Bang on a Door (no)

APRIL 24 8pm

Knuth Hall - San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco

ADORNO pays tribute to New York’s renowned new music group “Bang on a Can”. Join us for “Bang on a Door(no)” with works by David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Evan Ziporyn, plus San Francisco’s own Dan Becker, Ryan Brown, and a premiere of a new work by Jonathan Russell.

“Bang on a Can” is an influential group of musicians/composers that began a signature movement in contemporary music, where they redefined new music on their own terms. The founders Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe, fresh out of the Yale School of Music, arrived in New York City in the early 80’s, only to discover that the music world had been fractured into tiny, isolated communities, each with its own style and subgenre and venue and audience. Anyone who didn’t fit into one of these categories was faced with a seemingly insurmountable challenge. “Bang on a Can” was formed, first as a marathon concert and eventually as an ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, so that listeners could encounter a melding of categories: minimalism, rock, written and improvised music, world music, noise, live performance, and electronica.

Inspired by this great group, ADORNO members will perform works written by “Bang on a Can” affiliates David Lang, Evan Zipyorn, and Julia Wolfe, and include some San Francisco “All-Star” composers that follow a similar aesthetic: Dan Becker, Ryan Brown, and a world premiere by Jonathan Russell. The concert is a fun and exciting celebration of the new and the newer, east coast meets west coast, Bang on a Can-style, or maybe rather, Bang on a Door (no?)…

PROGRAM

David Lang - Cheating, Lying, Stealing for bass clarinet, cello, piano & percussion
Jon Russell - World Premiere for clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, and violin
Ryan Brown - Our Friend Adam for bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, marimba
Julia Wolfe - Mink Stole for violin and piano
Evan Zipyorn - Tsmindao Ghmerto for Solo clarinet
Dan Becker - Keeping Time for bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion

ADMISSION: $10 General: $5 Students and Seniors with reception following