New York Times — The composer shares his thoughts as he approaches a milestone, which will coincide with a performance of his new work at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Tibet House benefit now also includes Alabama Shakes and Ben Harper. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — i-D recommended emerging female writers. Composer Nico Muhly on the music of Philip Glass. Howard Jacobsen has written a novella inspired by the Trump election. Stream a new Mew track. BOMB interviewed author Andre Aciman. Stream a new No Joy... more info

Core News — “Ease in New Year the Balearic way. Barrott’s RA podcast draws on his experiences playing at La Torre and the changing seasons in Ibiza. The mood is tranquil and the purview is vast, with Philip Glass, Project Pablo, David Sylvian and Talk Talk a... more info

Consequence of Sound — Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and more will also celebrate Philip Glass' 80th birthday. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The concert will also be a celebration of Philip Glass' 80th birthday. Tickets are on sale now. Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” is the un-“Aida.” Verdi and Glass both re-imagined an ancient Egypt suited to the composers’ own times. But whereas Verdi relies on the great 19th century Italian opera themes of forbidde... more info

Chicago Tribune — The audience came to Orchestra Hall on Wednesday evening to get a sense of what Philip Glass, the iconic and prolific American composer, author and winner of the 2016 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize was like in the flesh. And a vivid sense was what th... more info

New York Times — Minimalism has been dominated by straight white men — Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass — but Eastman, a gay black man, is a vital addition to their company, even if his take on the style was perhaps ahead of its time. more info

Chicago Tribune — Philip Glass finds it a nifty coincidence that both he and Bob Dylan won major literary prizes this year — remarkable, considering that neither American music icon considers himself a writer. Glass, 79, is the 2016 winner of the Chicago Tribune Lit... more info