New Sounds
Philip Glass with host John Schaefer (WNYC/Caryn Havlik)
Commissioned for the People
Show #2382
Thursday, March 03, 2005
From the New Sounds Live concerts at Merkin Hall, the Bang on a Can All-Stars perform two newly-commissioned works and a new music classic with special guest Philip Glass. Listen to "The Long and Short of It: a Brief History of Chatter," by Carla Kihlstedt, along with "Music In Similar Motion" by Philip Glass, featuring the composer at the keyboard. Plus, hear the menacing sounds of J. G. Thirlwell's new commission called "Anabiosis."
Click here to view a slideshow of this New Sounds Live concert from Merkin Hall.
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