By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tuesday-on-the-newshour-philip-glass Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tuesday on the NewsHour: Philip Glass Arts Oct 23, 2012 5:51 PM EDT One of the most influential composers of the late 20th century got his start at his dad’s record store in downtown Baltimore. Philip Glass, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, was captivated by a variety of music at an early age, and the musical world was soon captivated by Glass as he studied at the Peabody Conservatory and entered an accelerated college program at the University of Chicago at age 15 before going on to Juilliard. Glass sat down recently in New York City with Jeffrey Brown and talked about his early musical influences and the impact they have on him today, even as he’s being celebrated around the world in his 75th year. We’ll post their conversation here later Tuesday evening. Here’s an extended interview: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport is the Senior Producer of CANVAS at PBS News Hour. @Annedavenport
One of the most influential composers of the late 20th century got his start at his dad’s record store in downtown Baltimore. Philip Glass, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, was captivated by a variety of music at an early age, and the musical world was soon captivated by Glass as he studied at the Peabody Conservatory and entered an accelerated college program at the University of Chicago at age 15 before going on to Juilliard. Glass sat down recently in New York City with Jeffrey Brown and talked about his early musical influences and the impact they have on him today, even as he’s being celebrated around the world in his 75th year. We’ll post their conversation here later Tuesday evening. Here’s an extended interview: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now