Review of the 2018 Peoples Commissioning Fund concert at Merkin Hall, by Tristan McKay.
"And if there’s one thing to celebrate about Bang on a Can (other than the fabulous music), it is the warm sense of community: the vibe was something like a family reunion, with the house filled by students, founders, Bang on a Can Summer Festival alumni, composers and performers, and of course enthusiasts and supporters."
Bang on a Can at 30 - an article in 2-parts by Allan Kozinn!
"In May 1987, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, and Michael Gordon — three composers not long out of Yale University, in New York to kickstart their careers — decided to try mixing composition with entrepreneurship by presenting a 12-hour, new-music marathon at Exit Art, a gallery at Broadway and Prince Street, in SoHo."
Part 2 - Opening the Flood Gates
"With a structure in place, anything was possible, and tendrils sprang rapidly."
Feature by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
"Perhaps the most radical notion that has taken root thanks to Bang on a Can is that of success through generosity, with composers attending each other’s concerts, playing each other’s music and founding record labels that foster new voices."
Review from Anthony Tomassini of the NY Times.
Cloud River Mountain was "written for the virtuosic Ms. Gong and the Bang on a Can All-Stars ensemble, who performed this compellingly eclectic work on Friday night at the Gerald Lynch Theater."
Review - 'Steel Hammer' bangs out a spectacularly inventive social message at UCLA's Royce Hall
“An extraordinarily potent collaboration between composer Julia Wolfe and director Anne Bogart”
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