Philip Glass

Biography

American composer from Baltimore and a central figure of minimalism, known for music built on repeating, gradually shifting patterns. Trained at Juilliard and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, Glass reached a wide audience with the opera 'Einstein on the Beach' (1976) and film scores such as 'Koyaanisqatsi' (1982) and 'The Hours' (2002). His output spans operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music, much of it released through his own label, #Orange Mountain Music#.