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New David Lang album; announces YouTube competition

November 4, 2011

Cantaloupe Music is proud to release David Lang's latest work of art, this was written by hand, available everywhere November 15. The perfect marriage of the composer's relentless need to expand the forms of classical music and his desire the recover lost memories, the album is made up of two compositions, the title work this was written by hand and memory pieces, both performed by Andrew Zolinsky. Zolinsky and Lang have a history of collaboration, as Zolinsky gave the first performances of both the works on this disc, as well as the premiere of 'fur,' commissioned by the BBC, and the ensemble works 'how to pray' and 'forced march.'

Learn more about this album HERE and purchase it HERE.

One of the works on the album, wed, is at the center of an online contest. The sheet music for wed will be available for free here on November 15, and users are invited to download it. Pianists can then post videos of themselves playing the work onto YouTube with the tag "david lang piano competition 2011". After January 1, all of the submissions will be judged by an all-star pianist panel consisting of Vicky Chow, Jeremy Denk, Lisa Moore, Andrew Zolinsky, and the composer himself. The winner will be flown out to New York, and Lang will compose a new work for four hands to be played by him/her and Zolinsky at (le) poisson rouge on May 6. The winner will also play his or her rendition of "wed" at (le) poisson rouge. The full rules can be found here.