Crash Ensemble present a performance of Philip Glass’ iconic Glassworks in full at the Regional Cultural Centre, as part of their national tour.
Written as a studio recording, Glassworks was released in 1982 as an LP and cassette on the CBS label, whose roster of artists includes Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen.
The LP and cassette had their own separate mixes, the LP for home listening and the cassette with a headphone specific mix and was Glass’s successful attempt to create a more pop-oriented ‘Walkman-suitable’ work.
“Glassworks was intended to introduce my music to a more general audience than had been familiar with it up to then.” – Philip Glass
“a virtuosic and moving performance…” – The Journal of Music on Crash Ensemble’s performance of Glassworks, MusicTown 2023
Programme
Philip Glass – Glassworks
Crash Ensemble:
Flute – Susan Doyle
Sop Saxophone – Kenneth Edge
Sop/Tnr Saxophone – Nick Roth
Solo Keyboard – Ruth McGinley
Keyboard – Máire Carroll
Keyboard – Kate Ellis
Keyboard/Vocals – Gemma Doherty