History in the making: Philip Glass’s Music in 12 Parts at The Barbican

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Philip Glass’s Music in 12 Parts is being now performed live at The Barbican Center, London. Up till now Glass's masterpiece has only been performed by the composer's own Philip Glass Ensemble, but this afternoon it will played in full by an ensemble featuring musicians closely associated with Glass’s music:

James McVinnie
Timo Andres
David Kaplan
Eliza McCarthy
Yuki Numata
Chris Thompson
Liam Byrne
Josephine Stephenson
Maaike van der Linde
Marlies van Gangelen

This event is part of: Reich, Glass, Adams: The Sounds that Changed America 

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