Glassworks by Philip Glass - Lime Tree Theatre

Glassworks by Philip Glass

Presented by Crash Ensemble

 

A performance of Philip Glass’ iconic Glassworks in full at the Lime Tree Theatre, as part of the Crash Ensemble’s national tour 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.


Glassworks by Philip Glass

Glassworks


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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 

Crash Ensemble is supported by the Arts Council

Crash Ensemble


Flute
Susan Doyle
Sop Saxaphone
Kenneth Edge
Sop/Tnr Saxophone
Nick Roth
Solo Keyboard
Ruth McGinley
Keyboard
Máire Carroll, Kate Ellis
Keyboard/Vocals
Gemma Doherty

T&Cs


  • Please note all ticket prices include a booking charge.
  • No exchanges or refunds.
  • Wheelchair spaces can only be booked over the phone. Please call box office on (061) 953400 if you wish to book a wheelchair space.
  • No late comers admitted to the theatre once show commences.
  • Free parking available for patrons, please arrive early. If the carpark barriers are down on arrival, they will be lifted after the show. Disability and bus parking on campus.

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