Peter Garland: The Landscape Scrolls

Lane, John

This premiere recording of Peter Garland’s 50-minute piece The Landscape Scrolls (2010-2011) continues his history as a maverick “composer of mesmerizing music” (Kyle Gann). Commissioned by percussionist John Lane, the work depicts the 24-hour day cycle in five movements. John Luther Adams writes, “The expressive power of this music comes not from the notes on the page, but from a deeper resonance, from the magical power of sound itself.” Adams concludes, “Garland creates music that is at once elemental and sophisticated, intimate and expansive.” John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan. Recent credits include performances at the Hokuto International Music Festival in Japan, Percusión en Escena International Percussion Festival in Bogotâ, Colombia, as concerto soloist with the National Symphony of Panama, and as a featured international guest artist at the Antarctica Music Festival at the Australian National University.

Price: $20.98