This interview was originally broadcast on Sept. 21, 1999. It's no coincidence that composer Philip Glass and This American Life host Ira Glass have the same last name: They're second cousins, but ...

Composer Philip Glass changed the landscape of American music. As a founder of minimalism, Glass came up with a new way to make music and, with it, brought a new audience to the concert halls. Tuesday ...

In his most recent album, the composer marks a new turn in his style. Listening to the composer Philip Glass’s latest album, Philip Glass Solo, is like entering a sculpture by Richard Serra (with whom ...

Philip Glass, members of the Kingsmen and Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer Brian Chase will partake in three of the thousands of events planned for the annual, global Make Music Day on June 21st. Over 35 ...

When the composer and pianist Philip Glass visits Des Moines next weekend, after trips to Iowa City and Decorah, the easy joke is that he’ll play play play play play play play play play something ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Begun to improve his own technique, piano exercises that Glass wrote over decades are the subject this month of a new book, a concert and dances. By ...

In an unprecedented move, multi-Oscar nominated American composer and pianist Philip Glass (“The Hours”) has contributed key music to Mexican documentary “Cartas a Distancia” (“Letters from a Distance ...

Previous recipients include Marvin Hamlisch, John Barry, Giorgio Moroder & Elliot Goldenthal. By Paul Grein UPDATE (April 29): British composer Michael Nyman will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award ...

I feel sure there's a constituency somewhere for shadowy family dramas of the French variety, done in a fluid blend of opera and dance and without much overt concern for sense or sensibility. Such ...