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.
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
The concerts are free, but suggested donation levels--as well as access to the concerts--can be found here.
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
The concerts are free, but suggested donation levels--as well as access to the concerts--can be found here.
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