Tone paintings of Alaska and Okefenokee Swamp, performed by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra and the Atlanta Singers. Recorded on the New Albion CD.

"No, not that John Adams. This one is from Alaska and his music is appropriately icy, distant and spacious." John Schaefer, New Sounds

An homage to the classic percussion works of Cowell, Cage and Harrison, and to the rich traditions of native American drumming.

Short pieces for solo harp, based on the indigenous music of the Yup'ik Eskimo people of Western Alaska.

Music from the music-theater collaboration with Barry Lopez, scored for clarinet (e-flat and bass), violin, doublebass and two percussion. Pieces include Coyote's Dance, Water Music, A Little Joke, Coyote's Complaint and Death and the Meadowlark. "Threatening and horrific like a gale wind, and nurturing and comforting like a heartbeat..." Bangor Daily News

A translation of the fractal forms of "Cantor dust" into musical time. This is the first piece in Strange and Sacred Noise, an extended cycle for percussion quartet which explores chaos, fractal geometry and noise.

Subtitled "Confessions of an Out-of-Town Composer," this essay explores the powerful influence of the physical and cultural geographies of the Far North on twenty years of Adams' work. Containing numerous musical illustrations, this is the complete version of a piece which has appeared in The North American Review, The Utne Reader and several other publications.

A collaboration with Alaskan poet, John Haines, performed by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra and Choir. "...a work which is both moving and coherent, with a message whose time has come." Chorus!

This recent orchestral work pays homage to the imaginary landscapes of Feldman's music and evokes the unbroken distance and silences of the arctic. "...A ravishingly beautiful landscape..." San Francisco Examiner

Explosive, ecstatic pieces grounded in the driving, asymmetrical rhythms of Inuit drumming and dancing. Recorded on the New World CD. "...Powerful...evokes something profound - a deep experience we can get only at a rare moment." In Tune

Works that combine the spirit of native American drumming with the energy of rock 'n roll: Invocation, Consecration, Playing With Fire, Giving Birth to Thunder and Always Coming Home.

Two songs for voice and piano, with texts from the Ammassalik and Thule Eskimo.

Five of the pieces recorded on the Opus One album, including Apple Blossom Round, Morningfieldsong, Meadowdance, Joyful Noise and Evensong. These are delightful small songs, echoing rare moments and places where the voices of birds have been clear. Scored for piccolo(s) and percussion, with optional additional parts included. "...Art of beauty, power and intellectual integrity." American Record Guide

A setting of poems by John Haines, recorded on Owl album #32. "...Sensitive, stately, solemn, dramatic..." Option magazine

Scored for string quartet, solo harp and string ensemble. A sweeping musical landscape in the acoustically perfect tones of Pythagorean diatonic tuning, evoking the treeless, windswept expanses of western Alaska. Recorded on a New Albion CD.