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David Lang is the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Music for The Little Match Girl Passion. The Little Match Girl Passion was commissioned by Carnegie Hall for the vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices, directed by Paul Hillier.
One of America’s most performed and honored composers, David Lang's recent works include Writing On Water for the London Sinfonietta, with libretto and visuals by English filmmaker Peter Greenaway; The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, a fully staged opera for the Kronos Quartet, staged by Carey Perloff and the American Conservatory Theater; Loud Love Songs, a concerto for the percussionist Evelyn Glennie, and the oratorio Shelter, with co-composers Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe, at the Next Wave Festival of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, staged by Ridge Theater and featuring the Norwegian vocal ensemble Trio Mediaeval.
Lang is co-founder and co-artistic director of New York's legendary music festival, Bang on a Can.
David Lang appears in the following:
A Guide To Making Holiday Traditions Secular, And Sacred
Friday, December 20, 2024
A Philip Glass Moment That Could Last Forever
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Download: David Lang Distills Late Friends in 'Memory Pieces'
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
David Lang Hosts 'The Dissonant Show'
Thursday, March 07, 2013
David Lang Hosts 'The Consonant Show'
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Listen: Debussy, Reich and Lang at MoMA
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Q2 Music recently presented a live webcast of the sold-out show, "Consonant Abstraction: Claude Debussy and Steve Reich," from the Museum of Modern Art.
Bang on a Can Turns 25
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
It began 25 years ago as a one-day, 12-hour marathon of unknown music – and today, it’s a major force in new classical music. Bang on a Can co-founder David Lang joins us to talk about the past, present and future of the organization.
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Eight Days of Steve: David Lang
Thursday, December 10, 2009
David Lang Explains Bach Connection
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
WNYC's John Schaefer talks to the composer about his Pulitzer Prize-winning piece "Little Match Girl Passion" and the story that influenced him.
Lang's Passion Makes U.S. Choral Debut
Monday, November 09, 2009
New York, NY —
It’s part Bach, part Hans Christian Andersen and whole lot of New York. The New York Virtuoso Singers performed the choral version of the composer's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Little Match Girl Passion Sunday night at The Greene Space.
David Lang Mash-up Makes U.S. Debut
Monday, November 09, 2009
David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Little Match Girl Passion made its U.S. debut at the Jerome L. Greene Space. The New York Virtuoso Singers performed the choral version Sunday night.
David Lang, Match Girl Passion and Coffee Mugs
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Seven Sins: Wrath
Friday, March 13, 2009
As part of our weekly series "Seven Sins: The Deadly Medley," we look at how wrath is manifested in music and lyrics. Washington Post pop music critic J. Freedom du Lac and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang (creator of such sinful-sounding works like "Cheating, Lying, Stealing") join us to show ...
The Wordless Music Series on WNYC
Saturday, May 31, 2008
The Wordless Music Series pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience. WNYC presents four one-hour specials that highlight the ground-breaking '07-'08 season, hosted by Radiolab's Jad Abumrad.
Lang Wins Pulitzer Prize
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Maestro or Monster?
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
