Bang on a Can All Stars
New York's electric »Bang on a Can All-Stars« perform a high-octane set of classic selections and new work. The hour-long set features signature works by »Bang on a Can« co-founding composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, American legend Meredith Monk, the late UK composer Steve Martland, and the premiere of a new work by Berlin-based American composer Nick Dunston.
David Lang »sunray«
Michael Gordon »Gene takes a drink«
Nick Dunston »Fainting is Down, Whooshing is up«
Julia Wolfe »Believing«
Meredith Monk »Spaceship«
Steve Martland »Horses of Instruction«
Bass: Robert Black
Piano and Keyboard: Vicky Chow
Percussion: David Cossin
Cello: Arlen Hlusko
Guitar: Mark Stewart
Clarinet and Saxophon: Ken Thomson
Sound Design: Andrew Cotton
Founded in 1987 by composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, Bang on a Can has been creating an international community dedicated to innovative music, and has grown from a one-day New York-based Marathon concert to a multi-faceted performing arts organization with a broad range of year-round international activities. Formed out of this group in 1992, the Bang on a Can All-Stars are recognized worldwide for their ultra-dynamic live performances and recordings of today’s most innovative music. Freely crossing the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock, world and experimental music, this six-member amplified ensemble has consistently forged a category-defying identity. With a massive repertoire of works written specifically for the group’s distinctive instrumentation and style of performance, the All-Stars have become a genre in their own right, performing each year throughout the U.S. and internationally. »Believing« by Julia Wolfe was commissioned by NPS Dutch Radio for the Bang on a Can All-Stars. »Fainting is Down, Whooshing is Up« by Nick Dunston was commissioned with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Header Image: Bang on a can All-Stars © Timothy Norris (courtesy Ford Theater)
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