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Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund Concert

  • New York, NY Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W 67th Street New York, NY 10036 (map)
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World premieres by George Lewis and Angélica Negrón, plus a new look at “historic” PCF-commissioned pieces by Pamela Z, Annea Lockwood, Lukas Ligeti and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore.

A New Sounds Live co-presentation hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer & streamed live on Q2 Music

Bang on a Can’s People’s Commissioning Fund (PCF) is a radical partnership between artists and audiences to commission works from adventurous composers. Founded in 1997, long before crowd-funding became the norm through Kickstarter and the like, Bang on a Can’s PCF has pooled contributions of all sizes from hundreds of friends and fans and since its inception has commissioned over 50 works of music for New York’s electric Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Earlier Event: February 10
Amir ElSaffar's "Not Two"
Later Event: February 16
Roomful of Teeth