Author: Richard

This Weekend Glass’s Magnum Opus Symphony No.5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Looking to feel better about humankind? This weekend, the Washington Chorus presents a rare performance of Glass’s massive Millennium Choral Symphony at the Kennedy Center conducted by Julian Wachner.  Listen here to Wachner discuss the symphony on Classical WETA as part of Wachner’s final season with the Washington Chorus. When I say this is a rare performance, this is only…
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New Recording of Glass Symphony No.3 on OMM with Mike Mills Violin Concerto

Available Oct.14th, OMM presents a new recording of Glass’s Symphony No.3 paired with the world premiere recording of R.E.M.’s Mike Mills’ Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra, and a crystalline interpretations of John Adams’ Road Movies with Glass champion Robert McDuffie. From iTunes, Amazon, and Apple Music

National Medal of Arts Video & Transcript

“We honor musicians like Philip Glass. Like his own life like a New York City Juilliard trained cab driver, Philip’s work is filled with contradictions that cross genres and cultures.  When the music he made strayed from neat conventions audiences didn’t know always how to react. I understand that there have been some eggs thrown occasionally. But as Philip says…
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The NAC Orchestra and The Glenn Gould Foundation celebrate The Genius of Philip Glass

On Saturday, November 26, iconic American composer Philip Glass will be awarded The Eleventh Glenn Gould Prize at an exclusive concert in his honour presented by The Glenn Gould Foundation and the National Arts Centre.  Conductor Dennis Russell Davies, a life-long proponent of the music of Philip Glass and collaborator on numerous commissions, will lead the NAC Orchestra. Details…