Inuksuit by John Luther Adams

Recorded with 32 percussionists in the forest surrounding Guilford Sound in Vermont, the official release of Inuksuit has been more than three years in the making, and represents composer John Luther Adams' ultimate vision for presenting this complex and engaging piece. "I think we succeeded in making this recording a real experience," Adams observes. "It's a complete experience for someone who hasn't been to a live performance of Inuksuit, but for someone who already knows the piece, I think it gives them another shot at it, or a different take on it."

Inuksuit was produced by Doug Perkins, a founding member of the feverishly inventive So Percussion ensemble and a prolific composer in his own right. "Doug really created an ideal set of circumstances for us to make this the 'official' recording of Inuksuit," Adams says. "It's a beautiful sounding of the strong sense of community that has grown up around the piece. That's something I wasn’t prepared for, and I’m glad to be able to give some of that back.”

In such works as Become Ocean, In the White Silence, and Canticles of the Holy Wind, JLA brings the sense of wonder that we feel outdoors into the concert hall. And in outdoor works like Inuksuit and Sila: The Breath of the World, he employs music as a way to reclaim our connections with place, wherever we may be.

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