Alarm Will Sound to Give NY Premiere of Adams Piece at Carnegie Hall

Alarm Will Sound, which gave the world premiere of John Adams's Son of Chamber Symphony at Stanford University on November 30 of last year, will give the piece its New York premiere tonight in Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. You'll find reviews of the piece, which the Los Angeles Times's Mark Swed called "pure Adams," and the world premiere in the Nonesuch Journal archives by clicking here.

Tonight's concert, part of Carnegie's Fast Forward series, begins at 7:30 PM and will include works by Nancarrow, Ligeti, Josquin des Prez, and Aphex Twin, among others. For complete program and ticket information, visit carnegiehall.org.