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Bang on a Can |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jan 30, 2008 (665 days back) |
About Me |
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| visit Bang on a Can's website for more information: http://www.bangonacan.org What is Bang on a Can? Formed in 1987 by composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe, Bang on a Can is dedicated to commissioning, performing, creating, presenting and recording contemporary music. With an ear for the new, the unknown and the unconventional, Bang on a Can strives to expose exciting and innovative music as broadly and accessibly as possible to new audiences worldwide. We Are : The Bang on a Can Marathon: "Imagine Lollapalooza advised by the ghost of John Cage," – Vanity Fair The Marathon is at the heart of the genre-defying ethos of Bang on a Can. 20 years ago, three young composers - Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe and David Lang – decided to do something about the stale categories that divided the New York music world. Their first marathon, held in a downtown art gallery, placed giants of the late 20th Century (Cage, Babbitt, Reich) next to relative unknowns (Aaron Kernis, Jeffrey Brooks, John Zorn, the founders themselves) and pivotal figures who too few had heard (Pauline Oliveros, Frederic Rzewski, Louis Andriessen). Over 20 years, the marathon has grown to be an amazing 24 hour event held at the World Financial Center with Free Admission! Clear your calendar, book your flight, and pack your sleeping bags - just be there on June 2 and 3, 2007. For breaking news on who's coming to play, visit bangonacan.org. We Are : The Bang on a Can All-Stars: "A fiercely aggressive group, combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble." - NEW YORK TIMES for more info visit bangonacan.org/all_stars We Are : The Bang on a Can Summer Festival: The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at Mass MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary music. We will write it. We will perform it. We will think about it and we will talk about it. Our faculty includes amazing performers and composers – this year our guest artist is Don Byron. We Are : The Peoples’ Commissioning Fund: A radical partnership between audiences and composers. We bundle together hundreds of individual donations of all sizes, then commission three or more composers to write new pieces for the Bang on a Can All-Stars. All members of the Fund are then invited to join us in the intimate setting of an open rehearsal to get a sneak preview of the premiere of these works and enjoy a glass of wine with the artists. We Are : Cantaloupe Music: In 2001, Bang on a Can founded Cantaloupe Music, a record label devoted to ground-breaking new music. Six years and 42 releases later, we’re still going strong. Check out the entire catalog at bangonacan.org/store |
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Music:Member Since: 7/11/2006Band Website: bangonacan.org Band Members: Artistic Directors : (L to R) Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Michael Gordon: Bang on a Can All-Stars: Evan Ziporyn - clarinets: Robert Black - double bass:: David Cossin - percussion: Mark Stewart - guitars: Influences: . . . Sounds Like: ` Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Experimental / Classical / Other) |
My Blog |
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Bang on a Can in Italy and Portugal - Tour Journal by clarinetist Ken Thompson |
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| A Tour Journal from Ken Thompson, bravely subbing for Evan Ziporyn with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, on the road in Italy (Naples and Monfalcone) and Portugal (Porto). Wed AM 2/7 It is hard to s... Posted by Bang on a Can on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:19:00 PST |
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Bang on a Can in Perth and Birmingham |
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| This is Kenny Savelson, Executive Director of Bang on a Can writing from Brooklyn, New York. Scottish Tour Journal We're known in NYC for presenting concerts of impossible lengths and you can ge... Posted by Bang on a Can on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:52:00 PST |
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Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn, FOETUS, gutbucket, So Percussion, Matmos, ETHEL, Don Byron, Tristan Perich/1-Bit Music, Alarm Will Sound, Kronos Quartet, Vijay Iyer, Ralph Farris, Glenn Kotche, Cantaloupe Music, DECASIA, Gwincinski, NeffBros, paolo pagnani compositore, KETJAK, Theo Christie, Telegenic, URCK Records, GAMALON MUSIC, Jonny 8, SEPPUKU, Piccola Accademia degli Specchi, forrest gray music, frankie valentine, QAT, Peter Knoll, Phoebe Legere, N.Y. MUSIC BRIDGE, K. Cornelius, M C Spacebar, Martelo, meeches ez, Sam Rae, mariondelanoe, :.auriga-alpha.:, REID PALEY TRIO, minga musica!, Zoyd, BASILICA™, Gordon Fraser, fisherofgold, WeiveR, Dennis Kuhn {qqq}, Christopher Norby, Bernardo Bonezzi, Ian Otenti, the Future Tards of Jazz, Junk Funk, Tout un monde lointain (Julien Philippot), The Lanny Project, Sarah O’Halloran, Joxfield ProjeX, Kaveh Saidi, Siobhan Mooney, Eoghan Neff, Enzo Rocco, We Free Kings, IBR, Vincent Bergeron
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