Members of the Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman (music director, piano), Ryan Kelly (sound), Mick Rossi (piano), Andrew Sterman (flute, piccolo, saxophone), with Ann Cecil-Sterman on flute, performed a repertoire for amplified pianos and woodwinds. The program included selections from Music in Twelve Parts (Parts 9 and 10), Façades from Glassworks, Music in Similar Motion and Spaceship from Einstein on the Beach. In 1968, Glass founded the PGE in New York City as a laboratory for his music. Its purpose was to develop a performance practice to meet the unprecedented technical and artistic demands of his compositions. In pioneering this approach, the PGE became a creative wellspring for Glass, and its members remain inimitable interpreters of his work. The Philip Glass Ensemble is the exclusive performer of its repertoire. Please note that Philip Glass did not perform as part of this concert. By special arrangement with Philip Glass and Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc.

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