Tours

The legend of John Henry, deeply rooted in Appalachian folklore surrounding the construction of the American railroad, has existed in many variations and forms – from illustration to tall tale, political polemic to popular song. Steel Hammer, the latest collaboration from composer Julia Wolfe, SITI Company, and Bang on a Can All-Stars, creatively explores the subject of human vs. machine and the cost of hard labor on the human body and soul.

Cryptic presents David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize winning the little match girl passion, combining Hans Christian Andersen’s heart-breaking tale with J.S. Bach’s setting of the St Matthew Passion. In a unique presentation of this previously un-staged masterpiece, the tragic story of the little match girl is brought to life by vocal ensemble and percussion. 

David Lang's 'again (after ecclesiastes)' for small choir performed by Nederlands Kamerkoor.

The St. Louis Symphony Landmark Series presents Derek Bermel's 'Wanderings'.

David Lang's 'again (after ecclesiastes)' for small choir performed by Nederlands Kamerkoor.

Jacaranda performs David Lang's 'darker' for twelve strings and Julia Wolfe's 'LAD' for nine bagpipes.

The world premiere of David Lang's 'questionnaire' for 120 guitars with Third Street Music Settlement.

Theatre of Voices performs David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'the little match girl passion' and 'ark luggage'

David Lang's 'manifesto' continues its world premiere tour with Cantus.

The JACK Quartet performs John Luther Adams's In the White Silence at Columbia University's Miller Theater

The JACK Quartet and the International Contemporary Enesmble (ICE) perform John Luther Adams's Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing at Miller Theater. 

Ensemble Tactus performs Michael Gordon's percussion sextet 'Timber'.

eighth blackbird gives a performance at Lawrence Memorial Chapel at Lawrence University.

The German premiere of "The Carbon Copy Building" a comic book opera by David Lang, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe, with words and drawings by Ben Katchor.

Florent Ghys performs at the Outpost Series in Los Angeles

Evan Ziporyn performs with the LAM trio (Waclaw Zimpel, Hubert Zemler, Krzysztof Dys) at the Tzadik Festival in Poznan, Poland.

Maya Beiser performs works from her new album 'Uncovered', featuring classics from Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Janis Joplin, Howlin’ Wolf, King Crimson, Muddy Waters, and AC/DC in startling arrangements by Evan Ziporyn

Orchestra 2001 performs Julia Wolfe's "Lick" alongside works by Steven Mackey, Jennifer Higdon, and Louis Andriessen.

Using a small army of 99 percussionists from across the country, playing conch shells, airhorns, sirens, gongs, maracas, drums, cymbals, and glockenspiels, this 79-minute work is designed to heighten our awareness of the sights and sounds that surround us every day. The work is deeply influenced by the composer’s belief that “music can contribute to the awakening of our ecological understanding. By deepening our awareness of our connections to the earth, music can provide a sounding model for the renewal of human consciousness and culture.”

The title refers to a type of stone landmark used by native peoples of the Arctic region; listeners discover their individual listening points as they, too, move freely during the performance in this site-specific piece that pipes in the chaotic sounds of the Manhattan streets to evoke a vast urban jungle.

This production is led by percussionist Melanie Voytovich with assistance from the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and the Seattle Symphony.

Matmos performs Robert Ashley's television opera "Perfect Lives".

Lisa Moore performs works by Philip Glass and Martin Bresnick for a live concert entitled A Bigger Picture. Free admission.

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky presents his ICE MUSIC exhibition in Sewanee, TN.

The Austrialia premiere of Michael Gordon's Ode to La Bruja, Hanon, Czerny, Van Cliburn and little gold stars...(or, To Everyone Who Made My Life Miserable, Thank You) will be performed by the Austrialian National Academy of Music and soloist, Lisa Moore.