Sound Art Zone Sound Culture and Creative Freedom
On February 20, 2011, the Park Avenue Armory’s inaugural Tune-In Festival concluded with an historic performance of John Luther Adams’ epic composition for large percussion ensemble, “Inuksuit.” As he described it during the pre-performance discussion, he conceived the work originally for outdoor performance, using an ensemble as large as 100 musicians. This first indoor performance, of 78 musicians, exploited the …