The Crossing, JACK Quartet, the musicians of the University of Michigan Department of Chamber Music, the University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Donald Nally, Kevin Vondrak - Sila: the Breath of the World by John Luther Adams

Acclaimed by the New York Times as an alluring, mystical new work when it premiered outdoors at the city's Lincoln Center in July 2014, John Luther Adams' large-scale Sila: the Breath of the World is so carefully orchestrated that the recording itself pushes the limits of how to capture multiple ensembles of musicians in one setting. Thanks to modern technology and the magic of multi-tracking (with producers Doug Perkins and Nathaniel Reichman at the controls), Sila maintains the composer's vision as a grandinvitation to the listener to stop and listen more deeply.