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Prom 44: Michael Gordon's genre-defying Big Space
Well known for their genre-busting and boundary-defying music, Bang on the Can delivered a splendid Late Night Prom.
A ghost of an opera at BAM
David Lang’s new opera the loser opened the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday night, but simply lacked theatricality.
Voices, voices in space, and spaces: Thoughts on 50 years of Meredith Monk
Carnegie’s Zankel Hall hosts a four and a half hour celebration of the work of Meredith Monk.
Captivating winter warmer from the Bang on a Can
Composer David Lang joined the ensemble in Oberlin for an invigorating night of fresh ideas played with a spirit of adventure.
Bang on a Can and the New York Phil
In addition to the “Mickey Pick-Slate” chants, the score of Anthracite Fields incorporates the banging of a can, the spinning of bicycle wheels, whistling, and shouting.
Minimalism with a bang: Bang on a Can All-Stars and the Cabaret Contemporain in Paris
Bang on a Can All-Stars are by no means small fish in a big pond. Their work within the world of minimalist and contemporary music, as well as their collaboration with some of the biggest names in 20th-century music, has made of them today a name respected by any fan of John Cage, Steve Reich, Terry Riley or Brian Eno (to name but a few of the best).