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David Dalle
Thursday September 22nd, 2022 with David Dalle
Become Ocean. John Luther Adams overwhelming masterpiece coming to Ottawa!

John Luther Adams wonderful immersive orchestral masterpiece "Become Ocean" is receiving a performance in Ottawa this Saturday! NAC Orchestra principal conductor and musical director Alexander Shelley has completely transformed the NAC Orchestra, both in the more adventurous, diverse programming, and in the much higher performance standards. I never expected a chance to hear this great work in Ottawa. Alexander Shelley and the NACO are continuing to exceed my expectations! Do not miss the chance to hear this work live. It will be transformative. John Luther Adams writes: "The Pieces of the Become trilogy are not symphonic stories about rivers, deserts, or the sea. This is music that aspires to the condition of place. The invitation is for you, the listener, to enter in the music, to lose yourself, and perhaps discover oceans, deserts and rivers of your own". Tickets as low as $15! https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/30522 This is part of the four day Sphere arts festival at the NAC. https://nac-cna.ca/en/sphere
We begin with Adams' "Become River", the first work in his "Become Trilogy", over its course the music flows downstream in three interlocking streams moving at different tempos, running to the sea.
Become River
John Luther Adams/Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot - The Become Trilogy - Cantaloupe
Goydiotodam
Ali Farka Toure - The River - World Circuit
Festival Of The Living Ocean
Small Island Big Song - Our Island - Small Island Big Song New
Funadé
Koki Nakano - Oceanic Feeling - No Format
Madjadjumak
Small Island Big Song - Our Island - Small Island Big Song New
Araksi artassouken
Levon Miniassian & Armand Amar - Songs from a world apart - Long Distance
Earth Monster
Tanya Tagaq - Tongues - Six Shooter Records Canadian
As part of the Sphere festival Friday evening musicians from the NACO will be performing some adventurous works at the SAW gallery including this great work by another favourite composer, Iceland's Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/30538
Spectra
Anna Thorvaldsdottir/ICE - Aequa - Sono Luminus
From Above
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Worlds Within - Independent Canadian
And now, it is time to Become Ocean...
Become Ocean
John Luther Adams/Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot - The Become Trilogy - Cantaloupe
Dream of the Canyon Wren
John Luther Adams/JACK Quartet - The Wind In High Places - Cold Blue Music
Interactive CKCU