John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds:

Chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound will perform John Luther Adam’s Ten Thousand Birds, written for them, within Caramoor’s expansive outdoor setting where the performers and audience will move freely around the space and each other. Ten Thousand Birds is based on the songs of birds that are native to, or migrate through, the area in which the piece is performed. Like Adams’ Inuksuit and songbirdsongs, presented at Caramoor in 2018 and 2019, the piece explores the connections between nature and music, a topic that he’s pursued over the course of his remarkable career.