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Happy Birthday, Johnny!

It is our favorite yard worker's birthday today, so I hope you're all celebrating accordingly, i.e. listening to all his works on repeat, or, more preferably, doing a one-person production of I Was Looking at the Ceiling And Then I Saw the Sky, like I am. ||: Cheers! :||

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"To keep the weakness secret" from Act II of Doctor Atomic.

Alan Gilbert conducts Sasha Cooke, Gerald Finley, Meredith Arwady, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

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Hey guys, remember that time I said I was going to post more of his instrumental music and then didn't? Well never fear, followers of FYJ(C)A, for that time has now come.

Over the next few days, I'm going to be posting the premiere of Adams' new Saxophone Concerto, with Adams conducting Timothy McAllister and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. To kick things off, here is a clip of his comments before the performance.

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An excerpt from Act Two, Scene Four of “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” by John Adams.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Kelley O’Connor as Mary Magdalene, with Russell Thomas as Lazarus. 

Ash to ash you say.

I know different.

I will not stop burning.

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Ravinia has come full circle with the John Adams oratorios.

Exciting news! Deutsche Grammophone will be releasing a new recording of The Gospel According to the Other Mary in 2014!

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Ravinia saved the best for last.

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With host Charles Amirkhanian, composer/conductor/clarinet player John Adams, the newly appointed Director of the New Music Ensemble at the San Francisco...

An interview with John Adams from 1973 (!). Along the way, they play some of his early tape pieces and American Standard. It's a really interesting look at early, early Adams, so you should all listen to it. (This was done just after he had moved to the west coast.)

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Tree frogs have recently invaded the woods around my house. (Orlo ate one last night and I went into full on crazy parent mode. He turned out fine.) I have found 3 in my house already. I hate frogs, and I specifically hate frogs in my house. I'm not sure ...

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Why why why is this the only size of this picture on the Internet.

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Why why why is this the only size of this picture on the Internet.

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I've realized that there has been a lot of vocal music on this blog so far, and I'll try to change that in the weeks coming. If you have a specific piece you'd like to hear, let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

|: Cheers! :|

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The opening of Act Two of "The Gospel According to the Other Mary." A setting of Louise Erdrich's "Orozco's Christ" based on Orozco's painting "Christ Destroys His Cross."

The LA Master Chorale sings, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the LA Philharmonic.

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Act One, Scene One from "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" by John Adams.

Kelley O'Connor sings the role of Mary, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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If you guys have any ideas for things you want to see on this blog, please let me know! I try to post things that are special performances, but I want you all to enjoy this as much as I do. Also, tell your friends! Spread the gospel!

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Michaela Martens as Marilyn Klinghoffer sings "You embraced them!" in the 2012 ENO production of The Death of Klinghoffer.