John Luther Adams has made his home in the boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska for the past 20 years. From there he has created a unique musical world grounded in the elemental landscapes and indigenous cultures of the North. Adam's music embraces a wide range of media (including works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, radio, film and television) and is recorded on the Cold Blue, New World and New Albion labels. Three new recordings are scheduled for release in 2002-03 on Cold Blue, New World and Mode. Adams has worked with many prominent performers and venues, including Bang On A Can, Almeida Opera, the Paul Dresher Ensemble, FLUX Quartet, the California E.A.R. Unit, the Sundance Institute and Arena Stage. He has received awards and fellowships from Meet the Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts, Lila Wallace Arts Partners, the Rockefeller Foundation, Opera America, and the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts. He has served as composer in residence with the Anchorage Symphony, Fairbanks Symphony, Arctic Chamber Orchestra, Anchorage Opera, and the Alaska Public Radio Network. He has taught at the University of Alaska, Bennington College and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and has served as president of the American Music Center. Articles about John Luther Adams and his music appear in The New Grove Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians, American Music in the 20th Century (G. Schirmer), Music in the United States (Prentice Hall) and The Avant Music Guide (Japan).