Splitting Adams: John Adams' Chamber Symphonies
What happens when the composer shows up to the first rehearsal of his brand-new piece? Would a living Beethoven sue for intellectual property? Are you the hit, or are you in the hole? For this episode, we collaborated with the 20-member chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound and its conductor Alan Pierson\xa0\u2013 with whom we're partnering on the upcoming podcast album\xa0Splitting Adams\xa0(out April 21 on Cantaloupe Music) \u2013\xa0 to take a close look at the music of John Adams, specifically his two insanely difficult chamber symphonies. This episode offers unprecedented access to not only to the creative process, but the weird, woolly procedure of putting these massive pieces together.\n---\nAbout the podcast:\nMeet the Composer is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that takes listeners into the minds and creative processes of the composers making some of the most innovative, compelling, and breathtakingly beautiful music today.\nFollow Meet the Composer\xa0on Twitter:\xa0@MeettheComposerLike Meet the Composer\xa0on Facebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/meetthecomposer\n---\nQ2 Music is WQXR, New York's multi-platform home for dynamic modern\xa0music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 music stream \u2013 hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity \u2013 and surprise your imagination with a world of exhilarating new music.\nProduced by Q2 Music.\xa0www.q2music.orgFollow Q2 Music on Twitter:\xa0@Q2MusicLike Q2 Music on Facebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/q2music