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Bang on a Can All-Stars Fall Tourdates Announced!
We are thrilled to announce a full schedule of fall tourdates, which will take the Bang on a Can All-Stars from the Midwest to Europe, then back to New York City for a very exciting show with Terry Riley. Click here for more information about these concerts, including programs and tickets.
September 24th (Wednesday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Glenn Kotche at Hall Auditorium at Miami University, Oxford Ohio. Click here for tickets.
September 25th (Thursday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Glenn Kotche at Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana. Click here for tickets.
September 27th (Saturday) - Bang on a Can Marathon featuring Glenn Kotche and Lee Ranaldo at The Krannert Center at University of Illinois, Urbana Illinois. Click here for tickets.
October 11th (Saturday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars at Cologne Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany. Click here for tickets.
October 13th-14th (Monday-Tuesday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittova at the Romaeuropa Festival, Rome, Italy. Click here for tickets.
October 16th (Thursday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittova at Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland. Click here for tickets.
October 17th (Friday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittova at De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium. Click here for tickets.
October 18th (Saturday) - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittova at Philharmonie, Luxembourg. Click here for tickets. ** November 8th (Saturday)** - Bang on a Can All-Stars with Terry Riley at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City.
Bang on a Can Educaton Program Underway!
After a very successful pilot year at Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (BCAM), the Bang On A Can Music Education Program, co-founded and developed by Christopher Marianetti and Jeremy Thal, has been formally adopted as the new education wing of Bang On A Can. In the coming years, Bang on a Can plans to expand the program to more New York City public schools, garner further funding and support, and continue to develop a unique, innovative, and technologically savvy approach to teaching music composition, recording, and performance.
Click here for more info on the program and to see videos with music created by BCAM students.
Bang on a Can on PBS!
We Had a Marathon!
This year's Bang on a Can Marathon was an action-packed all-night blowout; thanks to everyone who came out and helped to make the night so much fun! Click here to see photos from the Marathon!
Here are some recaps:
The Rest Is Noise (The New Yorker's Alex Ross)
Music For Airports LIVE - New Digital Release
THIRTY YEARS AGO, Brian Eno put out Music for Airports, his first "ambient" album. It was a four-part piece, created in the studio using samples of synthesizer, voice, and pianos, devoid of all but the most basic aspects of song, challenging listeners to re-imagine what music might be.
TWENTY YEARS LATER, Bang on a Can All-Stars created their own version of the work with live musicians, all the while staying close to the source by sharing the project as it developed with Brian Eno. It was released on record in 1998 to wide acclaim.
TEN YEARS LATER, Cantaloupe Music releases a live version of Music for Airports as a digital-only release via the Bang on a Can Store, eMusic, iTunes, Amazon, and various other digital music vendors. (A limited edition CD will be available exclusively to Cantaloupe Club members.) To this day, the All-Stars frequently perform the classic work live, most recently, in the middle of the night at this past year's Bang on a Can Marathon in New York City.