Glastonbury: Chris Levine light show in honour of David Bowie
A performance of Philip Glass’s Heroes Symphony accompanied by a sonic laser performance by light artist Chris Levine will take place at midnight on Saturday.
20 June 2016
| Lacey Glave
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Creative Review
Glastonbury will stage ‘a spectacular headline performance and musical extravaganza celebrating the life of David Bowie’ on The Park Stage immediately after Adele’s headline slot.
Glass’s Heroes Symphony was written in 1996 as an homage to Bowie’s album of the same name. It will be performed by Army of Generals, the orchestra created by conductor Charles Hazlewood, and members of the British Paraorchestra, the world’s first, large-scale professional ensemble for musicians with disabilities. Hazlewood will conduct.
Glass’s Heroes Symphony was written in 1996 as an homage to Bowie’s album of the same name. It will be performed by Army of Generals, the orchestra created by conductor Charles Hazlewood, and members of the British Paraorchestra, the world’s first, large-scale professional ensemble for musicians with disabilities. Hazlewood will conduct.
“Bowie was a huge fan of Glass, citing him as a primary influence,” Hazlewood says. “If Bowie had any interest in what might be played by all of us after he’d gone, then I reckon a world class orchestra breathing fire into Glass’s Heroes Symphony would make him very happy indeed.
And with the added genius of laser virtuoso Chris Levine creating a visual counterpoint to Glass’s luminescent textures, this will be the most extraordinary sound and vision ever witnessed at Glastonbury.”
And with the added genius of laser virtuoso Chris Levine creating a visual counterpoint to Glass’s luminescent textures, this will be the most extraordinary sound and vision ever witnessed at Glastonbury.”
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