When a composer wins a Pulitzer for a symphony about sea-level rise, we listen

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By Amelia UrryDec 1, 2014, 8:08 am39 pts
For composer John Luther Adams, it all started with birds. Specifically, a nine-movement piece of music called “songbirdsongs” which he wrote soon after moving from L.A. to Alaska. As geography goes, it’s hard to get farther from the on-ramps of Los Angeles County than the wilds of upper Alaska; it…

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