Adam Greene is a composer writing primarily instrumental works intended to re-explore the multidimensional interaction between composer, performer, and listener. He cites his collaborations with skilled and imaginative performers as vital to this pursuit and central to his musical development.

Writing music with a distinct dramatic intent, Greene often takes a textual source (either by authors and poets such as Calvino and Beckett or written by the composer himself ) as a point of departure. Indeed, his preoccupation with drama has led him (back) to the Classics, which have inspired a growing series of new works.

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Greene's orchestral work In Winter will be played by the San Diego Symphony on April 20th, part of the American Composers Orchestra's EarShot program. For more information go to the Earshot website.

Reiko Manabe has recorded Ripples, a short piece for alto flute written for mmm...'s hibari project to benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan. Click the link for further details and to learn what you can do to help.

Greene's current project is a new work for the guitarist Pablo Gómez Cano. The piece, entitled Absence, draws upon Greene's 35-plus years of playing the instrument but manages to avoid any direct reference to Led Zeppelin.