Philip Glass with Julian Wachner on Symphony No. 5

“It was my intention [with Symphony No. 5] to provoke a flow of attention for the listener which would be based on the world’s Wisdom Traditions—their commonalities, differences, and eccentricities. Now two decades after its premiere, this new recording by Trinity Wall Street and all the collected forces of orchestra, choirs, and singers under Julian Wachner, make these commonalities, differences, and eccentricities appear even more pronounced than was initially imagined.” — Philip Glass, 2019