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[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 […]
Read More“Art songs have been moving out of classical music in the last many years,” writes composer David Lang. “Indie rock seems to be the place where Schubert’s sensibilities now lie, a better match for direct story telling and intimate emotionality.” Lang’s death speaks, along with his work depart, is released on Cantaloupe music on April […]
Read MoreDavid Lang is among 20 of America’s most vital artists working in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theatre announced by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as recipients of the 2013 Doris Duke Artist Awards. The grantees include: • Anthony Braxton (Middletown, CT (New York, NY)• Billy Childs (Los Angeles, CA)• Ping Chong […]
Read MoreAlthough we all eventually face death, it’s a topic most avoid — except perhaps for philosophers, who explain it to our heads, and artists, who present it to our hearts. Composer David Lang offers something for both head and heart — and goes one step further in his new song cycle, Death Speaks. Here, death […]
Read More[video:http://youtu.be/aT5B6tmNYWA width:300 height:300] It’s been a long time coming, but Shelter is finally here! The latest collaborative work by Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe is a modern oratorio that reunites the Bang on a Can founders with Deborah Artman (author of the libretto for 2001’s Lost Objects). Produced by Michael Riesman, this premiere […]
Read More[video:http://youtu.be/EZhi0ta-v90 width:300 height:169 align:left] http://www.carnegiehall.org/lang/ http://www.carnegiehall.org/Subscriptions/2013-2014-Season/David-Lang/ David Lang — Carnegie Hall’s 2013–2014 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair — embodies the restless spirit of invention with his creation of new forms that defy categorization. The musically omnivorous creator references folk, pop, and jazz influences in his compositions, while at the same time being deeply rooted […]
Read MoreA Haunting Tale, Perfect for ChristmasThe Crossing in ‘The Little Match Girl Passion,’ at the Met Tina Fineberg for The New York Times Members of the Crossing, a choir of 24, at the Metropolitan Museum. By ANTHONY TOMMASINI Published: December 24, 2012 At holiday time, the Metropolitan Museum of Art draws countless visitors to its […]
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