Philip Glass News

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 in New York last week.

As Philip Glass turns 70, he tells michael church how a radio-repairman's son became the world's most popular classical music iconoclast, and what inspired him Philip Glass has just turned 70.

Brigitte Lefevre, director of the Paris Opera Ballet , didn't let the grass grow under her feet when Wayne McGregor was appointed resident choreographer of the Royal Ballet in 2006.

Philip Glass clearly enjoys examining ideas from just about every angle, and that applies as fully to opera subjects as to specific musical moves.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. The Opal String Quartet will bring its unique musical voice to downtown Hendersonville tonight at Black Bear Coffee Co., with a concert featuring the works of Ravel, Mozart and contemporary composer Philip Glass.

Firstly lets talk about his influence! From Coldplay, Lauri Anderson, Aphex Twin, Portishead, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, and Brian Eno to numerous other copy cats and com-posers who have used his arpeggiations to build drama and intensity in otherwise minimalist tracks.

Of the six Philip Glass operas I've seen live, 1993's OrphA©e is the most conventional in structure, in part because Glass derived the story from Jean Cocteau's screenplay for his celebrated 1949 film.

Lisa Saffer plays the role of Death, aka La Princesse, with Steven Brennfleck as Cegeste, who is under her spell.

Philip Glass- The New Frontier ____________________________________________________________________ And now, South Park Elementary presents the happy, non-offensive, non-denominational Christmas Play, with music and lyrics by New York minimalist composer, Philip Glass! [Philip Glass moves into position and starts playing his keyboards.

The contracts aren't yet signed, and the legal beagles have yet to complete their sniffing and gnawing, but it seems highly probable that Portland Opera is about to make its first-ever recording - and it's a big one.

But best-known doesn't always mean best-loved. Fans praise the famously repetitive composer for reuniting serious music with young audiences.

Paul Slavens took in a performance on Saturday at the Winspear Opera House of Philip Glass' scoring of Dracula .

The Dallas Opera launched its season Friday in the brand-new Winspear Opera house.

JerryZ reviews a well-programmed LA concert with Feldman's Rothko Chapel, Ben Johnston's Quartet No.

"There's a wave of conservatism in classical music, which has one meaning for Americans, but for those in Korea and China signifies another position," he says.

SOUND MAN: Max Richter back in Edinburgh, where he studied piano and composition at university.

Philip Glass's popularity towers high over most living composers today, but others haven't enjoyed the high-profile collaborations he's had.

Philip Glass was born in Baltimore in 1937 and began studying music when he was 8, according to a biography by Tim Page published on the composer's Web site, philipglass.com. Over the course of his career, he has written film scores, symphonies, concertos and works for solo piano and organ, collaborating with artists such as Paul Simon, David Bowie ...

Friends University Ballet will showcase the work that goes on behind the scenes during the school's Fall Ballet program next weekend.

The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance will present Lucinda Childs' highly acclaimed, rarely performed signature work DANCE.