Bang On A Can Announces Marathon Of Song Coming in June

Bang on a Can announces the Bang on a Can Marathon of Song - Live Online - on Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 1-5pm ET featuring 15 performances streamed from musicians' homes around the country and across the world. For this Marathon all performances will include some type of vocalization - singing, speaking, murmuring, or other use of the voice. The June 6 Marathon of Song marks Bang on a Can's eighth marathon concert since the start of the pandemic dating back to May 2020 and will bring the tally to over 150 performances, including 70 world premieres of new commissions.

Bang on a Can plans to continue these Marathons, streaming online at live.bangonacan.org.

The four-hour live Marathon, featuring Fred Frith, L'Rain, Albert Kuvezin from Yat Kha, Charles Amirkhanian, Matana Roberts, and many more, will be hosted by Bang on a Can Co-Founders and Artistic Directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, who say: Humming, speaking, crooning, shouting, praying, tuneful, harmonized or noisy, we have spun songs since the beginning of our existence. These adventurous composers are redefining what it means to make song, and these powerful performers bring it to life with a myriad of colors and sensibilities.

A core feature of the program will be eleven world premieres of newly commissioned works:

Albert Kuvezin new work (world premiere) performed by himself

Allison Russell

Anna Clyne new work (world premiere) performed by Ken Thomson

Charles Amirkhanian Audible Autopsy (world premiere) performed by Robert Black

Eddy Kwon new work (world premiere) performed by himself

Florent Ghys new work (world premiere) performed by David Cossin

Fred Frith new work (world premiere) performed by himself

Julius Eastman Prelude To The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc performed by Julian Otis

Kyle Brenn Still/Exist

L'Rain

Mary Kouyoumdjian new work (world premiere) performed by Arlen Hlusko

Matana Roberts How Many (world premiere video)

Peni Candra Rini new work (world premiere) performed by herself

Sophie Cash new work (world premiere) performed by Vicky Chow

Trevor Weston new work (world premiere) performed by Mark Stewart

Bang on a Can Marathon June 6, 2021 features Albert Kuvezin, Allison Russell, Anna Clyne, Charles Amirkhanian, Eddy Kwon, Florent Ghys, Fred Frith, Julius Eastman, Kyle Brenn, L'Rain, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Matana Roberts, Peni Candra Rini, Sophie Cash, Trevor Weston, Arlen Hlusko, David Cossin, Julian Otis, Ken Thomson, Mark Stewart, Robert Black, and Vicky Chow.

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