Adams: Road Movies I Still Play Roll over Beethoven (two piano arrangement Preben Antonsen) Am I in your light? (from: Dr. Atomic) Consuelo's Dream

John Adams is a composer whose music reflects the full breadth of American sound while remaining deeply rooted in Classical and Romantic traditions that shape his sense of structure, harmony, and expressive line. Works such as Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Road Movies fuse this aesthetic with a distinctive rhythmic energy that has made them enduring favorites, while Roll Over Beethoven shows how far Adams has moved beyond traditional minimalism. With the lyrical eloquence of arias from his stage works and the "Satie meets Bill Evans" clarity of I Still Play, this program vividly demonstrates why John Adams stands among the most versatile and influential composers of our time.