Philip Glass, a leading figure in American minimalism alongside Steve Reich, John Adams, and Terry Riley, has an astonishingly rich and diverse artistic career.
Compositional Technique
Glass's First String Quartet, written in 1966, shows his early experiments with repetition and his efforts to avoid twelve-tone serial music while not returning to traditional tonality.
Instruments
Antoine Bareil, the second violinist of the Molinari Quartet, plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume 1840 violin and a François Nicolas Voirin bow, on loan from Canimex inc.
Composer Biography
Philip Glass has written over fifty original film scores, including notable works for Koyaanisqatsi, Kundun, The Hours, and Notes on a Scandal.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Glass's artistic vision was significantly influenced by his discovery of Ravi Shankar's work and his exploration of Indian music, particularly its repetitive structures.
Composition History
Glass's opera Einstein on the Beach, created with stage director Robert Wilson, was a major turning point in his career in 1976, making him a household name.
Performer Biography
The Molinari Quartet, founded in 1997, is acclaimed internationally and has received 23 Opus Prizes for excellence in concert music, being called 'Canada's answer to the Kronos or Arditti Quartet'.
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