#3733: Bang On A Can All-Stars 2015 PCF Concert

New Sounds | Aug 19, 2016

Hear highlights from the annual Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund concert, including three world premieres of new music by Wilco's Glenn Kotche, Jace Clayton (aka DJ/rupture) and Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy commissioned by the people, for the people. Plus, listen to works by Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon and composer Annie Gosfield. The works were recorded at Merkin Concert Hall, as part of an Ecstatic Music Festival / New Sounds Live co-presentation.

The Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund is a radical partnership between artists and audiences to commission works from adventurous composers, funded by hundreds of small contributions every year. Read about the PCF at Bang on a Can's website.

PROGRAM #3733– NS Live with Bang On A Can All Stars 2015 PCF Concert (First aired on 06/02/2015)

ARTIST: Bang On a Can All-Stars
WORK: M. Gordon: For Madeleine [8:00]
RECORDING: Feb 26, 2015 at Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: The work appears on “Big Beautiful Dark And Scary,” Cantaloupe Music CA21074
bangonacan.org/store | cantaloupemusic.bandcamp.com

ARTIST: Bang On a Can All-Stars
WORK: Donnachy Dennehy: Streetwalker [12:00]
RECORDING: Feb 26, 2015 at Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: The work has been recorded recorded by the Crash Ensemble: nmcrec.co.uk

ARTIST: Bang On a Can All-Stars
WORK: Glenn Kotche: Time Spirals [7:00]
RECORDING: Feb 26, 2015 at Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: Listen to the full concert here: Q2music

ARTIST: Bang On a Can All-Stars
WORK: Jace Clayton: Lethe's Children [5:18]
RECORDING: Feb 26, 2015 at Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: Listen to the full concert here: Q2music

ARTIST: Bang On a Can All-Stars
WORK: Annie Gosfield: Overvoltage Rumble [14:17]
RECORDING: Feb 26, 2015 at Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: Listen to the full concert here: Q2music

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