Listen to Einstein On The Beach: Knee 5 by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Michael Riesman

Einstein On The Beach: Knee 5

Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Michael Riesman

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Philip Glass Ensemble

The Philip Glass Ensemble

Contemporary Music Ensemble

Michael Riesman

Michael Riesman

Conductor

Elsa Higby

Mezzo-Soprano

Gregory Fulkerson

Gregory Fulkerson

Violin

Jasper McGruder

Jasper McGruder

Spoken Word

Katie Geissinger

Katie Geissinger

Mezzo-Soprano

Kristin Norderval

Kristin Norderval

Soprano

Lisa Bielawa

Soprano

Margo Gezairlian Grib

Margo Gezairlian Grib

Mezzo-Soprano

Marion Beckenstein

Marion Beckenstein

Soprano

Michele A. Eaton

Michele A. Eaton

Soprano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Philip Glass

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Benno Hotz

Assistant Engineer

Dante DeSole

Engineer

James Law

Engineer

Kurt Munkacsi

Producer

Michael Riesman

Michael Riesman

Producer

Shazam Footer

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