John Adams’ Fast-Stepping Premiere
Of course John Adams comes forth with a winner of a premiere as curtain-raiser. Of course he’s at his most ebullient, pairing up with Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Of course, at a youthful 72, he remains the Bay Area’s reigning composer star. His joyous world premiere “I Still Dance” unveiled Sept. 19 showed him at his most ebullient and harmonious, this time colorful and jazz-inflected, with fast triadic runs on woodwinds. It’s a sparkling, syncopated river of ideas at…