John Adams has made the San Francisco Chronicle's society page, on the occasion of his 60th birthday and the forthcoming US premiere of his latest opera, A Flowering Tree, with Adams leading the San Francisco Symphony, beginning March 1.

Clint Mansell's score to the Darren Aronofsky film The Fountain was nominated for Best Original Score at the 64th Golden Globe Awards, to be announced live on January 15, 2007. The Nonesuch release of the film's soundtrack features performances by Kronos Quartet and Mogwai.

The 2006 Grammy Award nominations are in, and four Nonesuch recordings have been given nods: Kenny Garrett's Beyond the Wall, the Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris collaboration All the Roadrunning, Ali Farka Touré's Savane, and the Broadway revival cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.

Steve Reich recently spoke with Pitchfork; read the interview now at pitchfork.com.

Elvis Costello interviews Scritti Politti's Green Gartside in the Los Angeles Times.

In honor of Steve Reich's recent 70th birthday, Carnegie Hall has created a web site celebrating his career.

The Nonesuch staff wishes Steve Reich a wonderful 70th birthday. Many happy returns! NPR, WNYC, the New York Times, and PRI have all covered the momentous occasion. Click here to read and listen to sample the coverage.

Over the last few months, four artists with whom the company had important associations have passed away. Here we remember Hamza El Din, Ali Farka Toure, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and Edward Aldwell.

By David Harrington of Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet's founder and artistic director David Harrington shares a baker's dozen's worth of things he's listening to now. It's an expectedly eclectic list, to say the least.