Poster Composer John Luther Adams
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by John Luther Adams.
Pete Woodhead
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Earth and sky

Extra Eclectic - April 16, 2025

With Earth Day on the way this coming Tuesday, April 22, Steve Seel presents two hours of contemporary classical pieces on themes of the environment on this episode of Extra Eclectic. John Luther Adams’ Up the Mountain from Lines Made by Walking, Majel Connery’s The Rivers Are Our Brothers, and Tobias Picker’s Old and Lost Rivers are included, in addition to two works saluting America’s national parks: Jennifer Higdon’s All Things Majestic and Phil Kline’s Dawn Chorus.  

Playlist

Old and Lost Rivers
Tobias Picker
John Williams, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62729

The Rivers Are Our Brothers: I Am a Rock
Majel Connery
Chanticleer
Chanticleer 2024

Symphony No. 1 "Strata"
Eleanor Alberga
Thomas Kemp, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Resonus 10340

Lines Made By Walking: Up the Mountain
John Luther Adams
JACK Quartet
Cold Blue 58

Control: Mountain
Nico Muhly
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Reference 719

Sky
Jane Antonia Cornish
Vicky Chow, piano
Canteloupe 21174

All Things Majestic
Jennifer Higdon
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 559823

Dawn Chorus
Phil Kline
Bill Ryan, conductor
Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble
Innova 44

Carrot Revolution
Gabriella Smith
Aizuri Quartet
New Amsterdam 104

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