MUSIC WITH CHANGING PARTS
Celebrating 50 years of the Philip Glass Ensemble in 2019, Pomegranate Arts revives Philip Glass’ Music with Changing Parts, originally composed for the PGE in 1970. Previously considered a transitional work from Glass’ early experimental period, Pomegranate invited Philip Glass to revisit this significant yet rarely performed work for a new generation. Touring with a new arrangement enlarged to incorporate local brass and vocal ensembles, the ninety-minute work comprised of ecstatic repetitive figures and sustained harmonies has been transformed into what Glass himself considers “a richer version of the music and a more satisfying completion of the original idea.” For its premiere engagement at Carnegie Hall in 2018, Music with Changing Parts was re-conceived for the eight musicians of the Philip Glass Ensemble joined onstage with young performers from the San Francisco Girls Chorus and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.