Bang on a Can has brought their signature blend of  contemporary orchestral music to the MASS MoCA campus every summer for the last twenty four years, activating our gallery spaces and expanding ideas about what music can be. From performing in James Turrell’s sound-twistingC.A.V.U. to dancing in Sol Lewitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective, there is no space at MASS MoCA that is underutilized by Bang on a Can’s summer fellows.

These three weeks of musical exploration culminate in the annual LOUD Weekend Festival, which brings world-class performances to MASS MoCA’s stages and grounds in a three day eclectic super-mix of some of experimental music’s pioneering voices.

About Bang on a Can
Bang on a Can is dedicated to making music new. Since its first Marathon concert in 1987, Bang on a Can has been creating an international community dedicated to innovative music, wherever it is found. With adventurous programs, it commissions new composers, performs, presents, and records new work, develops new audiences, and educates the musicians of the future. Bang on a Can is building a world in which powerful new musical ideas flow freely across all genres and borders. Bang on a Can plays “a central role in fostering a new kind of audience that doesn’t concern itself with boundaries. If music is made with originality and integrity, these listeners will come.” (The New York Times)