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"American Four Seasons" to be released October 12th

2010-08-25
Recording

Philip Glass' long-awaited Violin Concerto No.2 "The American Four Seasons" will be released on Orange Mountain Music on October 12, 2010. The recording was made at the European premiere of the piece with Robert McDuffie, violin, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop conducting.
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Cello Concerto Success in South America

2010-08-05
Recording/Performance

Philip Glass' residency with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas with performance and recording by Wendy Sutter and conductor Dante Anzolini was a great success in Ecuador and Peru
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Philip Glass - Live in SoHo Released on iTunes!

2010-06-02
Recording

hilip Glass' January concert at the Apple Store in SoHo has been released by iTunes. The concert featured Philip Glass, Wendy Sutter, Tim Fain, and the Glass Chamber Players with special guest Ira Glass
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Icarus at the Edge of Time World Premiere in New York

2010-05-10
Events

Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen W. Hawking will be honored at the Festival's opening night gala performance. The evening concludes with the world premiere of Icarus at the Edge of Time, a mesmerizing musical tale of space, time and the journey to the very edge of understanding, performed by The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Brad Lubman and narrated by John Lithgow.
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Glassworks Live - NY Premiere (2nd show added!)

2010-03-19
Events

Sunday April 11, 2010 Signal Ensemble presents the NY concert premiere of Philip Glass' 1981 studio album GLASSWORKS. This performance is presented in concert arrangement by Michael Riesman, conducted by Brad Lubman with Signal and special guest, Philip Glass Ensemble Music Director, Michael Riesman.
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Satyagraha (REMIX)

2010-03-04
Events

Sunday March 7, 2010 be part of a genre-defying artistic collaboration inspired by English National Opera’s hit production of Philip Glass’s Satyagraha. We’ve invited New York-based musicians Sam Godin and Falu to join forces with British composer Anna Meredith.
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Glass Sonata & Sextet Broadcast Nationally on Performance Today

2010-01-27
Broadcast

"Performance Today" hosted by Fred Child will broadcast an interview with Philip Glass and the Glass Chamber Players at Caspary Auditorium will be broadcast in two parts on Performance Today, nationally on Thursday and Friday, the January 28th and 29th. The New York broadcast will have both parts on Philip Glass' 73rd birthday, January 31st. (8pm-10m on WQXR, 105.9 FM) The audio will be available for online streaming for one week after broadcast on the Performance Today website
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Glass Plays Apple

2010-01-20
Free Concert

On January 21, 2009 at 7:00PM Philip Glass performs at the Apple Store in Soho. Glass will perform then introduce the Glass Chamber Players. The evening will feature Glass performing his own works on piano, duets with cellist Wendy Sutter, the Glass Chamber Players performing the composer's String Sextet, and a special performance by Philip and Ira Glass. Presented by iTunes and Orange Mountain Music.
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We Are at War, Glass on the Colbert Report

2010-01-13
TV Appearance

On January 12, 2010, Philip Glass appeared on the Colbert Report joining with Stephen to communicate a very important message to the American people. At the end of the show Stephen plugs Symphony No.7 "Toltec".
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OMM Showcase and Sampler Giveaway

2010-01-06
Record Release

January 10, 2010
Le Poisson Rouge
New York City

On January 10, 2010, Philip Glass' OMM presents a musical showcase with OMM sampler giveaway at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Presenting music by Trevor Gureckis, Joel Harrison (with guest Foday Musa Suso), and Mick Rossi, whose new record Songs from the Broken Land is being released by Orange Mountain Music.
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