Adams, John Luther

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Biography

Born: January 23, 1953; Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.A

Country: Alaska, USA

Studies: Mercer University, Wesleyan College. California Institute of the Arts (B.F.A.1973)

Teachers: James Tenney, Leonard Stein

Works for Percussion

Multiple Percussion Solo

Songbirdsongs, Book I – Multiple Percussion; Piccolo
Songbirdsongs, Book II – Multiple Percussion; Piccolo
The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies – Multiple Percussion; computer

Percussion Trio

Songbirdsongs – Percussion Trio; Piccolos (2)
Always very soft

Percussion Quartet

dust into dust - from: Strange and Sacred Noise
Five Percussion Quartets - from: Coyote Builds North America
Four Drum Quartets - from: Earth and the Great Weather
Prophecies of Fire
Qilyaun

Percussion Sextet

Green Corn Dance – Percussion Sextet

Others

Sauyatugvik: The Time of Drumming – Percussion Ensemble