Composer John Luther Adams, photographed in his outdoor studio in Baja California Sur, Mexico, in 2017. Cynthia Adams hide caption toggle caption Cynthia Adams American composer John Luther Adams doesn't recommend following the path he took in music. Yet ... See more
American composer John Luther Adams doesn't recommend following the path he took in music. Yet he wouldn't have it any other way. "I never studied with the right people at the right schools," he told me in April 2014, a few hours after he learned he had w... See more
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: A look now at the latest from Roomful Of Teeth. The musical group emphasizes vocals, and their debut in 2012 got them a Grammy. Now they're collaborating with songwriter Gabriel Kahane. Our reviewer, NPR's Tom Huizenga, says their new... See more
The adventurous, Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth collaborate with songwriter Gabriel Kahane on the new album, Elevator Songs . Anja Schutz hide caption toggle caption Anja Schutz The vocalists in the experimental choral group Roomful of Tee... See more
The vocalists in the experimental choral group Roomful of Teeth can sing just about anything. They tested out yodeling, Tuvan-inspired throat singing and modernist classical traditions on their Grammy-winning debut album from 2012. The singers are so outs... See more