Editing Glenn Branca (section)

===Late work: 1990s to 2018===
[[File:Glenn Branca-2012.jpg|thumb|upright|253px|right|The Glenn Branca Ensemble, 2012 in Washington, D.C.]]
In the early 1990s, David Baratier attempted to document Branca's teaching style in ''They Walked in Line''. In September 1996, The Glenn Branca Ensemble played at the opening ceremony for the [[Aarhus Festuge|Aarhus Festival]] in Denmark. The ceremony took place in the Musikhuset Opera House, and in the audience were the Queen of [[Denmark]], the mayor of [[Aarhus]] and other dignitaries. After the composer  received more than 25 major commissions starting in 1981  until the time of his death in 2018, Branca's music has started to receive academic attention. Some scholars, most prominently [[Kyle Gann]], consider him (and [[Rhys Chatham]]) to be a member of the [[totalism (music)|totalist]] school of [[post-minimal]]ism.

Beginning with Symphony No. 7, Branca began composing for traditional [[orchestra]], although he never abandoned the [[electric guitar]]. Branca also played [[duet]]s for excessively amplified guitars with his wife, Reg Bloor, and conducted his 13th symphony for 100 electric guitars at the base of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in New York City on June 13, 2001, less than three months before the center's destruction in the [[September 11 attacks]]. Since that time his 100 guitar piece has been performed in cities all over the U.S. and Europe. In 2008, he wrote his 14th Symphony, entitled ''The Harmonic Series'', which is performed by a traditional orchestra. The first (and only completed) movement of this symphony, named ''2,000,000,000 Light Years From Home'' premiered in St. Louis performed by the [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra]] conducted by [[David Robertson (conductor)|David Robertson]] on November 13, 2008. This was the 12th major orchestra to perform Branca's orchestral work since 1986.

In 2008, he was awarded a grant from the [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award as well as a CAPS grant in 1983, an award from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] in 1988 and a [[NYSCA]] grant in 1998, all for music composition. In 2010, BBN Music re-released Branca's 1981 album ''[[The Ascension (Glenn Branca album)|The Ascension]]'' as a special edition on 180&nbsp;gram vinyl and Branca wrote a piece ''The Ascension: The Sequel'', which was released in the same year on the label Systems Neutralizers. This follow up piece led to new interest in his work and notable performances at [[Primavera Sound Festival]] 2011 and [[Villette Sonique]] 2011.

In October 2014, Branca premiered ''Ascension Three'', touring it with Glenn Branca Ensemble in Europe. In February 2015, Branca's second 100 electric guitars piece, ''Symphony No. 16 (Orgasm)'', was premiered at [[Cité de la Musique]] in Paris. ''The Light (for [[David Bowie|David]])'' for four guitars, bass and drums, premiered in October 2016 at the [[Roulette Intermedium|Roulette]] in Brooklyn.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/music/david-bowie-as-muse-why-one-composer-says-so.html "David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704165450/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/music/david-bowie-as-muse-why-one-composer-says-so.html |date=2018-07-04 }} by [[Allan Kozinn]], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 7, 2016</ref>