From July 1-3 at Bard SummerScape David Lang and choreographer Pam Tanowitz premiere a new evening-length work, entitled Song of Songs. A hymn of yearning, steeped in images from the natural world, the dance was commissioned by The Fisher Center at Bard College, and the music was co-commissioned by The Fisher Center with LA Opera, The Company of Music (Austria), The Crossing (Philadelphia), and Flagey (Brussels). The program pairs Lang’s 2014 work just (after song of songs) with three vocal works composed and premiered over the past two years: let me come in, the sense of senses, and we were…
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It’s spring and baseball season is under way again — for me, always a welcome event. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the game and its history. Which reminded me of the recent passing of the baseball legend Duke Snider. And, surprisingly, that made me think of classical music. Honest! I grew up in the 1960s in Los Angeles, a die-hard fan of the Dodgers. I loved baseball, loved going to the games, but I identified with the team in other ways as well…
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‘when this all ends’ performed by Young People’s Chorus of NYC
New York, NY
Saturday, June 9, 2018
‘a house’, ‘statement to the court’, ‘just (after song of songs)’ performed by The Crossing
Philadelphia, PA
‘the difficulty of crossing a field’ CD released June 9
Hi! David Lang here. I am very excited that today is the world premiere CD release of my opera the difficulty of crossing a field. It is my most favorite piece that I have ever written, ever. I mean it. I am so happy about this CD.
Please click here to listen to the CD (password: Crossing2015) and here to buy the CD or the download!…
continue readinggrind to a halt (1996) 11'
2+pic,3,2+bcl,2+cbn/4331/timp,4perc,hp,pf/str
the San Francisco Symphony
stick figure (2001) 10'
cl,pf,vc, perc and 1 or 2 non-percussionists
after gravity (2007) 5'
piano 4-hands, or two pianos
the Yvar Mikhashoff Foundation
gravity (2005) 8'
piano four hands, or two pianos
thorn (1993) 5'
flute solo