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- John Luther Adams
A Northern Suite (1980)
- Taiga Press (BMI) (World)
- 2(pic).2(ca).2.2/4.2.2.0/3perc/hp.pf[cel]/str
- 19 min
Programme Note
Originally composed in 1979-80 for Gordon Wright and the Arctic Chamber Orchestra. Revised in 2004 to honor Gordon Wright on his 70th birthday.
A Northern Suite:
I. Blue Ice, Crystal Air
II. Mountains Without End
III. Cloud Forest
IV. Rivers Of Ice
V. Valley Of Frozen Fire
This work is dedicated to my dear friend Gordon Wright,with gratitude, admiration and affection.
John Luther Adams
There are silences so deep
you can hear
the journeys of the soul,
enormous foot-steps
downward in a freezing earth.
John Haines
A Northern Suite:
I. Blue Ice, Crystal Air
II. Mountains Without End
III. Cloud Forest
IV. Rivers Of Ice
V. Valley Of Frozen Fire
This work is dedicated to my dear friend Gordon Wright,with gratitude, admiration and affection.
John Luther Adams
There are silences so deep
you can hear
the journeys of the soul,
enormous foot-steps
downward in a freezing earth.
John Haines
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Discography
A Northern Suite / Night Peace
- LabelOpus One
- Catalogue Number88
- ConductorKevin Culver / Gordon Wright
- EnsembleThe Atlanta Singers / The Arctic Chamber Orchestra
- SoloistJoan Rubin, Harp; Billy Traylor, Percussion; Cheryl Bray, Soprano
- Released1983