Philip Glass: Happy 75th Birthday!

Soundcheck | Jan 30, 2012

Composer Philip Glass turns 75 today, and he spends part of his birthday with us -- plus he previews his newest recording, the Symphony No. 9. And: Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson shares with us his music for the Bill Morrison silent film “Miners’ Hymns.”

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