Eminent composers through the centuries have taken to the concert stage or the opera pit to perform their own music. Who wouldn't jump at the opportunity to hear Mozart play his piano concertos or ...

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Composer Philip Glass remains a leading figure in American classical music after a fruitful career spanning six decades. Creator of symphonies, chamber music, operas and soundtracks, Glass has ...

In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Glass also wrote them for himself. Etudes are ...

Captain Obvious once said, "The appeal of Philip Glass' music is its simplicity." The minimalist school, which includes Glass, as well as La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich, produces music ...

Philip Glass is a heavyweight of contemporary minimalism. Alongside auteurs like Steve Reich and John Cage, Glass is, simply put, one of the biggest, boldest names in 20th century music. Much like the ...

Philip Glass relates a telling anecdote in his 2015 memoir, Words Without Music: When the minimalist master was just 15, his father allowed him to take over buying classical albums for the family ...

In his most recent album, the composer marks a new turn in his style. Listening to the composer Philip Glass’s latest album, Philip Glass Solo, is like entering a sculpture by Richard Serra (with whom ...

The five dance selections that are part of the Dance Reflections festival take varied approaches to piano exercises written by Philip Glass. By Brian Seibert Begun to improve his own technique, piano ...

Clockwise from left: Philip Glass and Third Coast Percussion members Peter Martin, David Skidmore, Sean Connors, and Robert Dillon Credit: Rebekka Federle Philip Glass arrives in town this Friday to ...

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