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Bang on a Can and MASS MoCA present LOUD Weekend, a fully loaded eclectic super-mix of minimal, experimental and electronic music. Head to bangonacan.org for more info and the hour-by-hour schedule.
Some highlights of the inaugural Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend at MASS MoCA include: the electric Bang on a Can All-Stars performing Field Recordings, a major multi-media concert of endless ambient textures, film, and electro-acoustic forays into the future; the incomparable and outer-planetary Sun Ra Arkestra; Dracula – the timeless, classic, original 1931 film brought to life with Philip Glass’ acclaimed score, featuring Michael Riesman of the Philip Glass Ensemble; Brian Eno’s pre-ambient classic Discreet Music performed by Contact ensemble (Toronto); a communal, open-to-the-public, all ages and skill levels ‘performance’ of Pauline Oliveros’ The Worldwide Tuning Meditation; a hypnotic other-worldly odyssey solo set by electronic multi-instrumentalist and singer Julianna Barwick; the just intonation electric guitar driven Baltimore band Horse Lords; pioneering composer-singer Pamela Z’s unique blend of operatic bel canto and live digital looping; composer-singer-instrument inventor Lesley Flanigan’s live sonic sculpture; special guest composers Annie Gosfield, Tristan Perich, Brendon Randall-Myers, plus music by Bang on a Can co-founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe; and performances by Gregg August, Vicky Chow, David Cossin, Mark Stewart, Ken Thomson, Brad Lubman, Nick Photinos, Todd Reynolds, Lauren Radnofsky, additional solo sets by Michael Riesman, and many more!
2
Aug
Fri
Brian Eno, Discreet Music
performed by Contact with film by Suzanne Bocanegra
Bang on a Can All-Stars play Field Recordings
with special guest Pamela Z
Music by Julius Eastman, Annie Gosfield, Pamela Z
Julius Eastman, Gay Guerrilla | Annie Gosfield, Flying Sparks and Heavy Machinery | Pamela Z, Attention (with film)
Michael Riesman plays Philip Glass
Peter Maxwell Davies, Eight Songs for a Mad King
Soo-Yeon Lyuh plays Music for the Haegum
Dither plays Brendon Randall-Myers, Dynamics of Vanishing Bodies
Dither plays Tristan Perich: Interference Logic
Bang on a Can Street Ensemble
3
Aug
Sat
Philip Glass’ Dracula with film
Artist Panels
Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, WNYC’s John Schaefer
Annie Gosfield, Detroit Industry & Almost Truths and Open Deceptions
Contact plays Canada
Allison Cameron, Jordan Nobles, Andrew Noseworthy, Jerry Pergolesi, Ann Southam
Annea Lockwood, Thousand Year Dreaming
Peter Maxwell Davies, Eight Songs for a Mad King
Julius Eastman, Stay On It
World Premiere Composer Concert 1
Music by Tafailia Bampasidou, Matiss Cudars, Celia Swart, Phong Tran
Bang on a Can Street Ensemble
Found Sound Nation’s Ouroborium
4
Aug
Sun
Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe
Michael Gordon, Dry | David Lang, prayers for night and sleep | Julia Wolfe, my lips from speaking
Pauline Oliveros: The Worldwide Tuning Meditation; IONE, meditation instructor
World Premiere Composer Concert 2
Music by Sophia Jani, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Darian Donovan Thomas, Dai Wei
Annie Gosfield & Roger Kleier
Vicky Chow plays Tristan Perich: Surface Image
Found Sound Nation’s Ouroborium
What to Expect
All seating is general admission. The Preferred section is the best seats in the house, located in the front rows of most venues. All festival passes include museum admission. MASS MoCA strives to provide the best possible experience for all our visitors, for information about accessibility click here. For more information about the venue and policies click here.
Check out restaurants in downtown North Adams or find a nosh right here on campus: Lickety Split Cafe, Gramercy Bistro, Bright Ideas Brewing, and A-oK Berkshire Barbeque.