Bang on a Can, the composers collective and revolutionary force hatched a quarter century ago as a plot in an East Village diner, celebrates a milestone anniversary of creating and presenting new music on this New Sounds show. The Bang on a Can All-Stars, the resident ensemble of six musicians, give the unofficial US premiere of 3 parts of the suite "Field Recordings," with works by BoaC Co-founder Julia Wolfe, Florent Ghys, and Evan Ziporyn. Plus works by Bang on a Can's two other co-founders, David Lang and Michael Gordon.
PROGRAM #3331, Bang on a Can at 25, in studio (First aired on 4/27/2012)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Bang on a Can All-Stars |
Big Beautiful Dark & Scary |
Julia Wolfe: Big Beautiful Dark & Scary, excerpt [1:30] |
Cantaloupe Music |
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Bang on a Can All-Stars |
Live, WNYC 4/27/2012 |
“Field Recordings” - David Lang*: Sun Ray [10:09] |
These performancs not commercially available, however the works “*” appear on “Big Beautiful Dark & Scary. See above for information. |
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