Composers: John Luther Adams
Compositions: Become Desert
Performers: Seattle Symphony/Ludovic Morlot
Catalogue Number: Canteloupe CA21148

Become Desert is the stunning third and final work in a trilogy that began with 2010’s Become River and the acclaimed Become Ocean from 2013, also recorded with the Seattle Symphony under Ludovic Morlot. It speaks to John Luther Adams’ lifelong fascination with wilderness in the American mind. “Become Desert is both a celebration of the deserts we are given, and a lamentation of the deserts we create,” he says. Adams hopes to convey a sense of “swimming in light”.