Since winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2008, David Lang’s the little match girl passionhas quickly joined the repertoire as a chamber work, a staged production, a work for full chorus, and a featured event on Christmas and Easter concerts around the world. This season over 50 performances of the little match girl passion are being […]
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Read Morepain changes from David Lang’s ‘death speaks’ from Red Poppy Music on Vimeo. David’s video for “pain changes” from death speaks premieres today on stereogum.com. Additionally, death speaks is released today in limited edition vinyl. Click here to purchase your copy! Here is an interview about the video with David, conducted by Shara Worden: SHARA […]
Read MoreHi Everyone! I am really excited that my piece ‘man made’ for So Percussion and orchestra is now up on the BBC site, ready to be heard. ‘man made’ was co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and it premiered this past May at the Barbican, played by So and the […]
Read MoreSecrets 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreRome 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 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 […]
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