentioning the San Francisco Symphony.

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