Portland, Oregon-based contemporary music champions Third Angle New Music releases the first-ever complete recording of Philip Glass’ 1000 Airplanes on the Roof – March 6 on Orange Mountain Music.1000 Airplanes on the Roof, by Philip Glass with a libretto by David Henry Hwang, is a “science fiction music drama” which premiered July 15, 1988 at the Vienna International Airport, Hangar No. 3. Set in New York City, the character “M” recalls encounters with extra-terrestrial life forms, including their message, “It is better to forget, it is pointless to remember. No one will believe you.” Are the surrealistic details an accurate recollection of a voyage through space, part of a drug-induced nightmare, or the beginning of a mental breakdown?
Third Angle New Music Releases Premiere Recording of Philip Glass Sci-fi Epic “1000 Airplanes on the Roof”
