Events Archive - 2013

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Julia Wolfe: Lick and Believing danced by Richard Alston Dance Company in "Madcap"
various
various
various
Event Website
works being performed: Lick, Believing

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - Saturday, May 11, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Fuel danced by Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal
Canada Tour
various, Canada
Event Website
work being performed: Fuel

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Michael Gordon: Light is Calling performed by Johannes Haase in Bremen, Germany
Media Co-Op
Bremen, Germany
Event Website
work being performed: Light Is Calling
Soloists:  Johannes Haase 

Saturday, January 5, 2013 - Friday, May 17, 2013

David Lang: 'light moving' toured by Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe in Europe, USA and Japan
Event Website
work being performed: light moving

2013

Europe
1/5: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
1/12: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
1/14: Salle Pleyel, Paris
1/21: University Concert Hall, Münster
1/26: Wigmore Hall, London
1/29: Berlin Philharmonie
 
United States
 
Japan
5/11: Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya
5/12: Sayaka Hall, Yokohama
5/14: Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo
5/16: Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Hyago
5/17: Kurashiki City Auditorium, Kurashiki

 

Soloists:  Hilary Hahn 
Collaborators:  Cory Smythe, piano 

Friday, January 11, 2013

David Lang: 'the anvil chorus' performed by Third Coast Percussion in Chicago
University of Chicago
International House
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois   map
Event Website
work being performed: the anvil chorus
Ensembles:  Third Coast Percussion 

Saturday, January 12, 2013

David Lang: 'face so pale' danced by choreographer Andros Zins-Browne in Antwerp, Beligium
WP Zimmer
Gasstraat 90, Antwerp, Belgium   map
Event URL
work being performed: face so pale
Michael Gordon: for Madeline and The Sad Park performed by Hotel Elefant at the DiMenna Center in NYC
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Mary Flagler Cary Hall
450 West 37th Street, New York, New York   map
Event Website
works being performed: for Madeline, The Sad Park
Ensembles:  Hotel Elefant 

Sunday, January 13, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at North Dakota Museum of Art
North Dakota Museum of Art
Grand Forks, North Dakota
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Monday, January 14, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at Mayville State University, North Dakota
Mayville State University
Grand Forks, North Dakota
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - Saturday, January 19, 2013

David Lang: 'pierced' danced by Alberta Ballet
Nat Christie Centre
Calgary, Canada
Event Website
work being performed: pierced
Ensembles:  Alberta Ballet 

Friday, January 18, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' performed by Furman University Faculty in Greenville, SC
Faculty Chamber Music Series
Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina
Event Website
work being performed: cheating, lying, stealing
David Lang: 'sweet air' performed by Oberlin College at the DiMenna Center in NYC
Oberlin
DiMenna Center
New York, New York
work being performed: sweet air
Ensembles:  Oberlin CME 
Conductors:  Timothy Weiss 

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Fuel danced by Nanine Linning/Theatre
work being performed: Fuel

Thursday, January 24, 2013

David Lang: 'vent' performed by Molly Barth at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
CCM
Event Website
work being performed: vent
Soloists:  Molly Barth 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Field Recordings performed by BOAC All-Stars at Fairfield University in Connecticut
Fairfield University
Quick Center for the Arts
200 Barlow Road, Fairfield, Connecticut   map
Event Website
works being performed: Gene Takes a Drink, unused swan, Reeling
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
David Lang: 'wed' performed by Silver Birch Quartet in Sudberry, ON, Canada
Canada
work being performed: wed (arr. string quartet)
Ensembles:  Silver Birch Quartet 

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at Church in the Gardens
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - Saturday, February 2, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Dig Deep, Lad, Stronghold danced by Maud Le Pladec at Aire de Jeu festival in Lyon, France
Les Subsistance -- Aire de Jeu
Lyon, France
Event Website
works being performed: Dig Deep, Lad, Stronghold
Ensembles:  Maud Le Pladec 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Michael Gordon: Romeo performed by the Winnipeg Symphony
* Canada premiere
Winnipeg Symphony
Centenary Hall
555 Main Street, Winnipeg, Canada   map
Event URL
work being performed: Romeo
Ensembles:  Winnipeg Symphony 
Conductors:  Alexander Mickelthwate 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - Friday, September 12, 2014

Julia Wolfe: Dark Full Ride choreographed by Maud de Pladec in "Democracy"
various
various
various
Event Website
work being performed: Dark Full Ride
Ensembles:  Maud de Pladec 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at Hannaford Hall, Portland, Maine
Hannaford Hall
Portland, Maine
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Saturday, February 2, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine
Camden Opera House
Camden, Maine
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

David Lang: 'where the bee sucks' performed at the New York Festival of Song
* World premiere
New York Festival of Song
Jerome Robbins Theater at the Baryshnikov Arts Center
450 West 37th Street, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: where the bee sucks

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Northwestern University Tribute to Gordon/Lang/Wolfe
Northwestern University
Pick-Staiger Hall
50 Arts Cir Dr., Evanston, Illinois   map
Event URL
works being performed: Yo Shakespeare, cheating, lying, stealing, increase, Arsenal of Democracy
Ensembles:  Northwestern University 
Conductors:  Tim Robblee 
Michael Gordon: Rewriting Beethoven's 7th Symphony performed by Sjaellands Symfoniorkester in Denmark
* Country premiere
Sjaellands Symfoniorkester
Event URL
work being performed: Rewriting Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
Ensembles:  Sjaellands Symfoniorkester 
Conductors:  André de Ridder 

Saturday, February 9, 2013

David Lang: lend/lease performed by members of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian National Philharmonic
Rehearsal Hall
work being performed: lend/lease

Sunday, February 10, 2013 - Monday, February 11, 2013

David Lang: 'increase' performed by Contemporaneous at Bard College and PS 142
Event Website
work being performed: increase
Ensembles:  Contemporaneous 

Monday, February 11, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Gordon/Lang/Wolfe featured at Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
Kilbourn Hall
Rochester, New York
Event Website
works being performed: Four Kings Fight Five, increase, Tell me everything
Ensembles:  Eastman School of Music 
Conductors:  Brad Lubman 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
: Gordon's acdc and Lang's 'cheating, lying, stealing' performed by the Tactus Ensemble at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York
Event URL
works being performed: acdc, cheating, lying, stealing
Ensembles:  Tactus 

Sunday, February 17, 2013

David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by Symphony Nova Scotia
Symphony Nova Scotia
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Halifax, Canada
Event Website
work being performed: the so-called laws of nature
Ensembles:  Symphony Nova Scotia 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' performed by University of Wisconsin at Madison
University of Wisconsin Madison
Mills Hall
Madison, Wisconsin
Event Website
work being performed: cheating, lying, stealing

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Julia Wolfe: On Seven-Star Shoes performed by the Quintet of the Americas at NYU
NYU Lowe Theatre
Event Website
work being performed: On Seven-Star-Shoes
Ensembles:  Quintet of the Americas 
David Lang: 'world to come' danced by Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Grace Street Theatre
934 West Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia   map
Event Website
work being performed: world to come

Friday, February 22, 2013 - Sunday, February 24, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Cruel Sister danced by Doug Varone and Dancers in NYC
92Y
Buttenwieser Hall
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: Cruel Sister
Ensembles:  Doug Varone and Dancers 

Saturday, February 23, 2013

David Lang: 'plainspoken' danced by Paris Conservatory Ballet with choreographer Benjamin Millipied
Paris Conservatory
209 avenue Jean-Jaurès, Paris, France   map
Event URL
work being performed: plainspoken
David Lang: 'are you experienced' performed by the University of Michigan School of Music
work being performed: are you experienced?

Sunday, February 24, 2013

David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by Siwon Hwang - Korea National University of Arts
work being performed: the so-called laws of nature
Soloists:  Siwon Hwang 

Thursday, February 28, 2013 - Friday, March 1, 2013

Michael Gordon
Julia Wolfe
: Gordon and Wolfe are featured composers with Third Angle New Music in Portland, Oregon
Third Angle
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, Oregon   map
Event Website
works being performed: acdc, Light Is Calling, Industry, Lad, Mink Stole, Stronghold
Ensembles:  Third Angle 

Saturday, March 2, 2013

David Lang: 'illumination rounds' performed by string noise at Collide-O-Scope Music
Collide-O-Scope Music
Red Bank, New Jersey
Event Website
work being performed: illumination rounds
Ensembles:  string noise 

Sunday, March 3, 2013

David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by the Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble
David Lang: 'the same train (same train)' performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers -- world premiere
* World premiere
Kaufman Center
Merkin Hall
129 W. 67th Street, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: the same train (same train)
Ensembles:  New York Virtuoso Singers 
Conductors:  Harold Rosenbaum 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

David Lang: 'the woodmans' performed by So Percussion as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concerts
Carnegie Hall
Pregones Theater
575 Walton Avenue (at 149th Street), Bronx, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: the woodmans: music from the film
Ensembles:  So Percussion 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Gordon/Lang/Wolfe featured at USC's Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
Los Angeles, California
Event Website
works being performed: Acid Rain, increase, Arsenal of Democracy
David Lang: wed (for string orchestra) premiered in Adelaide, Australia
* World premiere
Adelaide Festival
Event Website
work being performed: wed (for string orchestra)
Ensembles:  Adelaide Art Orchestra 
Conductors:  Tim Sexton 

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Michael Gordon: Timber performed by Mantra Percussion at Vancouver New Music
Vancouver New Music
Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour Street, 2nd level, Vancouver, Canada   map
Event Website
work being performed: Timber
Ensembles:  Mantra Percussion 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

David Lang: 'i want to live' (from Shelter) is performed by the Cincinnati Conservatory Choral Department
work being performed: i want to live

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

David Lang: 'the little match girl passion' performed by BYU New Music
Brigham Young University
Madsen Recital Hall-Harris Fine Arts Center
Provo, Utah
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion
Ensembles:  BYU New Music 

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at The Tank
The Tank
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Face The Music at The Tank
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Face The Music 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Michael Gordon: Timber performed by Slagwerk Den Haag at MaerzMusik (Berliner Festspiele) in Berlin
MaerzMusik
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Berlin, Germany
https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/maerzmusik/mm13_programm/...
work being performed: Timber
Ensembles:  Slagwerk Den Haag 

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Michael Gordon: Beijing Harmony performed by National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing
* World premiere
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Beijing, China
Event URL
work being performed: Beijing Harmony
David Lang: 'the little match girl passion' performed by Canticum in Denmark
Denmark
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion (for chorus)
Ensembles:  Canticum 
Conductors:  Meghan Quinlan 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' performed by University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
work being performed: cheating, lying, stealing

Sunday, March 24, 2013

David Lang: Liminal Space Contemporary Music presents "The Music of David Lang"

Thursday, March 28, 2013

David Lang: 'orpheus over and under' performed by New Music New Haven
Yale University
Morse Recital Hall
New Haven, Connecticut
https://www.facebook.com/events/170280013122334/
work being performed: orpheus over and under
Ensembles:  New Music New Haven 

Friday, March 29, 2013

David Lang: 'little match girl passion' performed by KorVest in Bergen, Norway
* Norway premiere
Baguio Cathedral church
Bergen, Norway
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion
Ensembles:  KorVest 
Conductors:  Nicolas Fink 

Friday, April 5, 2013 - Saturday, April 13, 2013

David Lang: 'little match girl passion' performed by Den Fynske Opera in Denmark
Den Fynske Opera
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion
Ensembles:  Den Fynske Opera 

Friday, April 5, 2013

David Lang: 'these broken wings' performed by eighth blackbird in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Effenaar
Event Website
work being performed: these broken wings

other dates in Holland:

April 6, 2013 @ Muziekgebouw

April 7, 2013 @ De Doelen

Ensembles:  Eighth Blackbird 

Saturday, April 6, 2013

David Lang: 'increase' performed by Alarm Will Sound at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
881 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: increase
Ensembles:  Alarm Will Sound 
David Lang: 'these broken wings' performed by eighth blackbird in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Website
work being performed: these broken wings
Ensembles:  Eighth Blackbird 

Sunday, April 7, 2013

David Lang: 'the anvil chorus' performed by Olivia Beaty at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Regenstein Recital Hall
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois   map
Event Website
work being performed: the anvil chorus
David Lang: 'these broken wings' performed by eighth blackbird in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
De Doelen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event Website
work being performed: these broken wings
Ensembles:  Eighth Blackbird 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

David Lang: 'i lie' performed by Ars Ludi Laboratory at Istituzione Universitaria Dei Concerti in Rome, Italy
Istituzione Universitaria Dei Concerti
Great Hall of Sapienza, Universita 'di Roma
Piazza A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy   map
Event Website
work being performed: i lie
Ensembles:  Ars Ludi Laboratory 

Friday, April 12, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at Rogalski Center, Davenport, Iowa
Rogalski Center
Davenport, Iowa
Event Website
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

David Lang: 'cheaeting, lying, stealing' and 'string of pearls' performed by Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Music Building, Recital Hall
550 Lucinda Ave, Dekalb, Illinois   map
Event Website
works being performed: cheating, lying, stealing, string of pearls

Monday, April 15, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' and 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by Northern Illinois University

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Julia Wolfe: On Seven-Star Shoes performed by the Quintet of the Americas at Players Theatre
Players Theatre
NY, New York
Event Website
work being performed: On Seven-Star-Shoes
Ensembles:  Quintet of the Americas 

Thursday, April 18, 2013

David Lang: 'these broken wings' danced by the Youth America Grand Prix
work being performed: these broken wings

Friday, April 19, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by University of Nebraska at Omaha
work being performed: Lick

Saturday, April 20, 2013

David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Lang's 'wed' and Wolfe's Early That Summer performed by Ethel at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
Ferst Center @ Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Georgia
Event Website
works being performed: wed (arr. string quartet), Early that summer
Ensembles:  Ethel 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

David Lang: 'sweet air' performed by reMusik in Kurgan, Russia
Philharmonics Concert Hall
Kurgan, Russia
Event Website
work being performed: sweet air
Ensembles:  reMusik 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Carnegie Hall American Soundscapes Festival
Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
New York, New York
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by UNC Pembroke Percussion Ensemble
UNC Pembroke
Moore Hall
Pembroke, North Carolina
Event Website
work being performed: the so-called laws of nature

Friday, April 26, 2013

David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by UNLV

Friday, April 26, 2013 - Sunday, April 28, 2013

David Lang: 'battle hymns' performed by Volti in San Francisco (west coast premiere)
San Francisco Choral Society
Kezar Pavillion
San Francisco, California
Event Website
work being performed: battle hymns
Ensembles:  Volti 

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Arthur Solari Ensemble
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Arthur Solari Ensemble 
Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow performed by the Kronos Quartet
The Music Hall
The Historic Theater
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Event Website
work being performed: Clouded Yellow
Ensembles:  Kronos Quartet 
Michael Gordon: Weather One performed by Signal at Miller Theater in New York City
Miller Theater at Columbia University
Miller Theater
2960 Broadway, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: Weather One
Ensembles:  Signal 
Conductors:  Brad Lubman 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Michael Gordon: 'Timber' performed by Mantra Percussion in Brooklyn -- TimberRemix
Ear Heart Music
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: Timber

Mantra Percussion performs Timber alongside 4 remix artists

Ian Williams (guitarist for Battles)
Ikue Mori (electronics) 
Brandon Seabrook (banjo/electronics)
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet/electronics)

Ensembles:  Mantra Percussion 

Thursday, May 2, 2013

David Lang: 'again (after ecclesiastes)' performed by College of DuPage Chamber Singers
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
work being performed: again (after ecclesiastes)
Ensembles:  College of DuPage Chamber Singers 
Conductors:  Lee R. Kesselman 

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Michael Gordon: 'Timber' performed by Mantra Percussion in Ireland (country premiere)
* Ireland premiere
Louth Contemporary Music Society
St. Peter's Church of Ireland
Drogheda, Ireland
Event Website
work being performed: Timber
Ensembles:  Mantra Percussion 

Sunday, May 5, 2013

David Lang: 'the anvil chorus' and 'scraping song' performed by University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Moore Building
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Event Website
works being performed: the anvil chorus, scraping song
Michael Gordon: XY performed by Doug Perkins at Constellation in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
work being performed: XY
Soloists:  Doug Perkins 
David Lang: 'unchained melody' performed by Doug Perkins at Constellation in Chicago
Chicago
work being performed: unchained melody
Soloists:  Doug Perkins 
Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow performed by the Kronos Quartet
Colonial Theatre Group
Colonial Theatre
Keene, New Hampshire
Event Website
work being performed: Clouded Yellow
Ensembles:  Kronos Quartet 

Sunday, May 5, 2013 - Tuesday, May 7, 2013

David Lang: 'these broken wings' performed by members of Hong Kong Philharmonic
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Hong Kong, China
Event Website
work being performed: these broken wings
Ensembles:  Hong Kong Philharmonic 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Julia Wolfe: "You breathe" premiered by Brooklyn Youth Chorus (world premiere)
* World premiere
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: You breathe
Ensembles:  Brooklyn Youth Chorus 
Michael Gordon: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Gordon's 'for Madeline' and Lang's 'sunray' in Belgium
Concertgebouw Brugges
Brugges, Belgium
Event Website
work being performed: for Madeline
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

David Lang: 'the anvil chorus' performed by Vassilena Serafimova at Concert Jeunes Talents in Paris
Paris, France
Event Website
work being performed: the anvil chorus
Soloists:  Vassilena Serafimova 
David Lang: Steel Hammer performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval in Belgium (country premiere)
* Belgium premiere
Concertgebouw Brugges
Brugges, Belgium
Event Website
work being performed: Steel Hammer
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Soloists:  Trio Mediaeval 

Friday, May 10, 2013 - Saturday, May 11, 2013

David Lang: 'pierced' danced by Ballet National de Marseille in Pamplona, Spain (choreographed by Frédéric Flamand)
Pamplona, Spain
Event Website
work being performed: pierced

Friday, May 10, 2013

David Lang: 'man made' percussion concerto by So Percussion and BBC Symphony at Barbican Centre (world premiere)
* World premiere
Barbican Centre
Barbican Hall
Silk Street, London, United Kingdom   map
https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=14165
work being performed: man made
Ensembles:  BBC Symphony   So Percussion 
Soloists:  So Percussion 

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Steel Hammer performed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars at the Barbican in London -- UK Premiere
Barbican Centre
Barbican Hall
Silk Street, London, United Kingdom   map
https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=14169
work being performed: Steel Hammer
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 

Saturday, May 11, 2013 - Sunday, May 19, 2013

Michael Gordon: Gordon's "Van Gogh" performed by Long Beach Opera
Long Beach Opera
Expo Art Center
Long Beach, California
Event Website
work being performed: Van Gogh
Ensembles:  Long Beach Opera 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

David Lang: 'i never', 'i lie', and 'i live in pain' performed by Northwestern University Choir
Northwestern University
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois   map
Event Website
works being performed: i never, i lie, i live in pain
Ensembles:  Northwestern University Choir 
Conductors:  Donald Nally 
David Lang: 'death speaks' performed by Shara Worden, Pekka Kuusisto and Nico Muhly at the Barbican in London
The Barbican
Barbican Hall
London, United Kingdom
Event Website
work being performed: death speaks

Monday, May 13, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at New Museum
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Julia Wolfe: Steel Hammer performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval in Sweden (country premiere)
* Sweden premiere
Uppsala Konsert Kongress
Uppsala, Sweden
Event Website
work being performed: Steel Hammer
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Soloists:  Trio Mediaeval 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Gordon's 'for Madeline', Lang's 'sunray' and Wolfe's 'Big Beautiful Dark and Scary' in Belgium
Norfolk-Norwich Festival
Norwich Theatre Royal
Norwich, United Kingdom
Event Website
works being performed: for Madeline, sunray, Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 

Friday, May 17, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Field Recordings in Iceland (country premiere)
* Iceland premiere
Reykjavik Arts Festival
Reykjavik, Iceland
Event Website
works being performed: Gene Takes a Drink, unused swan, Reeling
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Soloists:  Trio Mediaeval 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: The Bang on a Can Sound @ Beijing Modern Music Festival
* China premiere
Beijing Modern Music Festival
China National Center for the Performing Arts
Beijing, China
Event Website
works being performed: Rewriting Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, pierced, Big Beautiful Dark and Scary

Bang on a Can brings its polyrhythmic virtuosity and all-world versatility to the Beijing Modern Music Festival, celebrating the breadth of the genre-busting Bang on a Can sound with two boundary bending programs of music by co-founders and artistic directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. 

Performed by the Bang on a Can Festival Ensemble, a veritable who’s who roster of cutting-edge performers on the New York new music scene from the annual Bang on a Can Summer Festival @ MASS MoCA, the first concert on May 18 features the Festival Ensemble joining forces with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra for David Lang's pierced, Michael Gordon's Rewriting Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, and a world premiere arrangement of Julia Wolfe's Big Beautiful Dark and Scary for six soloists and orchestra. 

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at PS142
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Face The Music at PS142
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Face The Music 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: The Bang on a Can Sound @ Beijing Modern Music Festival
Beijing Modern Music Festival
Central Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
Event Website
works being performed: acdc, Light Is Calling, sweet air, these broken wings, Girlfriend

Bang on a Can brings its polyrhythmic virtuosity and all-world versatility to the Beijing Modern Music Festival, celebrating the breadth of the genre-busting Bang on a Can sound with two boundary bending programs of music by co-founders and artistic directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. 

Performed by the Bang on a Can Festival Ensemble, a veritable who’s who roster of cutting-edge performers on the New York new music scene from the annual Bang on a Can Summer Festival @ MASS MoCA, the second concert on May 20 is an explosive program of chamber works: on the bill is Julia Wolfe's Girlfriend, David Lang's sweet air andthese broken wings, Michael Gordon's ACDC and Light Is Calling, and Ping Jin's A Shanty.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - Saturday, May 25, 2013

David Lang: 'this was written by hand' and 'memory pieces' choreographed by Benjamin Millepied for LA Dance Project at Chatelet Theatre in Paris
* World premiere
Chatelet Theatre
2 rue Edouard Colonne, Paris, France   map
Event Website
works being performed: this was written by hand, memory pieces

Choreographer Benjamin Millepied has made a name for himself as principal dancer with leading dance companies while simultaneously creating his own works including his latest artistic adventure: L.A. Dance Project.

It's not really a dance company; rather, it’s an artist collective, looking to present dance in all its forms. Benjamin Millepied has surrounded himself with artists from a broad range of origins, from the audiovisual world to the fine arts, taking classical dance outside its standard frontiers and to redefine the very notion of artistic collaboration.

At the peak of his career, between New York City Ballet and the Opéra de Paris, Millepied embarks on a new adventure.

Ensembles:  LA Dance Project 
Collaborators:  Benjamin Millepied, choreograper 

Thursday, May 30, 2013 - Sunday, June 2, 2013

David Lang: 'the whisper opera' world premiere by the International Contemporary Ensemble at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (world premiere)
* World premiere
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois   map
Event Website
work being performed: the whisper opera

Friday, May 31, 2013

David Lang: the little match girl passion performed by University of MN
University of Minnesota School of Architecture
Ralph Rapson Hall
89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota   map
https://www.facebook.com/events/167202486781620/?ref=22
work being performed: the little match girl passion

Saturday, June 1, 2013

David Lang: 'the anvil chorus' performed by Chameleons in the Community
Chameleons in the Community
Weld Hall at Hyde Park Branch Library
35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, Massachusetts   map
Event Website
work being performed: the anvil chorus

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Face The Music at Museum of Jewish Heritage
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
David Lang: 'the little match girl passion' performed by Canticum in Oslo, Norway
Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at Museum of Jewish Heritage
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

David Lang: 'involuntary' performed by Ensemble ACJW at (le) Poisson Rouge in New York City
The Academy at Carnegie Hall
(le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: involuntary
Ensembles:  Ensemble ACJW 

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at Washington Square Park
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Face The Music at Washington Square Park
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Face The Music 

Friday, June 7, 2013

David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by University of Oregon
University of Oregon
Room 173
1225 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon   map
Event Website
work being performed: the so-called laws of nature
Ensembles:  University of Oregon 

Saturday, June 8, 2013

David Lang: 'the little match girl passion' performed by the Young New Yorkers' Chorus
Young New Yorkers' Chorus
St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave, New York, New York   map
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion (for chorus)
Ensembles:  Young New Yorkers' Chorus 
Conductors:  Michael Kershner 

Sunday, June 9, 2013

David Lang: 'before gravity', 'gravity', and 'after gravity' performed by ZOFO Duet in San Francisco
Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California   map
Event Website
works being performed: before gravity, gravity, after gravity
Ensembles:  ZOFO Duet 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

David Lang: 'stick figure' performed on UnPlay Festival in Brooklyn
UnPlay Festival
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn, New York
Event Website
work being performed: stick figure
Ensembles:  UnPlay 
Julia Wolfe: Lick performed by Face The Music at PowerHouse Arena
Event Website
work being performed: Lick
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by Face The Music at PowerHouse Arena
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Face The Music 
Michael Gordon: Light is Calling performed by Florent Renard-Payen
location TBA
Event Website
work being performed: Light Is Calling
Soloists:  Florent Renard-Payen 

Friday, June 14, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Fuel performed by Solisterensemble Kaleidoskop
Holland Festival
Muziekgebouw aan't IJ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Website
work being performed: Fuel

Sunday, June 16, 2013

David Lang: 'child' performed by Chatter Ensemble
Ensemble Music New Mexico
The Kosmos
1715 5th St NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico   map
Event Website
work being performed: child
Ensembles:  Chatter Ensemble 
David Lang: 'death speaks' performed by Shara Worden and the Bang on a Can All-Stars at the Bang on a Can Marathon
Bang on a Can
New York, New York
Event Website
work being performed: death speaks
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Soloists:  Shara Worden 
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars
Bang on a Can
Pace University
New York, New York
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Julia Wolfe: With a Blue Dress On performed by Monica
Bang on a Can
Pace University
New York, New York
Event Website
Soloists:  Monica Germino 

Monday, June 17, 2013

Michael Gordon: Weather performed by the Berg Orchestra in Prague
* Poland premiere
Berg Orchestra
Trafačka Aréna
Prague, Poland
Event Website
work being performed: Weather
Ensembles:  Berg Orchestra 
Conductors:  Peter Vrabel 

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Michael Gordon: Weather choreographed by Elisa Monte Dance Company
work being performed: Weather

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow performed by the Kronos Quartet
Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM)
Auditorio Nacional de Música
Madrid, Spain
Event Website
work being performed: Clouded Yellow
Ensembles:  Kronos Quartet 
David Lang: 'press release' performed by Volker Hemken
Staatskapelle Dreseden
Semperoper Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Event Website
work being performed: press release
Soloists:  Volker Hemken 

Friday, June 28, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' performed by ECHP Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble in Rome, Italy
Musica per Roma Foundation in collaboration with the National Conservatory of Santa Cecilia
Teatro Studio
Rome, Italy
Event Website
work being performed: cheating, lying, stealing

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow performed by the Kronos Quartet
Malta Arts Festival
Pjazza Teatru Rjal - Valletta
Valleta, Malta
Event Website
work being performed: Clouded Yellow
Ensembles:  Kronos Quartet 

Monday, July 8, 2013

Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow performed by the Kronos Quartet
Münchenmusik
Prinzregententheater
Munich, Germany
Event Website
work being performed: Clouded Yellow
Ensembles:  Kronos Quartet 

Thursday, July 11, 2013 - Saturday, July 13, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' choreographed by Ihsan Rustem
Interdans 2013 Festival
Belgium
Event Website
work being performed: cheating, lying, stealing
Ensembles:  Ihsan Rustem 

Friday, July 12, 2013 - Saturday, July 13, 2013

David Lang: 'table of contents' performed by Pittsburgh New Music
Pittsburgh New Music
City Theatre
1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   map
Event Website
work being performed: table of contents
Ensembles:  Pittsburgh New Music 

Friday, July 12, 2013

David Lang: 'press release' performed by Ashley William Smith
Queensland Music Festival
FireWorks Gallery
Brisbane, Australia
Event Website
work being performed: press release
Ensembles:  Declassified Australia 

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Gordon's 'Industry', Lang's 'sunray' and Wolfe's 'Lick'
Rite of Summer
Governor's Island
New York, New York
Event Website
works being performed: Industry, sunray, Lick

 

The Bang on a Can All-Stars celebrate the season in two FREE outdoor* concerts on Governors Island Colonels Row (1pm & 3pm) 

Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
Michael Gordon: Industry
David Lang: sunray
Julia Wolfe: Lick
Thurston Moore: Stroking Piece #1
Louis Andriessen: Workers Union

More information here. 

Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

David Lang: 'world to come' performed by Maya Beiser
ICASTICA
Piazza San Domenico
Arezzo, Italy
Event Website
work being performed: world to come
Soloists:  Maya Beiser, cello 

Saturday, July 20, 2013 - Thursday, August 22, 2013

David Lang: 'the little match girl passion' staged at Glimmerglass Festival
Glimmerglass
Cooperstown, New York
Event Website
work being performed: the little match girl passion
Ensembles:  Glimmerglass Opera 
David Lang: 'when we were children' premiered by Glimmerglass Opera
* World premiere
Glimmerglass Opera
Event Website
work being performed: when we were children
Ensembles:  Glimmerglass Opera 

Thursday, July 25, 2013

David Lang: 'press release' performed by International Contemporary Ensemble
Bay Chamber Concerts
Rockport Opera House
18 Central Street, Rockport, Maine   map
Event Website
work being performed: press release
Michael Gordon: Yo Shakespeare performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: Yo Shakespeare
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 

Friday, July 26, 2013

David Lang: 'cheating, lying, stealing' and 'revolutionary etudes' performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
works being performed: cheating, lying, stealing, revolutionary etudes
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Steel Hammer performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars at MASS MoCA
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: Steel Hammer

On July 27, the Massachussetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Bang on a Can present Julia Wolfe’s mesmerizing evening-length art ballad Steel Hammer as part of the Bang on a Can Summer Festival.

The work is inspired by her love for the legends and music of Appalachia, and culls from both the music and oral traditions of the region. The text is taken from over 200 versions of the John Henry ballad – based on hearsay, recollection, and tall tales – and explores the subject of human vs. machine in this quintessential American legend. Steel Hammer stretches the standard instrumentation of Bang on a Can All-Stars with wooden bones, mountain dulcimer, banjo, and more, to evoke the rich instrumental colors of Appalachia. The New York Times calls it a “wild hybrid” and an “obsessive study of the song’s many versions.”

Wolfe writes:

Steel Hammer was inspired by my love for the legends and music of Appalachia. The text was culled from the over 200 versions of the John Henry ballad. The various versions, based on hearsay, recollection, and tall tales, explore the subject of human vs. machine in the quintessential American legend. Many of the facts are unclear - some say he's from West Virginia - some say he's from South Carolina - some say he's from New Jersey...But regardless of the details, John Henry, wielding a steel hammer, faces the onslaught of the industrial age as his super human strength is challenged in a contest to out dig an engine.

I drew upon the extreme variations of the story, fragmenting and weaving the contradictory versions of the ballad that have circulated since the late 1800s into a new whole - at times meditating on single words or phrases - in order to tell the story of the story - to embody the simultaneous diverse paths it traveled. The Bang on a Can All-Stars add a chorus of instruments including mountain dulcimer, wooden bones, banjo, harmonica, and body percussion.

Ensembles:  Bang on a Can All-Stars 
Soloists:  Daisy Press   Emily Eagen   Katie Geissinger 
David Lang: 'the so-called laws of nature' performed by Music Academy Of The West
Music Academy of the West
Hanh Hall
1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, California   map
Event Website
work being performed: the so-called laws of nature

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Michael Gordon: The Low Quartet performed at the Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: The Low Quartet
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 
David Lang: 'wed' performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: wed
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Julia Wolfe: Fuel performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute Marathon
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: Fuel
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 
David Lang: 'these broken wings' performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute Marathon
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: these broken wings
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival 
Michael Gordon: The Sad Park performed at Bang on a Can Summer Institute Marathon
Bang on a Can
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts
Event Website
work being performed: The Sad Park
Ensembles:  Bang On A Can Festival