Six Operas, One Week: Brooklyn, NY – Madrigal Opera – National Sawdust April 28 & 29 with Johnny Gandelsman, Choral Chameleon, dir. R.B.Schlather Seville, Spain – The Fall of the … Continue reading “Opera Week April 2017”
Author: Richard Guerin
Upcoming Events: La Belle et la Bete in NYC, Kremerate Baltica on tour, Symphony No.11 in Brisbane, Einstein in Dortmund,
April, usually a quiet month in terms of music, the sort of stretch of the season when the weather is getting nice and the indoor seasons are winding down, has … Continue reading “Upcoming Events: La Belle et la Bete in NYC, Kremerate Baltica on tour, Symphony No.11 in Brisbane, Einstein in Dortmund,”
Symphony No.5 in New York next month!
It was just announced that next month, Trinity Wall Street will be performing Philip Glass’ mammoth Symphony No.5 conducted by Julian Wachner. Glass’grand millennial symphony hasn’t been heard in New … Continue reading “Symphony No.5 in New York next month!”
Record Release: LIFE: A Journey Through Time April 28th
Orange Mountain is proud to announce the release of the world premiere recording of LIFE: A Journey Through Time with The Hague Philharmonic (Residentie Orkest) under the direction of Carolyn … Continue reading “Record Release: LIFE: A Journey Through Time April 28th”
Glass Notes: Aguas Da Amazonia – genesis and variation
Seven or Eight Pieces? Which is it? In fact it’s twelve pieces? In the early 1990s, Philip Glass composed a piece for the ballet company Grupo Corpo. The ballet itself … Continue reading “Glass Notes: Aguas Da Amazonia – genesis and variation”
Glass Notes: Dispatches from the road with Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies
Friday night Maki Namekawa presented her first solo performance of The Complete Piano Etudes in Brooklyn with the composer in attendance at National Sawdust in collaboration with Ars Electronica who … Continue reading “Glass Notes: Dispatches from the road with Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies”
Triumph in Boston, on to NYC and DC
Saturday night’s performance of Symphony No.2 (1994) and the Tirol Concerto (2000) was an artistic triumph. The Boston Globe captured it in saying “the highlight of the evening, really — … Continue reading “Triumph in Boston, on to NYC and DC”
Glass Notes: Symphony No.2 & Tirol Concerto in Boston
On Feb.18th, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project under the direction of its leader Gil Rose will perform the Boston premieres of the Tirol Concerto for piano & orchestra (2000) with … Continue reading “Glass Notes: Symphony No.2 & Tirol Concerto in Boston”
New Interview With Philip Glass by Richard Guerin in Advance of the the Premiere of his New Symphony
“More of a quest than an arrival” I began working for Orange Mountain Music, Philip Glass’ record label, 11 years ago in January 2006. I was hired only weeks after … Continue reading “New Interview With Philip Glass by Richard Guerin in Advance of the the Premiere of his New Symphony”
Upcoming Events
On January 31st, 2017 Philip Glass will turn 80 with a celebratory concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall featuring the world premiere of Glass’s Symphony No.11 and the NY premieres … Continue reading “Upcoming Events”