The beauty and complexity of these choruses is perhaps the best kept open secret of Adams’ oeuvre. The first half of the night was devoted to choruses from Adams’ operas and oratorios. So a program honoring Adams last Sunday may be expected but this evening had a decided twist. In fact, later this year Gershon will lead the world premiere of Adams’ latest opera, Girls of the Golden West for San Francisco Opera. LAMC Artistic Director Grant Gershon and his vocal artists are no strangers to Adams’ music and have a working relationship reaching back for decades. But when the composer is John Adams, celebrating his 70th year, and the ensemble is the Los Angeles Master Chorale, objections fade in the wake of some great music performed under optimal circumstances. Even when the composer is a living one, the urge to revisit works in an anniversary is an irresistible temptation for too many arts organizations. Composer birthday celebrations are an unavoidable trope of concert programming.
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