Bang On a Can – Past Concerts
Steve Reich & Amy Sillman – a live conversation with performances by Bang on a Can All-Stars
Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Live conversation with composer Steve Reich & painter Amy Sillman, plus performances of 2 Reich classics: Piano Phase/Video Phase & Electric Counterpoint, by David Cossin (percussion) & Mark Stewart (electric guitar).
Free (Free)
Cal Performances At Home: Bang on a Can – Julia Wolfe’s 'Steel Hammer' (broadcast on-demand until 8/4/2021)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Premiere of Steel Hammer, a new film featuring the acclaimed oratorio – a meditation on over 200 versions of the "John Henry" folk ballad – by Bang on a Can co-founder/Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Wolfe.
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
Bang on a Can Marathon – All Commissions, All World Premieres [LIVE]
Sunday, April 18, 2021 @ 10:00am – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
World premiere performances of newly commissioned works by Matana Roberts, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jonathan Bailey Holland, & many more. Streamed from musicians' homes around the country & across the world.
Free
Bang on a Can Marathon – MaerzMusik Edition [LIVE]
Sunday, March 21, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online event
4 hours of live performances from both sides of the Atlantic in this special event for Berlin's MaerzMusik Festival for Time Issues. Performances by Vicky Chow, Claire Chase, Robert Black, & more.
Free (Free (registration required))
First Fridays with Robert Black [LIVE]
Friday, March 5, 2021 @ 9:00am – 10:00am (PST)
Online event
Series of virtual mini-concerts featuring new music for solo double bass. In this installment: James Tenney's Beast, Stuart Saunders Smith's Tunnels, & Rifat Komachkov's Sonata.
Free (Free)
Bang on a Can Marathon – All Commissions, All World Premieres [LIVE]
Sunday, February 21, 2021 @ 10:00am – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
16 brand new works by 16 pioneering composers in 4 hours. Featured artists include Alvin Lucier, Bora Yoon, Eve Beglarian, Gabriel Kahane, Molly Barth, Robert Black, Vicky Chow, & many more.
Free (Free (donations encouraged))
Laraaji & L’Rain presented by Bang on a Can, BOMB Magazine, & the Jewish Museum [LIVE]
Thursday, February 4, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
Live concert performance by piano/zither/mbira specialist Laraaji from his home studio in New York City. Also, Laraaji & experimental musician L'Rain join Bang on a Can & BOMB Magazine in conversation.
Free (Donations accepted)
OneBeat Marathon [LIVE]
Bang On a Can and
OneBeat
Sunday, November 15, 2020 @ 9:00am – 1:00pm (PST)
Online event
OneBeat & Bang on a Can celebrate 10 years of building bridges with music across geographies, nationalities, & cultures with this 4-hour live marathon concert.
Free (Free)
Bang on a Can & The Noguchi Museum Present Meredith Monk & John Hollenbeck – Duet Behavior 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Long-time friends & colleagues Meredith Monk (voice) & John Hollenbeck (percussion) expand & improvise on pieces from Monk’s 50+ year catalogue, generating new arrangements of her iconic compositions.
Free (Free)
Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online [LIVE]
Sunday, October 18, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Special birthday tribute to George Crumb; solo sonic adventure featuring guitarist-composer Bill Frisell; 9 world premieres; & performances by Hauschka, Nathalie Joachim, Du Yun, & many more.
Free (Pay what you can)
Bang on a Can: Michael Gordon’s House Music
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Cellist Ashley Bathgate performs Michael Gordon’s House Music, an hour-long concert of virtuosic cello songs written to be performed only in intimate spaces – in this case, her home & yours.
$25
Bang on a Can Marathon 3
Sunday, August 16, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
11 world premieres & performances from 40+ artists, including Missy Mazzoli, Tyondai Braxton, Jeremy Denk, Kaki King, & many more.
Free
Bang on a Can Marathon 2
Sunday, June 14, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
6 hours of adventurous new music, featuring works and performances by Rhiannon Giddens, Terry Riley, Nico Muhly, Conrad Tao, Pamela Z, and many more.
Free
Bang on a Can Marathon
Sunday, May 3, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
6 hours of adventurous new music, featuring works and performances by Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, Vijay Iyer, Nathalie Joachim, and many more.
Free