Bang on a Can All Stars
| Bang on a Can All-Stars | |
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Bang on a Can All-Stars perform at the Bang on a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center, June 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Alt Classical, Classical Crossover, Post-minimalism |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Cantaloupe Music, Sony Classical, CRI Records, Nonesuch Records |
| Website |
bangonacan |
| Members |
Robert Black, bass Mark Stewart, guitar David Cossin, percussion Vicky Chow, piano Ashley Bathgate, cello Ken Thomson,[1] clarinets |
| Past members |
Evan Ziporyn, clarinets Lisa Moore, piano Steve Schick, percussion Maya Beiser, Cello Wendy Sutter, cello |
The Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified ensemble that was formed in 1992 by parent organization Bang on a Can.[2] Called "a flexible and expert sextet" by the New York Times,[3] the ensemble was formed as an agile group with a set instrumentation to take on touring and recording projects[4] for Bang on a Can that would not be feasible for the organization's massive "Marathon" concert productions.
Awards and Recognition
In 2005 the All-Stars were named "Ensemble of the Year" by the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts.[5] The ensemble has been heralded as "the country's most important vehicle for contemporary music" by the San Francisco Chronicle.[6]
The very first release of the Cantaloupe Music catalog, the All-Stars' Renegade Heaven was ranked the #1 album of 2001 by New York Times classical music editor Allan Kozinn,[7] and their recording of Terry Riley's In C made the 2001 New York Times top ten lists in both classical and pop.[8]
Discography[9]
- Bang on a Can Live, volume 1 (1992)
- Bang on a Can Live, volume 2 (1993)
- Bang on a Can Live, volume 3 (1994)
- Industry (1995)
- Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1996)
- Lost Objects (1997)
- Music for Airports (composed by Brian Eno) (1998)
- Renegade Heaven (2001)
- In C (composed by Terry Riley) (2001)
- Bang on a Can Classics (2002)
- Gigantic Dancing Human Machine (music of Louis Andriessen) (2003)
- ShadowBang (composed by Evan Ziporyn) (2003)
- Music in Fifths / Two Pages (composed by Philip Glass) (2004)
- Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing (2004)
- Elida (composer and guest musician Iva Bittová) (2005)
- A Ballad for Many (composer and guest musician Don Byron) (2006)
- The Essential Martin Bresnick (2006)
- The Carbon Copy Building (2007)
- Music for Airports (Live) (2008)
- Music from the Film (Untitled) (2009)
- Double Sextet / 2x5 (music of Steve Reich) (2010)
- Big Beautiful Dark and Scary (2012)
- Shelter (Ensemble Signal) (2013)
- Field Recordings (2015)
References
- ↑ Bang on a Can All-Stars Announce Ken Thomson as New Clarinetist, All About Jazz, July 5 2013
- ↑ Bang on a Can All-Stars
- ↑ Bang on a Can and Lincoln Center Survive First Concert Unmarked, by Allan Kozinn, New York Times, March 16, 1994.
- ↑ Into the Middle, Where There's Gravity, by Allan Kozinn, New York Times, March 16, 1995
- ↑ News in Brief, NewMusicBox, December 31, 2004
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, March 4, 2001
- ↑ A Bridge to Rock; Fresh Beethoven. The Year in Classical Music, December 23, 2001
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (9 November 2009). "A Classic Minimalist Score, Played at Maximal (and Electronical) Length". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Bang on a Can All-Stars, list of albums, Bang on a Can store