One of America's most admired and respected composers, John Adams is a musician of enormous range and technical command. His works, both operatic and symphonic, stand out among contemporary classical ...

Renowned American composer and conductor John Adams will return to the university in his multiple roles as composer, conductor, and thinker during a weeklong residency Oct. 12–19. Events include a ...

John Adams has written operas that spring from world events - "Nixon In China," "The Death Of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." But the great composer's newest work, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera, ...

The Library of Congress has acquired the music manuscripts and papers of contemporary American composer, conductor and writer John Adams. Adams is known for works including the opera “Nixon in China” ...

Recently a number of changes were announced in the way the Pulitzer Prize for Music would be selected. Historically, the prize has been restricted to what might be termed "art" music. Film and theater ...

Composer John Adams recalls the inauspicious premiere of one of his most popular works, "A Short Ride in a Fast Machine," which the Houston Symphony performs Sunday afternoon. "The first performance ...

John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week. John Adams has written ...