https://www.improbable.co.uk/current-projects/tao-of-glass An exploration of life, loss and a single question: Where does true inspiration come from?Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this London premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom with ten...
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September 12, 2026About the ProgramThe Etudes—Philip Glass’s most personal body of work—a self-portrait of a life’s practice, representing some of the most intimate and inventive music of his oeuvre. As Philip’s longtime creative producers, Pomegranate Arts curates an evening of the twenty piano etudes in their entirety performed by ten featured pianists, each bringing their own unique approach to their...
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 September 12, 2026An exploration of life, loss and a single question: Where does true inspiration come from?Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this London premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom...
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https://www.spartanburgphilharmonic.org/events/americanheroesSeptember 12 | 7 PM | Twichell AuditoriumOur season opener! A powerful exploration of American identity and belief, featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, complete with a full chorus. Prefer Bowie to Bernstein? Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 4 “Heroes” is based on the rock luminary’s landmark 1977 LP.Jessie Montgomery | Hymn for EveryoneLeonard Bernstein | Chichester PsalmsPhilip Glass | Symphony No....
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