This morning I immersed myself in early period John Adams, listen­ing to the two versions of Shaker Loops back-to-back and watching an old docu­men­tary about Harmo­nium. It’s funny to look back to the early 80’s and see what an insti­tu­tion Adams had already become. The film­mak­ers tried desper­ately to roman­ti­cize him and his music, and … Continue reading Wild Nights!