Flotation Device celebrates the 85th birthday of Philip Glass, one of musical minimalism's most iconic voices. Check out this two-hour survey of career highlights, starting with his formative encounters with Ravi Shankar and Steve Reich in the 1960s, then progressing through his earliest minimalist landmarks and forays into new music theater, thence onto postminimalism before concluding with his brand-new 9th String Quartet, premiered in January 2022. We’re helped by Robert Wilson, David Bowie, Claire Chase, Lucinda Childs, Michael Riesman, the Tana Quartet, Dennis Russell Davies, and multiple generations of The Philip Glass Ensemble.
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