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PHILIP GLASS SYMPHONIC
Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 7:30PM
Centennial Concert Hall
Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Richard Serra, and Michael Snow as a group of artists changed everything in the arts in New York in the late ’60s with a revolutionary new aesthetic that each artist’s present-day work reflects. At this historic evening, Philip Glass and Michael Snow, who both began recording their music on the same artist-run record label, will present new works in person. Glass will present the Canadian premiere of his Symphony No. 11, co-commissioned by the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Istanbul Music Festival, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in honour of Glass’ 80th birthday in 2017. Snow, one of the world’s foremost living artists and a central figure in North American art in the latter half of the twentieth century, working with Festival Curator Matthew Patton, will present his first-ever piece for orchestra. Local choir Horizon joins the orchestra in the world premiere of A Parable for End Times by WSO Composer-in-Residence and Festival Director Harry Stafylakis, a setting of an apocalyptic text by Winnipeg-raised author Steven Erikson.
Presented with the support of Michael Nesbitt
In supporting Michael Snow’s commission for the 2018 Winnipeg New Music Festival, Meeka Walsh and Robert Enright are acknowledging Alexander Mickelthwate’s substantial contribution to the culture of our city
Works
- Björk Family (2015) for strings Canadian Premiere
- Michael Snow (Can) Prophecy (2018) for orchestra World PremiereCommissioned by the WSO
- Harry Stafylakis (Can) A Parable for End Times (2018) for choir & orchestra World PremiereCommissioned by the WSO
- Philip Glass Symphony No. 11 (2017) Canadian Premiere
Artists
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Horizon, Johanna Hildebrand, director
Keri Latimer, theremin
Pre-Concert Panel
The Historical Future: Philip Glass and Michael Snow
6:45PM | Piano Nobile
Michael Snow, composer
Matthew Patton, host
Alexander Mickelthwate, host
Post-Concert Panel
Piano Nobile
Philip Glass, composer
Michael Snow, composer
Harry Stafylakis, composer
Matthew Patton, host
Alexander Mickelthwate, host