• Philip Glass
  • Perpetulum (2018)

  • Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc (World)

Commissioned for Third Coast Percussion with lead support from the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation.

The World Premiere was presented by the Chicago Humanities Festival on November 9, 2018.

  • 4perc
  • 21 min 30 s

Programme Note

Perpetulum is Glass’s first-ever work for percussion ensemble. The piece blends a youthful joy and enthusiasm for the sounds of percussion with Glass’s signature musical voice. Perpetulum also presents a unique opportunity for the performers to create their own cadenza between the second and third movements.

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