Riot Ensemble becomes only the third ensemble in history to perform Philip Glass’ wild four-hour work, an epic recap of minimalist style.

On the eve of Glass’ 90th birthday, Riot Ensemble becomes only the third ensemble in history to perform Music in 12 Parts, which Glass himself called ‘the end of minimalism’.

The four-hour precursor to Music for 18 Musicians, it has been performed outside the Philip Glass Ensemble exactly once.

The result is a four-to-five-hour evening-length event for nine players: keyboards, winds, saxophone and voice.

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