| Contents |
The place where you go to listen (8:05) -- Drums of winter (6:51) -- Pointed mountains scattered all around (7:25) -- The circle of suns and moons (8:00) -- The circle of winds (7:04) -- Deep and distant thunder (13:05) -- River with no willows (7:08) -- One that stays all winter (8:34) -- Drums of fire, drums of stone (7:25)-- Where the waves splash, hitting again and again (2:10). |
| General note | A "convergence of sound and poetry" influenced by the Arctic landscape and languages of northeastern Alaska; uses natural sounds, drum rhythms, and spoken texts. |
| General note | The 2nd, 6th, and 9th sections are for 4 drummers only; the remaining sections include texts composed of the Gwich'in (Indian) and Iñupiat (Eskimo) names for Arctic places, plants, weather, and seasons, as well as texts in English and Latin. |
| General note | "The music...is continuous...index markers have been placed at the beginning of each section... ." |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Howard Klein and the composer; includes texts in Iñupiaq, Gwich'in, English, and Latin (39 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Robin Lorentz, violin, percussion ; Ron Lawrence, viola ; Michael Finckel, cello, conductor ; Robert Black, doublebass, percussion ; Amy Knowles, percussion ; John Luther Adams, conductor, percussion ; with Iñupiat Eskimo and Gwich'in Indian performers. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Mar. 8-11, 1993. |
| Other title | Sonic geography of the Arctic. |
| LCCN | 94768478 |
| UPC |
9322804592 |
| Publisher number | 80459-2 New World Records |
