John Adams

John Adams (b. 1947) is an American minimalist composer and conductor from East Concord, NH, director of [a=The San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble], and a father of [a=Samuel Adams]. Some of his best-known works include [i]Short Ride In A Fast Machine[/i] (1986), [i]Harmonielehre[/i] (1985), minimalistic [i]Shaker Loops[/i] (1978) in four movements for strings, and Pulitzer-winning choral piece [i]On The Transmigration Of Souls[/i] (2002), dedicated to the victims of 9-11 attacks. John also wrote several operas, such as [i]Nixon in China[/i] (1987) and [i]Doctor Atomic[/i] (2005). Adams teaches composition at the [l=San Francisco Conservatory of Music]. Adams moved to San Francisco in 1971