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Orion for the 2004 Olympics in Athens

19th May 2004

Orion for the 2004 Olympics in Athens
Philip Glass has been commissioned to write a unique piece entitled Orion for the 2004 Athens Cultural Olympiad. He has assembled a multinational group of renowned composer/performers to collaborate with him on a work that is intended to reflect the international character of the Olympiad itself.

Glass will be joined by Mark Atkins (didjeridoo) from Australia; Wu Man (pipa) from China; Foday Musa Suso (kora) from Africa; UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) from Brazil; Ashley MacIsaac (violin) from Canada; and Eleftheria Arvanitaki (vocalist) from Greece.

Following the world premiere in Athens on 3 June, the work goes on a European tour, culminating at the Barbican Centre, London on 14 June - click here for more details.

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