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Visitors

Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Visitors is the film by acclaimed director Godfrey Reggio with an original score by Philip Glass performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Toronto International Film Festival, with the Toronto Symphony conducted by Michael Riesman on September 8, 2013. Glass and Reggio have a collaborative relationship dating…
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Sonata for Violin & Piano

25′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. violin & piano Violinist Maria Bachmann and pianist Jon Klibanoff premiered Philip Glass’ three-movement work “Sonata for Violin and Piano” February 28, 2009 at Whitaker Center in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The piece was commissioned by retired architect Martin Murray to commemorate the 70th birthday of his wife, Lucy Miller Murray. Sonata…
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Voices For Organ, Didgeridoo & Narrator

35′ 58″ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Organ, speaker, two didgeridoos 25 May 2001 with organist Dr. Calvin Bowman, speaker Joy Murphy, and Mark Atkins on didgeridoo. Commissioned by the City of Melbourne to relaunch the Melbourne Town Organ. Voices for Didgeridoo, Organ and Narrator was composed at the invitation of the City of Melbourne. Initially…
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Two Movements for Four Pianos

Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. 4 pianos Premiered on June 28, 2013 at the Düsseldorf Museum Kunst Palast Robert-Schumann-Saal by pianists Katia Labéque, Marielle Labéque, Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies. Two Movements for Four Pianos is a follow up to Glass’ 2009 composition for the Piano Festival Ruhr called Four Movements for Two Pianos. RECORDINGS:…
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Two Pages

18′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Piano or electric keyboard, later PGE Two Pages at Wise Music Classical Two Pages for Piano at MusicRoom.com RECORDINGS: Early Keyboard Music on MDG Two Pages / Contrary Motion / Music In Fifths / Music In Similar Motion on Nonesuch

Undertow

Composed by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. voice, vln, accordian, percussion Undertow at Wise Music Classical RECORDINGS: The Music of Undertow on Orange Mountain Music FILMS: Undertow by David Gordon Green

Truman Sleeps

Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. An insurance salesman/adjuster (Jim Carrey) discovers his entire life is actually a staged TV show. RECORDINGS: Minimal Piano Works, Volume II on Van Veen Productions The Truman Show on Milan Records FILMS: The Truman Show by Peter Weir BOOKS: Film Music Screencraft by Mark Russell

TSE

Music by Philip Glass. A performance installation by Robert Wilson. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Annenburg Center, Philadelphia

Twelve Pieces For Ballet

42″ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. piano 12 Pieces for Ballet was originally performed by Uakti in association with the dance entitled Seven or Eight Pieces for Ballet performed by the Brazilian dance company named “Groupo Corpo”. Uakti arranged these compositions and renamed them as they appear as tracks on the Aguas da Amazonia CD. RECORDINGS:…
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Transcendent Man

Directed by Robert Barry Ptolemy. Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. The compelling feature-length documentary film, by director Barry Ptolemy, chronicles the life and controversial ideas of luminary Ray Kurzweil. For more than three decades, inventor, futures, and New York Times best-selling author Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the…
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