Upcoming Events
Bang on a Can All-Stars
February 21, 2012 7:00pm
Apple Store Soho, New York, NY
The All-Stars give an In-store performance at Apple Soho featuring music from their latest album Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
Steve Reich & Bang on a Can with Nick Zammuto
March 10, 2012 8:00pm
MIT's Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
The Bang on a Can All-Stars continue their season-long residency at MIT featuring the Boston premiere of 2x5, plus Electric Counterpoint, and Clapping Music as well as a special preview performance of Field Recordings with special guest Nick Zammuto (of The Books).
Field Recordings features new works from found sounds for the All-stars by Nick Zammuto, Christian Marclay, Tyondai Braxton, Mira Calix, Florent Ghys, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe & Evan Ziporyn.
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 17, 2012 8:00pm
Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, NL
Music for Airports 1/1, Brian Eno
Horses of Instruction, Steve Martland
Instructional Video, Matt Damon, Breakfast at J&M, David Longstreth (Nederlandse première)
2x5, Steve Reich (Nederlandse première)
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 20, 2012 7:30pm
Barbican Centre, London, England
The All-Stars give the world premiere performance of Field Recordings, a new evening-length project featuring music by Tyondai Braxton, Mira Calix, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Christian Marclay, Julia Wolfe, Nick Zammuto and Evan Ziporyn.
More information and tickets here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 23, 2012 6:00pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
The Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Workers Union and team up with the London SInfonietta performing Hout - both by Louis Andriessen.
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 23, 2012 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
Life, Louis Andriessen with film by Marijke Van Warmerdam 2x5, Steve Reich
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 24, 2012 10:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
Believing, Julia Wolfe Ridgeway, Kate Moore Convex/Concave/Concord, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Horses of Instruction, Steve Martland
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
March 26-31, 2012 12:00pm
Russia Tour, Moscow, Kazan, Chelyabinsk and Voronez
The Bang on a Can All-Stars tour Russia playing music by Conlon Nancarrow, David Longstreth, Julia Wolfe, Evan Ziporyn, Don Byron, and Thurston Moore.
More information coming soon.
Asphalt Orchestra
April 5, 2012 8:00pm
Connecticut College, New London, CT
Asphalt Orchestra brings its indoor stage show to Connecticut.
More information here.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
April 12, 2012 8:00pm
North Central College, Naperville, IL
Music for Airports, Brian Eno
More information here.
Bang on a Can: 25 Years
April 28, 2012 7:00pm
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Bang on a Can celebrates 25 years with an ear-bending triple bill including the US premiere of Field Recordings – a brand new performance project featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars with special guests Mira Calix, Christian Marclay, and Nick Zammuto (of The Books) plus new music by Tyondai Braxton, Florent Ghys, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, and Evan Ziporyn; the world premiere of Asphalt Orchestra’s new collaboration with drummer-composer Tatsuya Yoshida of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins, and MITs unmatched Gamelan Galak Tika performing Evan Ziporyn’s signature work Tire Fire, fusing western classical, rock, and Balinese Gamelan.
More information here.
Bang on a Can Benefit
May 1, 2012 7:00pm
City Winery, New York, NY
More information coming soon!
Bang on a Can Marathon
June 17, 2012 12:00pm
World Financial Center, Winter Garden, New York, NY
Bang on a Can's classical annual NYC Marathon, Co-presented by the River to River Festival® and arts>World Financial Center. Stay tuned for more details!
Bang on a Can Summer Festival
July 9-29, 2012 12:00pm
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Join us for three ear-bending weeks in the Berkshires from July 9-29!
More details of daily activities will be announced in the spring.
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. Monday July 23 is a concert of WORLD PREMIERES by our festival composers. And don't miss the big festival finale Marathon concert on Saturday July 28--6 hours of amazing new music!