And The Dead Who Climb Up To The Sky-John Luther Adams' Magic Song For One Who Wishes To Live and The Dead Who Climb Up To The Sky. This work for Voice and Piano features texts adapted from the Ammassalik and ThuleEskimo. 'The wild landscapes and indigenous cultures of the far north are deep and enduring influences in my work. I have the highest respect for Eskimo music dance and poetry which resonate so fully with theimmediacy and power of authentic experience. This is art stripped to the bone with no sentimental embellishments or extraneous flourishes; art which is at once spiritual and utilitarian; art which helps usunderstand how to live and die. Ultimately what moves me most in these two poems is not their uniquely 'Eskimo' qualities but the startling clarity with which they sing of these two greatest mysteries - life anddeath.' - John Luther Adams
