The double album The Glass Effect is a tribute to . This American composer is one of the founders of minimalist music, music with subtle variations. His music is a great source of inspiration for the harpist Lavinia Meijer. His piano works turn out to be very suitable for rewriting for harp. The harp sounds create a completely different atmosphere than the piano. Previously she played arrangements
… of Glass' Metamorphosis and his film scores for The Hours. For The Glass Effect she selected ten studies by Glass and a theme from his film music . Challenging studies in different tempos, harmonies and techniques. For the second part, Meijer collaborated with various composers influenced by Glass' music. Popular names like , , and . Less well known is the New York composer , who wrote a fascinatingly beautiful piece for harp and electronics. (SvdP)more
