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Bang on a Can Summer Festival Alumni Perform at MoMA, 2/26 & 3/4
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2013
On Tuesday, February 26 at 6pm and Monday, March 4 at 6pm, Bang on a Can and The Museum of Modern Art present a pair of concerts in conjunction with MoMA's exhibition Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925 that reveal how pioneering European composers of 100 years ago forever changed music in New York. Curated by Bang on a Can co-founder and artistic directorDavid Lang, each concert pairs two composers-an early-20th-century innovator, and a New Yorker he influenced- and is performed by alumni and faculty of the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, a utopian residency program dedicated entirely to the creation, study, and performance of the most adventurous music of our time. (more...)
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HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 18, 2013
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatorial visions of artistic directors Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of BMP), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), features visionary music-theatre and opera-theatre works by pioneering artists from NYC and around the world. PROTOTYPE is unique in providing a permanent theatrical home for the presentation of such quality productions, spotlighting the high-caliber creations of an exciting new generation of composers and collaborators, with a focus on chamber-sized works. (more...)
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Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces 41st DANCE ON CAMERA
by Movies News Desk - Dec 05, 2012
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association today announced the lineup for the 41st edition of Dance on Camera. Taking place February 1-5, the dance-centric film festival returns to the Film Society for the 17th consecutive year with an exciting and diverse array of dance films, including several premieres. (more...)
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Chad Smith, Mark Stewart, Tom Colicchio and More Headline Guitar Mash Concert Today, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2012
To spread the word and get perfect strangers making music together, Guitar Mash will hold its inaugural event at City Winery today, November 11, 2012, 11:30am. The centerpiece will be a mass jam led by musical director Mark Stewart and a selection of "star guitarists" backed by a band of New York's finest session players, featuring tunes participants can download and practice prior to the show. Guests will enjoy brunch, craft beers and cocktails. (more...)
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Chad Smith, Mark Stewart, Tom Colicchio and More Headline Guitar Mash Concert, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2012
To spread the word and get perfect strangers making music together, Guitar Mash will hold its inaugural event at City Winery on Sunday November 11, 2012, 11:30am. The centerpiece will be a mass jam led by musical director Mark Stewart and a selection of "star guitarists" backed by a band of New York's finest session players, featuring tunes participants can download and practice prior to the show. Guests will enjoy brunch, craft beers and cocktails. (more...)
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Tongue and Groove Theatre Presents SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (PLUS ONE), 8/16-26
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 25, 2012
Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One) is a romantic musical adventure running August 16-26 @ 8pm at The Rollins Studio Theatre in The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. The source material for this original comedy, directed and adapted by Tongue and Groove Artistic Director, David Yeakle, is a 1940s-era suite of songs by the late record producer, Robert Scherman. (more...)
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Tongue and Groove Theatre Presents SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (PLUS ONE), Now thru 8/26
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2012
Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One) is a romantic musical adventure running tonight, August 16-26 @ 8pm at The Rollins Studio Theatre in The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. The source material for this original comedy, directed and adapted by Tongue and Groove Artistic Director, David Yeakle, is a 1940s-era suite of songs by the late record producer, Robert Scherman. (more...)
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Tongue and Groove Theatre Presents SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (PLUS ONE), 8/16-26
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2012
Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One) is a romantic musical adventure running August 16-26 @ 8pm at The Rollins Studio Theatre in The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. The source material for this original comedy, directed and adapted by Tongue and Groove Artistic Director, David Yeakle, is a 1940s-era suite of songs by the late record producer, Robert Scherman. (more...)
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HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2012
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatorial visions of artistic directors Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of BMP), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), features visionary music-theatre and opera-theatre works by pioneering artists from NYC and around the world. PROTOTYPE is unique in providing a permanent theatrical home for the presentation of such quality productions, spotlighting the high-caliber creations of an exciting new generation of composers and collaborators, with a focus on chamber-sized works. (more...)
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Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2012
Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center's Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash tonight, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day New York-based Marathon concert (on Mother's Day in 1987 in a SoHo art gallery) to a multi-faceted performing arts organization with a broad range of year-round international activities. (more...)
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Lincoln Center Celebrates Bang on a Can's 25th Birthday Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012
Lincoln Center will celebrate the 25th birthday of New York's tirelessly inventive new music institution Bang on a Can with musical fireworks in an extraordinary three-part program that will include a U.S. and a New York premiere today, April 28, at 7 PM in Alice Tully Hall. (more...)
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Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2012
Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center's Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day New York-based Marathon concert (on Mother's Day in 1987 in a SoHo art gallery) to a multi-faceted performing arts organization with a broad range of year-round international activities. (more...)
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Lincoln Center Celebrates Bang on a Can's 25th Birthday
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 16, 2012
Lincoln Center will celebrate the 25th birthday of New York's tirelessly inventive new music institution Bang on a Can with musical fireworks in an extraordinary three-part program that will include a U.S. and a New York premiere on Saturday, April 28, at 7 PM in Alice Tully Hall. (more...)
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Bang On a Can All-Stars Release First New Album in Five Years
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 31, 2012
The Bang on a Can All-Stars have recorded their first studio album in five years, for release on Bang on a Can's Cantaloupe Music in 2012. The album, Big Beautiful Dark and Scary, is also the first to include the All-Stars' current line-up: Ashley Bathgate, cello; Robert Black, bass; Vicky Chow, piano; David Cossin, percussion; Mark Stewart, electric guitar; and Evan Ziporyn, clarinets. In celebration of its 25th birthday, Bang on a Can is giving a very special gift to the public. The complete, double album is available to download for free during the first 25 days of January (through January 25) from www.bangonacan25.org. In exchange, listeners need only share a memory, thought, or story of Bang on a Can from the last 25 years, to be displayed online. The result will be a scrapbook of memories not just from those closest to the organization, but from the many people worldwide that Bang on a Can has touched over the years. And those new to Bang on a Can can still get the free download. (more...)
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Bang On a Can All-Stars Release First New Album in Five Years
by BWW News Desk - Jan 02, 2012
The Bang on a Can All-Stars have recorded their first studio album in five years, for release on Bang on a Can's Cantaloupe Music in 2012. The album, Big Beautiful Dark and Scary, is also the first to include the All-Stars' current line-up: Ashley Bathgate, cello; Robert Black, bass; Vicky Chow, piano; David Cossin, percussion; Mark Stewart, electric guitar; and Evan Ziporyn, clarinets. In celebration of its 25th birthday, Bang on a Can is giving a very special gift to the public. The complete, double album is available to download for free during the first 25 days of January (through January 25) from www.bangonacan25.org. In exchange, listeners need only share a memory, thought, or story of Bang on a Can from the last 25 years, to be displayed online. The result will be a scrapbook of memories not just from those closest to the organization, but from the many people worldwide that Bang on a Can has touched over the years. And those new to Bang on a Can can still get the free download. (more...)
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Lincoln Center Celebrates Bang on a Can's 25th Birthday
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2011
Lincoln Center will celebrate the 25th birthday of New York's tirelessly inventive new music institution Bang on a Can with musical fireworks in an extraordinary three-part program that will include a U.S. and a New York premiere on Saturday, April 28, at 7 PM in Alice Tully Hall. (more...)
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