Bang on a Can

Bang on a Can Marathon 2012

12 Hours of FREE Live Music!

Sunday June 17, 12 noon – 12 midnight
World Financial Center Winter Garden

Bang on a Can brings its 25 Year celebration back downtown with its incomparable 12-hour super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the globe. This year’s edition features rare performances by some of the most innovative musicians of our time side-by-side with some of today’s newest music pioneers.

Music by: Gregg August, Jeremy Howard Beck, Eve Beglarian, Oscar Bettison, Jonas Braasch, Martin Bresnick, Ruby Fulton, Michael Gordon, Gerard Grisey, Michael Harrison, David Lang, David T. Little, David Longstreth, Michael Lowenstern, Alvin Lucier, Thurston Moore, Ruben Naeff, Conlon Nancarrow, Pauline Oliveros, Brian Pertl, Steve Reich, Marcin Stanczyk, Akiko Ushijima, Lois V Vierk, Daniel Wohl, Julia Wolfe, Evan Ziporyn, AND MORE

Performances by: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Pauline Oliveros and the Deep Listening Band, Dither, Grand Band, The Guidonian Hand, Heavy Hands, Newspeak, NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble with Jonathan Haas, Talujon, TwoSense, Ashley Bathgate, Maya Beiser, Vicky Chow, Kris Davis, Vijay Iyer, Kaki King, Michael Lowenstern, Alvin Lucier, Todd Reynolds, AND MORE

Music in the Garden @ The Noguchi Museum

This summer we're thrilled to be partnering once again with the Noguchi Museum on the Music in the Garden Series! Through its Second Sundays program, the Noguchi Museum assembles renowned experts in the arts, architecture and design fields to engage in dialogues that complement the Museum's mission and exhibitions.

Join us on June 10 featuring Robert Black & the Hartt Bass Band; July 8 featuring Ethel; August 12 featuring Andy Akiho; and September 9 featuring Gyan Riley.

Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2012

Over 30 Recitals and Concerts in all!

July 11-28
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Join us for three ear-bending weeks in the Berkshires! The festival includes daily recitals in the museum galleries at 1:30pm (M-F) & 4:30pm (M-Sat) (free with museum admission) featuring festival faculty and fellows.

Saturday, July 21 the Bang on a Can All-Stars bring their ground-breaking new project Field Recordings to Hunter Center, joined by Nick Zammuto and Todd Reynolds.

Monday, July 23 is a concert of WORLD PREMIERES by our festival composers: Samuel Crawford, Daniel Dehaan, Fjola Evans, Molly Fishman, Yotam Haber, Loren Loiacono, Mike Perdue, and John Supko.

And don't miss the big festival finale Marathon concert on Saturday, July 28! Six hours of amazing new music featuring special guest Steve Reich.