Tuesday, May 12, 1992

Goldberg Ensemble

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  • Henryk Gorecki – Harpsichord Concerto
  • Janet Owen Thomas – Cantus
  • David Lang – Fire And Forget
  • Arvo Part – Tabula Rasa
  • Louis Andriessen – Symphony For
    • Goldberg Ensemble with John Lad, viola; John Whitfield, cello; Robert Black, bass

Wednesday, May 13, 1992

Wild Ensembles

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  • Ichiro Higo – Genka
  • Yuji Takahashi – Horses’ Heads Were Toward Eternity
  • Akira Nishimura – Iris Of Time
  • Robin Williamson – A Letter From A Stranger’s Childhood
  • Tadao Sawai – Futatsu No Gun No Tamen
    • Kazue Sawai Koto Ensemble
  • Fred Frith Guitar Quartet
  • Works of Sun Ra
    • Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet

Friday, May 15, 1992

Feldman Marathon

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  • Rothko Chapel
    • New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
    • John Lad, viola; Lisa Moore, celeste; Michael Pugliese, percussion
  • Patterns In A Chromatic Field
    • The Duo Berman/Wieringa
  • Triadic Memories
    • Anton Batagov, piano

Saturday, May 16, 1992

Piano Duo

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  • Erik Satie – Socrate
  • Pierre Boulez – Structures – Book Ii
  • Jeffrey Brooks – Composition For 2 Pianos
  • Louis Andriessen – De Staat
    • Piano Duo (Gerard Bouwhuis & Cees van Zeeland, piano)

Sunday, May 17, 1992

Bang on a Can Marathon

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2:00 PM

  • Daniel Lentz – Talk Radio *
    • Present Music with Jessica Karraker, voice
  • Tania Leon – Ritual
    • Clemens Leske, piano
  • Erkki Sven Tüür – String Quartet **
    • Cassatt Quartet
  • Rocco Di Pietro – Three Black American Folksongs *
    • Pam Smith, voice; Evan Ziporyn, alto saxophone; John Halle, piano
  • Elizabeth Brown – Migration
    • Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi; Mayuki Fukuhara, violin; Sarah Clarke, viola; Theodore Mook, cello
  • Jack Vees – Colorized Chaplin *
    • Jack Vees, electric guitar

5:00 PM

  • Evan Ziporyn – Tree Frog *
    • Boo Elmer, trombone; John Halle, keyboards; Rob EcEwan, percussion; Mark Messier, baritone saxophone; Woody Pak, guitar; David Santucci, violin; Evan Ziporyn, bass clarinet
  • Joshua Fried – Travelogue (excerpts)
    • Dora Ohrenstein, voice
  • Gustavo Matamoros – In Memory of Gentle Giant *
    • Michael Pugliese, percussion
  • Lee Hyla – The Dream of Innocent III
    • Theodore Mook, cello; Jim Pugliese, percussion; Lee Hyla, piano
  • Juliet Palmer – Skirt ***
    • Present Music
  • Phil Kline – Bachman’s Warbler
    • Phil Kline, boom boxes
  • Tom Johnson – Failing
    • Robert Black, bass

8:00 PM

  • Steve Martland – Remix
  • Mary Jane Leach – New Work ***
    • Shannon Peet, bassoon
  • Muhal Richard Abrams – String Quartet ***
    • Cassatt Quartet
  • Daniel Goode – Stamping In The Dark
    • Bang on a Can Festival Stompers
  • Mario Davidovsky – Synchronism X *
    • David Starobin, guitar
  • Julia Wolfe – Muscle Memory ***
    • Steven Mackey, electric guitar
  • Mikel Rouse – Quick Thrust
    • Mikel Rouse Broken Consort

11:00 PM

  • Allison Cameron – Blank Sheet Of Metal **
  • Eleanor Hovda – Ariadne Music
    • Present Music
  • Phill Niblock – Early Winter
    • Susan Stenger, flute; Soldier String Quartet

*** World Premiere

** US Premiere

* New York Premiere