The May 12 issue of The New Yorker features a profile of JLA and his music, written by the celebrated critic, author and blogger Alex Ross. On May 3 and 4, Steven Schick leads the La Jolla Symphony in Dark Waves for orchestra and electronic sounds. About the Radio Nederlands Filharmonish performance of the work Jochem Valkenburg of the newspaper NRC Handelsblad wrote: "...the Concertgebouw was shaking on its foundation... Not many words can do justice to the massiveness and the dark threat of this work... the harmonic waves... relentless and awe-inspiring... a model of movement, space and sublimity." On May 14 the California EAR Unit will perform The Light Within at REDCAT in Los Angeles. The premiere performance by the Seattle Chamber Players elicited strong reactions: "... the standout work of the festival ... a shimmering spectrum of massive, merging harmonies ... the textures of noise as our contemporary counterpart to the sublime." - Thomas May, Seattle Weekly "... like witnessing a cosmic event ... a total aural spectrum ... I ... simply wish that you had been there to hear it." - John Osebold, Blog the Boards "... The Light Within was completely ravishing." - Nico Muhly for Lou Harrison – an hour-long work for string quartet, two pianos and string orchestra, performed by the Callithumpian Consort under the direction of Stephen Drury.         Red Arc / Blue Veil – four recent works for piano, percussion and electronic sounds, featuring pianist Stephen Drury and percussionist Scott Deal. The John Luther Adams Project – an all-star ensemble featuring Robert Black, Amy Knoles, Todd Reynolds, Vicki Ray and Steven Schick – is now available for performances and residencies. Now in its third year The Place Where You Go to Listen – JLA's sound and light environment at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska – continues to be enthusiastically received by visitors. JLA's new book about The Place is forthcoming from Wesleyan University Press early next year. Contact Bio | New | Recordings | Interviews | Writings Works | Calendar | Credits | Home