Phillip Glass speaks about Kundun, Scorsese, and Buddhism at Emory
January 23, 2009 at 2:50 pm by Wyatt Williams in A&E, EventsCouldn’t get tickets to the sold-out Philip Glass opera, Akhnaten? The Department of Film Studies at Emory University is offering a unique way to experience the master of minimalist composition on Mon., Jan. 26:
The Department of Film Studies at Emory presents a screening of “Kundun” with a pre-screening discussion led by Philip Glass, who composed the film’s Academy Award-winning score. Glass’ introduction of “Kundun” will reveal the ways traditional Tibetan musical forms and Buddhism influenced his score and discuss his collaboration with Scorsese.
The discussion begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts until the film screening at 7:15 p.m. Free. White Hall 208. Emory University. 404-727-6761.
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