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Scored for 9 to 99 percussion players who are meant to be widely dispersed in an outdoor area, John Luther Adams' Inuksuit has been described by the New York Times as "the ultimate environmental piece," while the New Yorker's Alex Ross hailed it as "one of the most rapturous experiences of my listening life."

Inuksuit has been performed numerous times, and in various spaces, since Adams first composed it in 2009. This recording, made in the forest surrounding Guilford Sound in Guilford, Vermont, and produced by percussionist and composer Doug Perkins, marks the first time the piece is available on CD. Adams also sought to capture the experience of the performance in a surround mix, which unlike most commercially available 5.1 mixes, is full-range in every channel.

"We wanted to make this feel as live as possible," Adams says. "When I originally composed Inuksuit, I wasn't prepared for the strong sense of community the piece seems to create. I'm glad to be able to give some of that back with this recording."

Official double-disc CD/DVD released OCTOBER 29, 2013 on Cantaloupe Music.

Order the album: bangonacan.org/store/music/inuksuit

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Footage of Alaska taken from the documentary Strange and Sacred Noise,
courtesy of Director/Producer Len Kamerling

Footage of the European Premiere of Inuksuit (July 1, 2012 at Gulbenkian Garden, Lisbon PT) courtesy of the Pedro Carneiro Collective and Festival Next Future

Footage of the Dutch Premiere of Inuksuit (October 6, 2012 at the Hague) courtesy of MILLK Productions

Footage of Guilford Sound Studio courtesy of Connor Owens
https://vimeo.com/connorowens