Voters' Broadcast
2020-10-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-10-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-24 11:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl Oring’s I Wish to Say.
​Lisa Bielawa’s mission with Voters’ Broadcast is to stimulate voter engagement and community participation in our current challenging lockdown conditions, through performing and voting, during the lead-up to the 2020 Presidential election.
EVENTS

Virtual Performances
Three virtual performances hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and featuring its students along with high school students from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School will be streamed live on Kaufman Music Center’s Facebook page at 3 pm EST on September 30, October 14 and October 28.
Outdoor Performances
On Saturday, October 24 at 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm EST, Kaufman Music Center and Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza will present a day of socially distanced outdoor performances at the library’s main entrance featuring performers from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School High School.
Polling Place
On November 3, Kaufman Music Center will expand its commitment to serving the community by serving as a polling place for the general election. Confirm that you are registered to vote at Headcount.org.

Lisa Bielawa - Voters' Broadcast (Virtual Premiere)
2020-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Lisa Bielawa‘s Voters’ Broadcast is a broadly participatory musical performance meant to “broadcast” the thoughts, hopes, fears, passions, petitions, and questions of a wide spectrum of Americans.
Virtual premiere co-presented by the University of Michigan and Kaufman Music Center.
Get tickets for the show on Wednesday, October 28 at 2pm CDT / 3pm EDT

Lunchtime Concert Series - Autumn 2020 features black composers
2020-10-28 07:00 - 08:00, 2020-10-21 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Chicago)
The University of Liverpool presents some of their very best instrumental tutors performing an exciting range of repertoire in our flagship SSL Studio. The concerts also showcase the continuation and creativity of their partnerships with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Solem Quartet. In celebration of Black History Month this October you can also find works by Black composers running right throughout the Series.
All concerts start at 7am CDT / 1pm in London, UK and last appropriately 35 minutes. They are FREE to watch and there’s no need to pre-register. The University of Liverpool Lunchtime Concerts will be available to view on the following platforms:

Department of Music website
Facebook
YouTube

Schedule:
14 October: University of Liverpool Instrumental Teachers Lockdown Band
Jump aboard Strayhorn’s Take the A Train and cool down with Water from An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim (fka Dollar Brand) in this set of jazz classics.
Abdullah Ibrahim – Water from An Ancient Well, Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man, Billy Strayhorn – Take the A Train, Theolonius Monk – Blue Monk, Blue Mitchell – Fungii Mama
21 October: Members of the 18th Sinfonia
Igantius Sancho was an 18th century composer and social reformer and the first person of African descent to vote in a British general election. These short, characterful dances are performed on Baroque violin, cello and harpsichord.
Igantius Sancho – Minuets etc
28 October: Tom Kimmance (piano)
Lucien Lambert (snr) came from a family dynasty of fine musicians. Born as a free person of colour in New Orleans in the late 19th century he emigrated to France, then Brazil. This Grand Valse is a sparkling, Romantic work.
Lucien Lambert (snr) – Bresiliana: Grand Valse Brilliante
25 November: Mandy Burvill (clarinet)
Hailstork is an internationally renowned American composer and Professor of Music at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Smiles for Tracey humorously explores the range of the clarinet.
Adolphus Hailstork (a BandQuest composer) – Smile for Tracey (no.3)
9 December: Solem Quartet
Florence Price was the first noted African American female composer to gain national status. Recently, much of her music was rediscovered in an abandoned house that was once her home. A Summer Moon is an arrangement of a piano piece Price composed for her pupil the singer, jazz pianist, and social activist, Memry Midgett.
Florence Price – A Summer Moon
If you would like to join our Music Events mailing list or have further questions about the Series please email helen.thomas@liverpool.ac.uk.

The Crossing Votes: 2020 a Pre-Election Project of Four New Films
2020-10-28 04:38 - 05:38, 2020-10-26 04:38 - 05:38 (America/Chicago)
To report and respond: because words matter.
New works of Robert Maggio, Ayanna Woods, Nicholas Cline, and David Lang addressing issues in the national discourse leading to Election Day, November 3rd. Featuring Echoes, a new amplification system @ The Crossing designed for socially-distant singing
They have been working on four new short films, with two world premieres, new sound technology, new film artists. We’re excited about launching them in the eight days leading to Election Day, the day the nation comes together to determine our future. The Crossing Votes: 2020 is their small contribution to one of the largest, most protracted, and complex discussions in United States history. They hope their films speak to the time and will serve as a record of the time: We were there; we voted.
All four films will premiere at 4:38am CDT / 5:38am ET on October 26, 28, 30, and November 2, representing the 538 electoral votes, on the morning of their release on their website, Facebook, and Youtube.
Monday, October 26: stateless (2019) by David Lang
Wednesday, October 28: she took his hands (2017) by Nicholas Cline
Friday, October 30: Democracy (2020, world premiere) by Robert Maggio
Monday, November 2: Shift (2020, world premiere) by Ayanna Woods
Learn more here.

FREE ASSEMBLY
2020-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Metropolis Ensemble’s Debut Digital Festival Bringing together creative artists to develop newly commissioned projects outside of physical space, Free Assembly presents a collaborative platform for artists who might otherwise never meet. Curated by Metropolis Ensemble artists Immanuel Wilkins, Erika Dohi, Daniel Anastasio, and Ryan Francis and hosted by House of Yes and (Le) Poisson Rouge, creators of diverse aesthetics and media are paired to share and collaborate, culminating in thematic video performances as part of a rolling online festival.
RSVP and join them on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT.
Free Assembly will be fertile ground for audiences who seek to discover new voices and artists exploring new forms of expression outside of their own.
Artist list for the Opening Night to Metropolis Ensemble’s Free Assembly includes: Andy Akiho + Ambrose Akinmusire + Colin Brookes + Lauren Cauley + Joey Chang + Charmaine Lee + Shayna Dunkleman + Du Yun + Ganavya + Vijay Iyer + Jacqueline Kerrod + Ayane Kozasa + Marie Lavis + Leo Leite + Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim + Paula Matthusen + Nappy Nina + Qasim Naqvi + Moscelyne ParkeHarrison + Keita Ogawa + Mariel Roberts + Sandbox Percussion + Wadada Leo Smith + Jen Shyu ( + Kweku Sumbry + Darian Thomas + Paul Wiancko

AURA: ONE ON ONE
2020-10-26, 2020-10-19
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video.
Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented every Monday at 12pm CDT, and daily at 12pm CDT from November 30 – December 6.

Videos will be posted to Facebook and Youtube:
www.facebook.com/AURAUH/
www.youtube.com/AURAUH/
The series will feature solo works by Ryan Brown, Alejandro Cardona, Melissa Dunphy, Marti Epstein, Matt Ingalls, Misook Kim, HyeKyung Lee, Matthew McConnell, Mike McFerron, Aulon Naci, Natalie Nicolas, Chad Robinson, Nina Shekhar, & Fabian Svensson.

Learn more about AURA: www.uh.edu/aura

"NOTES 4 VOTES" FEATURING TERENCE BLANCHARD, VIJAY IYER, CARLA BLEY, DR. CORNEL WEST, ARTURO O'FARRILL, AND MANY OTHERS
2020-10-25 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) teams up with today’s foremost jazz, classical, and global artists alongside preeminent speakers for a “get out the vote” initiative, Notes 4 Votes, to be broadcasted on ALJA’s Facebook page facebook.com/afrolatinjazzalliance on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST.
Notes 4 Votes features a diverse roster of stars from the jazz community and beyond, and will be emceed by multi-GRAMMY Award winner Arturo O’Farrill, journalist and critic Larry Blumenfeld, and Tracy Hyter-Suffern, Executive Director of The National Jazz Museum of Harlem.
Notes 4 Votes will spotlight performances and/or speeches by a distinguished lineup of special guests, including Terence Blanchard, Vijay Iyer, Carla Bley, Dr. Cornel West, Oscar Hernandez, Simone Dinnerstein, Steve Swallow, Dr. Shana Redmond, Matt Shipp, The Villalobos Brothers, William Parker, Kikirikí Biquéy, Ayodele Casel, Akua Dixon, Jen Shyu (a ChoralQuest composer), Ganavya Doraiswamy, Crystal Joseph, Tiffany Austin, Mimi Jones, Caridad “La Bruja” De La Luz, Luis Perdomo, and more!
Find out more information here.

Miró Quartet
2020-10-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-10-24 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Chamber Music Tulsa is pleased to be among the group of elite presenters commissioning a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts (a BQ composer). This work, Home, will be performed by the Miró Quartet during their Sunday Afternoon Virtual Concert.
This concert weekend will include two pre-concert lectures by Kevin Puts, a Q&A and a pre-recorded Open Rehearsal with the quartet and Puts, and program notes written by Jason Heilman.
Join on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 7:30pm CDT and on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 3pm CDT.
Click here for more information and to get tickets.

SF Music Day 2020 Broadcast
2020-10-25 14:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
InterMusic SF presents the 13th edition of its free annual music festival, in a special online format on Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 2pm – 8pm CDT / 12pm to 6pm PDT. The free streamed event features premiere performances by ten San Francisco Bay Area jazz, classical, chamber, and global music ensembles, professionally pre-recorded in San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre.
This year’s ensembles are Del Sol String Quartet, Telegraph Quartet, Motoko Honda’s AIR Trio, Tom Stone/Elizabeth Dorman/Amos Yang, Mads Tolling & the Mads Men, Destiny Muhammad Trio, Ricardo Peixoto Trio with Marcos Silva and Brian Rice, Jeremy Cohen & Andrés Vera, Rob Reich/Daniel Fabricant Duo, and the Terrence Brewer Group.
Learn more here: https://www.intermusicsf.org/sf-music-day/

The Albany Symphony 2020/2021 SEASON RE-IMAGINED!
2020-10-24 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Albany Symphony unveiled its reimagined 2020-2021 season, which will include world premieres and concertos with brilliant soloists, as well as iconic masterworks. Curated by conductor David Alan Miller, the season brings to life an array of new and recent works by a panoply of living composers forging new ways to create art reflecting our time and place, with major masterpieces by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and others, and dazzling solo performances by artists including Inon Barnatan, Melissa White, Karen Hosmer and Grace Shryock.
The newly reimagined season will be presented virtually. As restrictions are lifted, live audiences will be invited back into the concert hall. All concerts will be performed live, in real time, on Capital Region stages, by Albany Symphony musicians conducted by Music Director, David Alan Miller.
The season kicks off on Oct. 24 at 7:30pm EDT, with a program featuring Michael Daugherty’s This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie. Michael Daugherty is a BandQuest composer.
Performances run through June 2021. Find the schedule here and below.
ROMANTIC BRAHMS – Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Narrator; SIR WILLIAM WALTON: Facade; TYSON DAVIS (a NextNotes creator): (new work) JOHANNES BRAHMS: Serenade No. 1
RACHMANINOFF’S THIRD – Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Inon Barnatan, Piano; OTTORINO RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano; CARLOS BANDERA: (new work); SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 (chamber orchestra version)
HAYDN & SCHUBERT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Melissa White, Violin; FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 46; GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Violin Concerto No. 2; TANNER PORTER: (new work) FRANZ SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL–TRAILBLAZE! – Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Brasil Guitar Duo; NINA SHEKHAR: (new work); CLARICE ASSAD: Folk Tales, Double Guitar Concerto; MOLLY JOYCE/CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Songs; ALEXIS LAMB: (new work)
For more information, and to watch the concerts, subscribe and get tickets on their website: www.albanysymphony.com.

Kevin Washington Bring Talent and History to the stage at Walker|West
2020-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Walker|West Music Academy on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 7pm to enjoy the drums and power of Kevin Washington this Saturday night October 24th, 7pm!
Kevin Washington is a percussionist, versatile musician, and lead drum instructor at Walker|West. With three decades of experience as a professional musician the skill and experience Kevin brings to his performances is top notch. He is as adept at playing straight-ahead tunes as he is incorporating Afro-Latin/African rhythms or hip-hop and funk into his sets.
Save your spot here!

Morris Museum's Lot of Strings Music Festival
2020-10-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2020-10-17 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Lot of Strings Music Festival features four of the most exciting and critically acclaimed string quartets over the course of four Thursday evenings atop the Morris Museum’s elevated parking lot. Enjoy the thrill of live music, and stunning sunsets from the comfort of your own socially distant 8’x8’ block. Bring your own chairs and refreshments and make an evening of the occasion!
Each 8’x8’ block is $50 and can accommodate up to two patrons. Patrons may arrive as early as 6:00PM ET to set up in their blocks and enjoy the evening sun. Masks must be worn throughout the evening except when enjoying refreshments in your own block.
Schedule and Event links:
The October 3rd concert was the first of the Morris Museum’s outdoor Strings Music Festival.
On Saturday, October 10th at 5pm CDT / 6pm ET, the performance on the Upper Deck will feature the work of Brahms, Beehtoven and 21st century composer, Jessie Montgomery and her piece, Strum.
On Saturday, October 17 at 5pm CDT / 6pm ET, members of the American Symphony Orchestra will perform a program highlighting Black composers: Florence Price, William Grant Still, Adolphus Hailstork (a BandQuest composer), Trevor Weston, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Jessie Montgomery.
On Saturday, October 24 at 5pm CDT / 6pm ET, this final concert celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with one of his most popular and successful works which will be played alongside Hasenoehrl’s playful, and masterful deconstruction of Richard Strauss’s tone poem, Till Eulenspiege.

Music in Bloom 2020 Virtual Festival
2020-10-23 19:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
The Music in Bloom 2020 Virtual Festival will present 10 world premiere performances by world-class classical musicians in 4 virtual concerts. The Music in Bloom Festival is taking the concert stage online this October by presenting 4 virtual world premiere performances of works by living composers. The five Music in Bloom solo artists, along with Indianapolis-based guest ensemble Forward Motion will perform chamber music works for small ensemble that will be presented in our digital concert hall space LIVE online! Join on Fridays in October at 7:30pm CDT / 8:30pm ET on YouTube Live!
Schedules and Links to Watch:
October 2, 2020—Concert #1: Flux Works by Nicholas Sokol and composers from around the state of Indiana. Click to watch: http://bit.ly/musicinbloom1
October 9, 2020—Concert #2: Peace of Mind, Speed of Thought Works by Timothy Gongola, Rob Funkhouser, and Brandon Scott Rumsey. Click to watch: http://bit.ly/musicinbloom2
October 16, 2020—Concert #3: A Journey Begun Works by Mina Keohane, Eric Salazar, and Baldwin Giang. Click to watch: http://bit.ly/musicinbloom3
October 23, 2020—Concert #4: Still Life Works by Gabrielle Cerberville and Emma O’Halloran. Click to watch: http://bit.ly/musicinbloom4

Kaufman Music Center's 2020 Gala
2020-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Kaufman Music Center‘s 2020 Gala has been rescheduled as a virtual event on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 6pm CDT / 7pm EST.
Presenting the Creative Arts Award to Desmond Child Grammy-winning / Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee. Featuring performances by Conrad Tao and Seth Parker Woods, Kaufman Music Center Artists-in-Residence.
The 2020 virtual Gala will be an opportunity for the community to celebrate, after a very challenging period.
Please RSVP by October 15 to this FREE event.

New Works Commission Composer Sessions
2020-10-22 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, United States
The New Works Commission Composer Sessions is hosted by composer and National Sawdust Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Paola Prestini. Designed for composers and free for all to enjoy, these Sessions provide insights and tools for developing evolving entrepreneurial skills and new ways of thinking. As a part of their New Works Commission, these Sessions are an extension of their deep commitment to the mentorship of emerging composers and incubation of new works. For the full details head to https://live.nationalsawdust.org/national-sawdust-composer-series

Schedule:
Marcos Balter – Sept 17th @ 5pm
Steve Smith – Sept 24th @ 5pm
Ellen Reid – Oct 1st @ 5pm
Jeffrey Zeigler – Oct 8th @ 5pm
Andy Bart – Oct 15th @ 5pm
JACK Quartet – Oct 22nd @ 5pm
Chris Grymes – Oct 29th @ 5pm
Pamela Z – Nov 5th @ 5pm
Karen Wong – Nov 12th @ 5pm

Facebook event for series: https://www.facebook.com/events/367495814268074/

Facebook livestream for Marcos Balter: https://www.facebook.com/NationalSawdust/posts/3439687456077856

Facebook announce post: https://www.facebook.com/NationalSawdust/posts/3439673806079221

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHv96ShDWA/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalSawdust/status/1305526351777214464?s=20

EnsembleNEWSRQ announces a “newStart” to its 2020-21 season
2020-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
EnsembleNEWSRQ announces a “newStart” to its 2020-21 season, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The chamber music group, now in its fifth season, will take a cautious approach to reintroducing live musical performance, with its five upcoming programs gradually increasing in size as pandemic and vaccine news is monitored.
Concerts will be offered in a digital streaming format, and, if the situation allows, to a small in-person audience in 2021. Tickets to the streamed concerts will be “pay what you can.”
The ensemble also aims to increase the diversity of the composers represented during the season, with a concentrated focus on female, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC composers.
Schedule:
It’s About Time – October 19, 2020 at 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
Features MN Orch Composer Institute, Katie Balch; and BandQuest composer, Tania Leon
Solitude and Suffrage – January 18, 2021 at 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
Features NextNotes composer, Quinn Mason
Enter the Vortex – February 15, 2021 at 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
Digital – March 15, 2021 at 8pm
Body Vessel – April 12, 2021 at 2pm CDT / 3pm EDT
Some works and final programs are still TBD and dependent on COVID situation. Find out more information here.

Advocating for Gender Equity: UNEVEN MEASURES Roundtable Series
2020-10-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
This month, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and American Composers Forum will host a series of Zoom roundtable discussions on gender equity in the contemporary arts as part of our shared UNEVEN MEASURES series. Through interviews, collaborative essays, artist-curated playlists, and live discussions, UNEVEN MEASURES marks the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment while recognizing the complexity of women’s suffrage and barriers to participation that still exist today.
Advocating for Gender Equity: October 19th 5:00pm EDT, 4:00pm CDT, 3:00pm MDT, 2:00pm PDT
Panelists: Sarah Cahill, Terri Lyne Carrington, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Nirmala Rajasekar, and Aiden Feltkamp (facilitator)
Join the Zoom Conversation on October 19

Kalo Taxidi: Evening of Original Music
2020-10-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Dr. Chris Granias, along with fellow composers and musicians, have worked hard to make the 4th Annual Kalo Taxidi Concert a fun and memorable experience! Although the format will look a little different this year, it is important to remember that MS does not stop because of this pandemic, and neither will we. People living with MS need us now more than ever. The funds we raise through this event will help us be there for the MS community, now in this time of crisis and beyond.

The goal—a world free of MS.
Please support today.
The money raised will help fund amazing progress in MS research, as well as programs and services that ensure people affected by MS can live their best lives. This cause is really important to me, so I hope you will help me end MS forever.

Dracula, A Thrilling Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Classic Horror Story
2020-10-19 - 2020-10-31
In Theaters Now!
With darkly gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet’s resurrection of Bram Stoker’s classic horror story is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre. This is ballet with a dramatic bite. Created by Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty (a BandQuest Composer) and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a thrilling adaptation that will leave you thirsty for more.
Get information on tickets to this show! Tickets go on sale now until October 31, 2020.

RIGHTFULLY HERS Concert
2020-10-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Join VocalEssence for a special online musical event to commemorate the passing of the 19th Amendment—a critical milestone in the centuries-long struggle to let the voices of women be heard. VocalEssence lifts up those voices through music composed by women from the past 100 years—including Mabel Daniels, Alice Parker, Rosephanye  Powell, and Jocelyn Hagen—who took the risk and shared their dreams. Guiding us on the journey will be acclaimed actor Sally Wingert and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.
This performance is part of a series of four performances by our Chorus & Ensemble Singers. Learn more about the programs by clicking here.
Tickets are currently available as part of a VocalEssence On Demand 2020-2021 Subscription. Single stream tickets go on sale in October 2020.

$49 Household Subscriptions available now (and include access to this performance as well as seven others)
$15 Single Stream Tickets Available October 9

Learn More about the event at: https://www.vocalessence.org/event/concert-rightfully-hers/

Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online
2020-10-18 14:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
SIX NONSTOP HOURS OF LIVE STREAMING MUSIC!
On Saturday, October 18 from 2pm – 8pm CDT / 3pm – 9pm EDT, Bang on a Can re-ignites with 6 hours of nonconformist, noncommercial, boundary-smashing music. Kick off is at 2pm/3pm with a special birthday tribute to master composer George Crumb (91 years young!) and close off with a solo sonic adventure featuring guitarist-composer Bill Frisell. Don’t miss 9 world premieres commissioned especially for the day, a rare solo appearance by David Longstreth (of Dirty Projectors) plus music and performances by Hauschka, Nathalie Joachim, Tania León (Tania is a BandQuest composer), William Parker, Nels Cline and Yuka C. Honda, Du Yun, and many more greats.
This is a free concert! But please consider purchasing a ticket just the same. Doing so will help Bang on a Can to do more performances, pay more players, commission more composers, and share more music worldwide.
Click here for tickets and donations.

Compose With Me: A Marathon for Beirut
2020-10-17 08:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
“Compose With Me: A Marathon for Beirut” is a 12-hour livestream fundraiser to raise money for LGBTQ+ & Migrant Worker communities in Beirut, two groups who are most likely to be neglected for aid.
Throughout the day on Saturday, October 17 at 8am CDT / 9am EDT, and with the help of their musical community in the chat, they’re going to compose A Song for Beirut, from start to finish, and have the piece read at the end of the night.
There will be guest appearances from various folks across several disciplines, including composers Jennifer Jolley and Annika Socolofsky.
You can find more information at the website here: nmaysaud.wixsite.com/amarathonforbeirut
