New works by Philip Glass.by Alex Ross [New Yorker, 5 November 2007]
Philip Glass is without a doubt Americaís most famous living composer of classical music. In fact, he may be Americaís only famous living composer of classical musicóthe single one who would draw nods of recognition (or irritation) if you were to start waving eight-by-ten glossies of modern-music masters at passersby in Times Square.