About The Event
Bang on a Can's Long Play festival returns in 2023 with 50+ adventurous concerts over 3-days at 8 venues in downtown Brooklyn. Featuring the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the Philip Glass Ensemble, Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can All-Stars, Caroline Shaw, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn, Mount Eerie, Tyshawn Sorey, and many more. Confirmed lineup (with more to come):
75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band, Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days, Alarm Will Sound, Alvin Singleton, Annea Lockwood, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bang on a Can All-Stars, big dog little dog , Brandon Lopez and Fred Moten duo, Caroline Shaw, Catherine Lamb, Christopher Otto, Conrad Tao, Dave Liebman + Kenny Werner, David Friend, David Sanford Big Band, David Lang, David Murray and Marta Sanchez, Doug Perkins, Eliana Glass, Exo-Tech, Ganavya + Shabaka Hutchings, Greg Davis, Gyan Riley + Krishna Bhatt, Harriet Tubman, Ian Chang, Iannis Xenakis, Iva Bittová, JACK Quartet, James Brandon Lewis + Chad Taylor duo, Jessica Moss, Joseph Branciforte + Taylor Deupree, June McDoom, Julia Wolfe, Kalbells, Kalia Vandever Quartet, LITURGY, Lori Goldston, Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Michael Gordon, Momenta Quartet, Morton Subotnick, Mount Eerie, Nailah Hunter, Nu Jazz, Philip Glass Ensemble, Quince Ensemble, Sō Percussion, Scarcity, Susie Ibarra and Alex Peh, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn, Take Off Collective, The Hands Free, Time Wharp, Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara), Tyondai Braxton/Jefre Cantu Ledesma/Ben Vida, Tyshawn Sorey, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Very Very Circus: The Music of Henry Threadgill, Vicky Chow, Yarn / Wire
About The Organizer
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)
Please Note
A 3-Day Pass includes entry to all 50+ concerts, including Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can All-Stars MEMORY GAME opening night concert, May 5th co-presented by Town Hall at Pioneer Works.
A 3-Day SUPPORTER PASS also includes an exclusive afterparty with Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can in celebration of Meredith's 80th Birthday. Supporter Passes also FULLY subsidize the purchase of one LONG PLAY 2023 day-pass for persons unable to pay for the cost of a full priced ticket. So you'll get to see 50+ great shows and feel the warm glow of buying someone else a ticket too! Supporters will also access festival meet and greets with composers, artists and a celebratory toast with the performers at the culmination of the festival. More info and full festival lineup at Longplayfestival.org Starts: May 5th at 7pm Ends: May 7th at 10:30 pm
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