Bang on a Can Marathon March 29, 2009

Bang on a Can Marathon
with guest artists Terry Riley, Marilyn Nonken and Glenn Kotche

The Center and the UM School of Music team with the Bang On A Can (BOAC) All-Stars to create a one-of-a-kind festival of new music. An afternoon and evening of free and ticketed events begins with Brian Eno’s rarely performed “Music for Airports,” performed live and for free in the Grand Pavilion. Terry Riley, father of the Minimalist movement, pianist Marilyn Nonken and Glenn Kotche of the alternative rock band Wilco are featured performers, along with the All-Stars and artists and composers from the community and the UM student body.

The day will kick off at 3PM with Bang on a Can's free performance of "Music for Airports" in the Grand Pavilion, where the performers will take advantage of the lofty spaces and the interior surfaces to transform the site into an aural adventure. The action will move into the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at 4:15PM, for 90 minutes of free music featuring UM School of Music and Bang on a Can performers.

At 6PM, the ticketed "marathon" program will begin in the Dekelboum Concert Hall, featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars, Glenn Kotche and Terry Riley in three sets of innovative sounds, including area premieres of the following:

Glenn Kotche/Steve Reich: Clapping Music Variations
Glenn Kotche: Mobile
Glenn Kotche: Snap
Terry Riley: Autodreamographical Tales

Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=7490