The Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified ensemble that was formed in 1992 by parent organization Bang on a Can.[3]
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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, Sony, CRI, Nonesuch |
| Members | Mark Stewart David Cossin Vicky Chow Ken Thomson[1] Arlen Hlusko |
| Past members | Robert Black Evan Ziporyn Lisa Moore Steve Schick, Maya Beiser Wendy Sutter[citation needed] Ashley Bathgate |
| Website | bangonacanallstars |
Called "a flexible and expert sextet" by The New York Times,[4] the ensemble was formed as an agile group with a set instrumentation to take on touring and recording projects[5] for Bang on a Can that would not be feasible for the organization's massive "Marathon" concert productions.[citation needed]
They appeared as guest stars in the season 17 episode of Arthur, "Binky's Music Madness", with Evan Ziporyn and Julia Wolfe as themselves.[6]
Awards and recognition
editIn 2005 the All-Stars were named "Ensemble of the Year" by the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts.[7] The ensemble has been heralded as "the country's most important vehicle for contemporary music" by the San Francisco Chronicle.[8]
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,[9] and their recording of Terry Riley's In C made the 2001 New York Times top ten lists in both classical and pop.[10]
Discography
edit- 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
edit- ^ Bang on a Can All-Stars Announce Ken Thomson as New Clarinetist, All About Jazz, July 5 2013
- ^ Bang on a Can All-Stars play Ryuichi Sakamoto 1996 (GAIDA festival, Vilnius)
- ^ 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
- ^ "Bang on a Can All-Stars on Arthur: WEDNESDAY". Bang on a Can. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21.
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Bang on a Can All-Stars discography at Discogs