I enjoyed the new John Adams symphonic suite, City Noir, on the PBS broadcast of the L.A. Phil’s inaugural concert with Gustavo Dudamel. But beyond enjoying the piece, it was a pleasure simply to see 30 minutes of PBS airtime given to a new American composition.

Another pleasure was to see colleague Tim McAllister from the Prism Saxophone Quartet playing the virtuosic saxophone solos in the Adams. His vivid and impassioned playing was a highlight of the piece. Head over to the Audio Samples page at jamesprimosch.com to hear Prism playing a clip from my Short Stories.