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Anticipation was in the coldish air as legions of students, faculty, patrons of the arts and everyone else queued up outside the beautifully revamped Bass Concert Hall, which opened just last month to the public at large. The reason? Not George Lopez or Gordon Lightfoot (who will visit in April and March, respectively), but a performance by Philip Glass, a minimalist, trailblazing composer who was performing his homage to the poetry of Leonard Cohen.

The UT Performing Arts Center will host a remarkable performance this Saturday evening that encompasses the work of two major figures in the arts; Leonard Cohen, the multi-talented poet, musician and illustrator, and Phillip Glass, one of those rare figures in experimental and minimalist composition whose work has been celebrated and influential both in the mainstream and avant-garde.

Muhly has been a student and employee of Phillip Glass since his sophomore year of college, and much of that influence shows in his work. He likes performances --in as many varied contexts as possible-- and adores repetition, sparse soundscapes and esoteric composition. He's worked on Bjork's albums, and favors 16th century English composers (particularly those who wrote religious, devotional pieces). His work is unique, obtuse and addictive, and his mentor Glass has said he has "a curious ear, a restless listening."