Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.
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m.FILE - 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree composer Philip Glass arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, Dec. 1, 2018, in Washington. FILE - New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 19, 2025. , File)FILE - 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree composer Philip Glass arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, Dec. 1, 2018, in Washington. Glass' Symphony No. 15, “Lincoln,” was to have been led by Grammy-winning conductor Karen Kamensek for performances on June 12 and June 13.“Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony,” Glass said in a statement released Tuesday by his publicist. “Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership.” A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not immediately response to a request for comment. Glass, who turns 89 on Saturday, was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2018.to Bela Fleck. Trump, whose handpicked board of trustees have said they are renaming the center the Trump Kennedy Center, has placed the venue at the heart of his campaign against what he calls “woke” culture." Trump's name already hangs on the outside of the venue, in addition to Kennedy's, despite such a change requiring and act of Congress. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.City Council to weigh multi-million-dollar pedestrian safety project near EverBank StadiumJacksonville doctor urges surgeons to help cure preventable blindness for freeQuestion still remain as to what caused deck collapse that injured multiple peopleVarsity 4 All-News4JAX boys cross country: Providence's Sean Cunningham leads the team$100K Walmart partnership will help Jared Bridegan’s widow add ‘Bexley Boxes’ across FloridaSmoke billowing from Maxwell House plant sparks call to JFRD4 JFRD employees arrested, accused of shooting paintballs at JSO car, I-95 sign during ‘prank war’Major national award for Mandarin sophomore receiver Brysen WrightWaycross residents smelling mysterious stench for days, what is it?Lawyer talks 1st Amendment implications of video with conservative activist at St. Augustine protestBryceville residents given some relief in dealing with construction on County Road 121
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