compositions
Icarus: At the Edge of Time
2010

Info

Based on the book by Brian Greene.
Adapted by Brian Greene and David Henry Hwang.
Film by Al + Al.
Music by Philip Glass.

Commission

Commissioned and produced by World Science Festival (New York) and Southbank Centre (London) with the Royal Society. Co-commissioned by Associazione Festival dell Scienza, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Glasgow Concert Halls. Co-presented by Southbank Centre and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Cast

narrator; 2 picc, 2 flute, 2 oboe, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 4 hrn, 3 trumpet, 2 trombone, 2 bass trombone, 1 tuba, percussion and mallets. piano, harp, celeste, strings

Premiere

Alice Tully Hall, New York City with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Brad Lubman; June 2, 2010.

Synopsis

Icarus at the Edge of Time—an orchestral work with narrator that tells a mesmerizing musical tale of space, time and a journey to the very edge of understanding—composed by Philip Glass, based on the book by Brian Greene, adapted by Greene and David Henry Hwang, film created and directed by Al + Al, performed at the premiere by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Conductor Brad Lubman, and narrated live by John Lithgow.

Scores

Icarus at the Edge of Time at Wise Music Classical