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NY Times: David Lang’s ‘whisper opera’ Mines Truths From the Web
August 4, 2013
Secrets Found Online, Shared SoftlyDavid Lang’s ‘whisper opera’ Mines Truths From the WebBy WILLIAM ROBIN, August 2, 2013Opera and technology have long had an uneasy relationship. The one has always required the other — from the Baroque spectacle of 17th-century operas, with their deus-ex-machina gimmickry, to the stagecraft required to mount any contemporary production of […]
Read MoreCrash Ensemble premieres Dry at Kilkenny Festival
July 19, 2013
The fortieth annual Kilkenny Festival in Ireland presents the newest work by Michael Gordon, called Dry, written for and premiered by the Crash Ensemble. Over the last 16 years, Crash Ensemble has established itself as a “a powerhouse of new music” (The Irish Times) renowned for commissioning, producing and performing the most adventurous and exciting […]
Read MoreSummer Opera: Glimmerglass, Mostly Mozart
July 19, 2013
From July 20 through August 22, 2013 Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY stages 2 works by David Lang, directed by Francesca Zambello. His Pulitzer Prize-winning choral work, the little match girl passion and a new work, when we were children, commissioned specifically for this performance by Glimmerglass Opera. August 10 – 13 Lincoln Center’s Mostly […]
Read MoreSteel Hammer at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA July 27
July 19, 2013
On July 27, the Massachussetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Bang on a Can present Julia Wolfe’s mesmerizing evening-length art ballad Steel Hammer as part of the Bang on a Can Summer Festival. The work is inspired by her love for the legends and music of Appalachia, and culls from both the music and oral […]
Read MoreTorino Vocal Ensemble Records ‘i lie’
June 25, 2013
Rome is the set for Torino Vocal Ensemble, as they record David’s piece ‘I lie’ for Paolo Sorrentino’s new film La Grande Bellezza, conducted by Carlo Boccadoro. The film’s soundtrack also includes David’s ‘world to come.’ Here’s a short clip of the group behind the scenes: [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSqZug3B-E width:300]
Read MoreNPR Music’s 25 Favorite Albums Of The Year (So Far)
June 11, 2013
NPR Music announced their 25 Favorite Albums of the Year (so far)… and David Lang’s ‘death speaks’ is on their list! Here’s what they have to say about it: You probably wouldn’t expect The National‘s Bryce Dessner and My Brightest Diamond‘s Shara Worden to work on a classically focused project inspired by Franz Schubert, but […]
Read MoreSteel Hammer on European tour
May 29, 2013
From May 9 through 13, Julia Wolfe’s Steel Hammer, her evening-length exploration of the American tale of John Henry, receives several European premieres with the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval. May 9: Belgian premiere at the Concertgebouw Brugge May 11: UK premiere at the Barbican Center in London, part of the festival […]
Read More‘whisper opera’ world premiere
May 29, 2013
David Lang’s newest work, the whisper opera, receives its world premiere on May 30 at the MCA in Chicago by the International Contemporary Ensemble with Tony Arnold as solo soprano. This one-of-a-kind work is performed with the musicians, singer, and audience enclosed in an intimate, onstage set. Composed for flute, clarinet, percussion, cello, and solo […]
Read More‘man made’ world premiere
May 7, 2013
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPIrFPbAUz4 width:300 height:300] As part of Nico Muhly’s A Scream and an Outrage festival, The Barbican Centre features two premieres by David Lang. On May 10, So Percussion and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Jayce Ogren, give the world premiere of Lang’s concerto for percussion quartet and orchestra, man made. Lang combines found percussion […]
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