All-Stars in November – music by Ryuichi Sakamoto (CA) – David Lang (CA and IL)

Bang on a Can All-Stars tour  CA and IL this November!

Nov 13 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1996 (arr Ken Thomson) at UC San Diego

Ryuichi Sakamoto “was arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world.” (Peter Tasker, Nikkei Asia)  Now Bang on a Can All-Stars offer their realization of the album 1996 (arranged by the All-Stars’ multi-talented clarinetist-composer Ken Thomson) — which includes an incredible selection of many of Sakamoto’s greatest hits.

Nov 16 – David Lang before and after nature with Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Nov 18 – David Lang before and after nature with Los Angeles Master Chorale at University of Illinois

David Lang’s newest work – before and after nature – is a monumental meditation on how people might imagine the world, both before and after human existence. Featuring the electric Bang on a Can All-Stars and the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by Grant Gershon, and with stunning video/visual design by Tal Rosner, before and after nature explores how people interact with the natural world, concentrating particularly on the things we don’t really see or understand.