Philip Glass ' There Are Some Men for unaccompanied SATB choir with words by Leonard Cohen . Duration: approx. 3 minutes.

This work - in three parts for percussion quartet - was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion.

Facades

Facades was originally written in 1981 to accompany a scene in the cult film 'Koyaanishqatsi'. The scene of New York’s Wall Street on a Sunday morning was eventually cut from the film but the title stillrefers to the facades of buildings on Wall Street. American composer Philip Glass (b. 1937) is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequently referredto as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.’ Facades later became movement no. 5 of Glassworks Glass’ ground-breaking studioalbum that has come to define his style. It was arranged for Flute and Piano by the composer in 2006.

Written for orchestra. Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC Leonard Slatkin musical director.

Philip Glass' Violin Concerto arranged for Soprano Saxophone by Amy Dickson. With a commission from the American Composers Orchestra - Philip's first from an American orchestra - he composed the Violin Concerto . Though the actual writing took some four months (November 1986 - February 1987) Glass says ideas were germinating for a time before writing commenced. The Concerto is dedicated to Dennis Russell Davies and Paul Zukofzky who present the first performance.

Remarkably for a work by Philip Glass the Cello Concerto No 1 or Concerto For Cello And Orchestra conforms broadly to the three-movement form of classic concerti with fast-slow-fast tempi.This concerto is designated as part ofThe Concerto Project recording series started by Glass in the year 2000 currently in four volumes and including eight concerti.American composer Philip Glass is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolificof the modern composers. He is frequently referred to as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.’ His operas among them the renowned Einstein On The Beach are performedacross the globe and he has created work for small and large ensembles film and experimental theatre and founded his own performing group The Philip Glass Ensemble.

A movement from Einstein on the beach for solo soprano and organ.

Paul Barnes presents a suite of seven Piano transcriptions derived from Philip Glass's 1991 opera Orphee . The suite was first performed in April 2001 at the Greenwich House Music School In New York City.

Another Look at Harmony' is a project started in 1975. The approach has been to link directly rhythmic and harmonic structure. In doing so easily audible root movement (chords or 'changes') was chosen in order that the clarityof their relationship could easily be heard. Here as in earlier periods of Western music melodic material is for the most part a function or result of the harmony. However it is clear that some of the priorities of Westernmusic (harmony/melody first then rhythm) have been reversed.

Work composed in 2000 for Organ and two Didgeridoos.

An opera in four acts for ensemble chorus and soloists in full score from minimalist composer Philip Glass. It is Glass's first and longest opera taking approximately five hours to complete with no intermission. Given thenature of the music - the lengthy repetition of small elements very gradual development and change recurring patterns - audience members are free to enter and leave as they wish.

This work - in three parts for percussion quartet - was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion.

Facades

Facades was originally written in 1981 to accompany a scene in the cult film 'Koyaanishqatsi'. The scene of New York’s Wall Street on a Sunday morning was eventually cut from the film but the title stillrefers to the facades of buildings on Wall Street. American composer Philip Glass (b. 1937) is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequently referredto as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.’ Facades later became movement no. 5 of Glassworks Glass’ ground-breaking studioalbum that has come to define his style. It was arranged for Flute and Piano by the composer in 2006.

Written for orchestra. Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC Leonard Slatkin musical director.

Philip Glass' Violin Concerto arranged for Soprano Saxophone by Amy Dickson. With a commission from the American Composers Orchestra - Philip's first from an American orchestra - he composed the Violin Concerto . Though the actual writing took some four months (November 1986 - February 1987) Glass says ideas were germinating for a time before writing commenced. The Concerto is dedicated to Dennis Russell Davies and Paul Zukofzky who present the first performance.

Remarkably for a work by Philip Glass the Cello Concerto No 1 or Concerto For Cello And Orchestra conforms broadly to the three-movement form of classic concerti with fast-slow-fast tempi.This concerto is designated as part ofThe Concerto Project recording series started by Glass in the year 2000 currently in four volumes and including eight concerti.American composer Philip Glass is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolificof the modern composers. He is frequently referred to as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.’ His operas among them the renowned Einstein On The Beach are performedacross the globe and he has created work for small and large ensembles film and experimental theatre and founded his own performing group The Philip Glass Ensemble.

A movement from Einstein on the beach for solo soprano and organ.

Paul Barnes presents a suite of seven Piano transcriptions derived from Philip Glass's 1991 opera Orphee . The suite was first performed in April 2001 at the Greenwich House Music School In New York City.