{"product_id":"john-adams-opera-choruses-volume-2-bh-large-choral","title":"Boosey \u0026 Hawkes — John Adams: Opera Choruses - Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoosey \u0026amp; Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams's choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic stage works with newly arranged piano accompaniment by Chitose Okashiro.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdams's stage works are repertory staples at opera houses across the world, celebrated for their exceptional craft, emotional resonance, and urgently relevant subject matter. \u003ci\u003eThe LA Times\u003c\/i\u003e described the role of Adams's choruses in his operas as a powerful narrative and emotional driver: “They are the weather. They are memories. They are dreams. They are fears. They are history. They are the governors of emotion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2 features choral selections from three of Adams's most celebrated operas: \u003ci\u003eNixon in China\u003c\/i\u003e, a dramatic imagining of President Nixon's epochal 1972 trip to China, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Atomic\u003c\/i\u003e, which visits physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the days before the testing of the atomic bomb, and \u003ci\u003eA Flowering Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of South Indian folktale about a beautiful girl who transforms into a tree. Selections include the hypnotic opening of \u003ci\u003eNixon in China\u003c\/i\u003e leading into the chorus “Soldiers of Heaven,” the darkly dramatic “At the Sight of This” from \u003ci\u003eDoctor Atomic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the brilliant “Flores” from \u003ci\u003eA Flowering Tree\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3yY9TdpGK4h0GiS3yjVdx3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to �Nixon in China� on Spotify\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/325YXA8ZbSyoStGyvvaQWC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to �Doctor Atomic� on Spotify\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1jePSHSqwmULXnYkBYvs1g\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to �A Flowering Tree� on Spotify\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat \/ Medium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e BH Large Choral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.0 × 9.0 × 0.4 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoosey \u0026amp; Hawkes — historic British publisher of Stravinsky, Britten, Copland, Bernstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthorized dealer. Shipped insured, dealer-direct from Milwaukee, with worldwide delivery available.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boosey \u0026 Hawkes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53481601270078,"sku":"48024925","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1396\/9982\/files\/48024925_Page-1.jpg?v=1778704161","url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/products\/john-adams-opera-choruses-volume-2-bh-large-choral","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}