Philip Glass

Music_makemethink_article_thumb Late yesterday afternoon, despite the fact that I was still getting over a hacking cough, sore throat, exhaustion, etc. -- which has kept me home bound for six days -- I wrapped myself up and ventured out into the rain to catch the York premiere of a String Sextet by my favorite living American composer Philip Glass.after I learned about the performance from his calendar. Obviously, I'm passionate about music...  

The Guggenheim Museum has announced the lineup of events for the spring season of the institution's Works & Process season. Made in Naples (February 7-8), a new piece from Tony Award nominee Karole Armitage, is inspired by the Neapolitan character Pulcinella. The piece...  

As a baritone in the role of astronomer Johannes Kepler sings of his thought processes when discovering that the orbits of planets are ellipses rather than egg-shaped, Philip Glass's music becomes almost lyrical. The renowned minimalist composer uses a rather tuneful set of pieces for  

Philip Glass is often acknowledged as the composer who brought art music to the public. In his latest opera "Kepler", inspired by the life and scientific contributions of Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler, Glass brings music to science.  

The music of minimalist-art-music composer Philip Glass shows up in sort of predictable places like the Qatsi trilogy, the film The Illusionist, and a number of documentaries. Recently, the hyper modern music has shown up in some strange places. Recently, his "Metamorphosis for Piano" was the creepy backdrop to an episode of the new Battlestar Galactica rapidly spinning out of control. Another song also appeared in the trailer for Watchmen...  

Earlier this year, there was a bidding war for the 212 version of telephone number 867-5309, and it proved just how many people really wanted to make Jenny's digits their own. So even as the legacy of the famous number lives on, the New Yorker catches up with one of its writers, former-Tommy Tutone member Jim Keller. It seems that after the overwhelming success of the catchy single, and with the lack of any follow-up hits, Keller drifted...  

TIBET HOUSE U.S. ANNOUNCES 20th ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT AT CARBEGIE HALL Philip Glass Tibet House U.S. will hold its 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 26. Philip Glass, the concert's Artistic Director, once again brings together an original lineup of contemporary artists including Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, Michael Campbell, Baaba Maal, and Pierce Turner with more performers being confirmed soon. Tickets will...  

Philip Glass's new opera, Kepler , inspired by the life and scientific contributions of Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler, premiered in the US at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York last week. Commissioned by the Upper Austrian State ...  

TIBET HOUSE U.S. ANNOUNCES 20th ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT AT CARBEGIE HALL Philip Glass Tibet House U.S. will hold its 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 26. Philip Glass, the concert's Artistic Director, once again brings together an original lineup of contemporary artists including Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, Michael Campbell, Baaba Maal, and Pierce Turner with more performers being confirmed soon. Tickets will...  

'“Kepler” is his most chromatic, complex, psychological score...“Kepler” is a wise, major opera.' (Mark Swed/LA Times) "It's fantastically self-referential. By that I mean that there are familiar gestures in the music, but by and large the piece itself is a...  

"The worlds of music and science, as Mr. Glass sees it, are not that far apart. For starters, he is skeptical of science's claim to objectivity. 'Mathematicians are subject to the same kinds of enthusiasms as everybody else,' " he says....  

by Andrew Frisicano Mode Records has etched its name in the annals of music history, producing the avant-garde and modern classical music of influential composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, and Harry Partch. In its twenty-fifth year,...  

Amazon has a sampler album of music from Philip Glass available right now for free. Not sure how long that will last so snap it up. See also lots of inexpensive classical music on Amazon. Tags: mp3   music   Philip Glass   philipglass  

Philip Glass via last.fm JerryZ reviews a well-programmed LA concert with Feldman's Rothko Chapel, Ben Johnston’s Quartet No. 4 “Amazing Grace”, and music by Philip Glass: The Jacaranda series has recovered the “Five Knee Plays” from Einstein on the Beach,...  

Amazon is offering, for free, the 21-trackAmazon.com: The Orange Mountain Music Philip Glass Sampler Vol.I Whether you're already a fan of the minimalist composer or have never heard of him, this is worth checking out. This may be just the...  

Image via Wikipedia Via Glass Notes, Music in Twelve Parts will be played in November at the festival automne en normandie: C’est à la fois “une expérience intellectuelle et un voyage spirituel” que nous propose Philip Glass qui dirigera sur...  

Alex V. Cook has an interview of Dickie Landry, a founding member of the Philip Glass Ensemble. I particularly liked the part on helping Glass understand the value of accomplished musicians: Landry pulls out a picture of one of the...  

When we asked you to share what music helps you get things done, more than a few of you answered Philip Glass. Today on Amazon, you can boost your Glass catalog for the low-low price of zilch. If minimalist compositions and repeating structures put your brain in let's-do-this mode, this free download from Amazon offers a sampling of some of Glass's well-known scores. Looks like we've got our afternoon listening ready to go. If you're looking...  

iT'S Free Downloads 21 Free MP3 tracks by Philip Glass on Amazon - "The Orange Mountain Music Philip Glass Sampler Vol.I" http://www.amazon.com/gp... 3 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like  

Amazon MP3 and Philip Glass has a free album featuring music from Candyman, Cassandra’s Dream and more! Just thought I’d let you know. US only (Unless you know how to use proxies) Here is the link: Free Philip Glass album Bookmark It  

A timelapse video of 15-days of game play in Grand Theft Auto IV. Sadly not set to the music of Philip Glass. (thx, rob) Update: An early teaser video for GTA IV featured Philip Glass' music as well as some timelapse footage. (thx, michael) Tags: Grand Theft Auto   philipglass   timelapse   video  

Classical music review: Philip Glass score infuses life into 'Dracula' at ...Dallas Morning NewsWithout the Philip Glass score to class it up, the 1931 Bela Lugosi vehicle Dracula would ...and more »  

Music for film ← Previous revision Revision as of 01:25, 28 October 2009 Line 138: Line 138: In 2005 he composed the score for the film ''[[Neverwas]]'', an independent production starring [[Aaron Eckhart]] and [[Ian McKellen]], and in 2006 the scores for [[Neil Burger]]'s ''[[The Illusionist]]'' and [[Richard Eyre]]'s ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' in 2006, garnering his third...  

What’s on your iPod?" "Katy Perry, the Beatles, Coldplay, Joy Division, Lily Allen, Queen, Meat Loaf, The Stranglers, The Sex Pistols, The Sixteen, Cavalleria Rusticana and Philip Glass and The Enid.” Notice all the EMI artists. And the one punk ...  

Tracks from Moby, Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, Fred Deakin of Lemon Jelly, Philip Glass and Markus Schulz are confirmed for the unique block puzzle game that sees players re-construct existing songs from these famous artists by ...