People’s Commissioning Fund Concert
PLUS Bang on a Can 30 Years Kick-off Party!
New works by Nico Muhly, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Juan Felipe Waller, St Remy from Michael Gordon‘s chamber opera Van Gogh, music by Philip Glass and more. The concert is part of the Ecstatic Music Festival, and will be hosted by John Schaefer and broadcast on WNYC-FM’s pioneering show New Sounds Live.
The Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund (PCF) concert is one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for emerging composers in New York and beyond. Founded in 1997, long before crowd-funding became the norm through Kickstarter and the like, Bang on a Can’s PCF has pooled contributions of all sizes from hundreds of friends and fans and since its inception has commissioned over 40 works of music. Bang on a Can celebrates 30 Years in 2017! Come join the party!
Program:
David Lang sunray
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Fields
Juan Felipe Waller Hybrid Ambiguities
Nico Muhly Comfortable Cruising Altitude
Michael Gordon St. Remy (from Van Gogh)
Julia Wolfe Believing
Philip Glass Bed (from Einstein on the Beach)
Philip Glass Closing (from Glassworks)