Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Bang on a Can


  
  YouTube - Bang on a Can All Stars at ETNAFEST 2007
Bang on a Can All-Stars and Kyaw Kyaw Naing - Sein Ozi
Bang on a Can recitals at MASS MoCA 2006
Iva Bittova & Bang on a can - Maliri v Parizi
www.youtube.com /?v=rWGRMHZlpGQ   (216 words)

  
  Big Bang - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huge advances in Big Bang cosmology were made in the late 1990s and the early 21st century as a result of major advances in telescope technology in combination with large amounts of satellite data such as from COBE and WMAP.
Critics point out that supernovae used to support big bang are assumed to be universally extremely distant and that this extreme distance implies, in a big bang framework, that they can be used as accurate clocks to measure the assumed expansion[1].
While it is often proposed that the Big Bang theory destroys the concept of god, giving boost to atheism, the view is insubstantial, arising from a limited Western scope of knowledge of the various religions of the world, primarily concerned with the Christian theory of creation.
open-encyclopedia.com /Big_bang   (5613 words)

  
 Big Bang: Tutte le informazioni su Big Bang su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nei primi anni '40 venne predetto che questo periodo dell'Universo sarebbe stato osservabile sotto forma di radiazione cosmica di fondo, e la scoperta di tale radiazione negli anni '60 portò la maggioranza degli scienziati a favorire questa teoria rispetto alla sua rivale principale, la teoria dello stato stazionario.
Lo stesso Big Bang non fu un'esplosione di materia che si muoveva verso l'esterno per riempire un Universo vuoto preesistente.
Questo problema fu parzialmente risolto dall'inflazione cosmica, che ridusse il problema dell'orizzonte argomentanto che l'Universo primitivo subì improvvisamente un periodo di espansione velocissima, in cui regioni che alla fine non erano più in contatto si trovavano invece all'inizio molto vicine tra loro, e potevano quindi equalizzare la loro temperatura.
www.encyclopedia.it /b/bi/big_bang.html   (4256 words)

  
 Big Bang Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Using the Big Bang model it is possible to calculate the concentration of helium 4, helium 3, deuterium and lithium 7 in the universe.
When the Big Bang theory was originally proposed, it was rejected by most scientists and enthusiastically embraced by the pope, because it seemed to point to a creation event.
While most scientists nowadays view the Big Bang theory as the best explanation of the available evidence, and the Catholic Church still accepts it, some conservative Christians (usually Fundamentalists) oppose it because the age of the universe is far higher than the one calculated from a literal reading of the book of Genesis the Bible.
www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/big_bang_1.html   (2635 words)

  
 Big Bang -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In (The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe) cosmology, the Big Bang is the (A theory that explains scientific observations) scientific theory that describes the early development and (The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance) shape of the (Everything that exists anywhere) universe.
A natural consequence of the Big Bang is that in the past the universe had a higher (The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)) temperature and a higher (The amount per unit size) density.
From this analysis, a measured redshift can be determined which is explained by a recessional velocity corresponding to a (Change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other) Doppler shift for the radiation.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/big_bang.htm   (5257 words)

  
 CMT.com : Bang on a Can : Biography
The first three Bang on a Can releases were CD anthologies of live recordings taken from the group's 1992, 1993, and 1994 festivals released on their own CRI label as Bang on a Can Live, Vol.
Bang on a Can jumped to Universal's new music imprint Point for their next release, a brilliantly conceived and flawlessly executed re-imagining of Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports that often turned Eno's sketches for tape recorders into beautiful works for live musicians.
The second Bang on a Can release on the label was 2001's eclectic Renegade Heaven, featuring pieces by Glenn Branca and Phil Kline, as well as Gordon's "I Buried Paul," a tongue in cheek salute to the playing of backwards tapes and other unintentional avant-gardisms in relation to the Paul Is Dead hoax of 1969.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/bang_on_a_can/bio.jhtml   (358 words)

  
 Greg Sandow -- Bang on a Can   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bang on a Can started on a shoestring, but it now gets funded by many of the foundations, corporations, and government agencies that supported Speculum Musicae.
Again, Bang on a Can was celebrating its historical debt, this time to the unclassifiable composers who might be grouped under the label "American individualists." That accomplished, the "banging" began.
Bang on a Can’s future plans (a festival, a school) and its marketing (flyers handed out at other arts events) seem timid, too.
www.gregsandow.com /bang.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Greg Sandow -- Bang on A Can, "The New Yorkers"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Greg Sandow -- Bang on A Can, "The New Yorkers"
There were also performances by two of Bang on a Can's allies and offshoots -- Ethel, a sharp string quartet (with a terrific new CD on Cantaloupe) that thrives in the musical landscape Bang on a Can helped define, and Michael Gordon's own new group, the Michael Gordon Band.
Bang on a Can, by contrast, restores dissonance to what it really is, a reflection of the growing clangor of the world around us.
www.gregsandow.com /new_yorkers.htm   (833 words)

  
 [Map Fund] Project > Bang on a Can   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 2003, MAP Fund supported Bang on a Can to commission a new work by Burmese percussion master Kyaw Kyaw Naing to be performed with the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Since its inception in 1987, the Bang on a Can festival has been discovering and presenting the most exciting performers who have committed their lives to the music of our time.
Over ten years, Bang on a Can has found a number of these musicians -- performers who are adventurous, virtuosic, dynamic and intense, who are equally at home with the diverse styles that exist within music today.
www.mapfund.org /projects/2002-bangonacan.html   (369 words)

  
 Bang on a Can going for a 'visceral' experience
The Bang on a Can All-Stars won't really be banging on cans during their free concert at the Chicago Cultural Center.
In the process, Bang on a Can, a loose collective of six musicians and three composers including Gordon, has become one of the most vibrant new music ensembles on the international scene.
Bang on a Can was formed, and the All-Stars have played in Europe and Asia as well as the United States.
www.suntimes.com /output/delacoma/sho-sunday-bang14.html   (734 words)

  
 Japan Society: - Press
In 1992 Bang on a Can created a separate series of performances for the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and over the course of five seasons, they established both a national and international reputation as pioneers of cutting edge contemporary music.
The growth of the Bang on a Can All-Stars is paralleled by a growth in its repertoire.
Along with developing Bang on a Can All-Stars, Bang on a Can instituted the SPIT orchestra and in 2002 introduced the Summer Institute of Music, a new program for young composers and performers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts.
www.japansociety.org /about/press_detail.cfm?id_news=1703791301   (1225 words)

  
 Bang on a Can All-Stars
Bang on a Can All-Stars first major collaboration as an ensemble came in 1989 and since that time, their appearances have grown from being a regular feature of the Bang on a Can Festival to year-round appearances at concert halls and festivals worldwide.
Bang on a Can with Special Guest Iva Bittova combines the vocal and violin virtuosity of the dazzling avante-folk songstress Iva Bittová and New York’s electrifying chamber ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Bang on a Can requests 1 copy of each part and 7 copies of the score to be sent to the Bang on a Can office no later than 2 months prior to the residency date.
www.baylinartists.com /bangonacan.htm   (3880 words)

  
 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art | Press Releases
The First Bang on a Can Summer Institute of Contemporary Music at MASS MoCA starts on Saturday, July 13, with an explosive performance by the Bang on a Can All-Stars at 8 P.M. Part classical ensemble, part rock band, part jazz band, the All Stars are adventurous, dynamic and intense.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars are bassist Gregg August, guitarist John Benthal, percussionist David Cossin, pianist Lisa Moore, cellist Wendy Sutter, and clarinetist Evan Ziporyn.
Bang on a Can is a New York-based organization dedicated to creating a forum for the most innovative and adventurous music of our time.
www.massmoca.org /press_releases/06_2002/06_13_02.html   (1252 words)

  
 Cantaloupe Music: Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bang on a Can meets Burma in this cross-cultural collaboration with legendary composer and percussionist Kyaw Kyaw Naing.
Evan Ziporyn of the Bang on a Can All-Stars remarks about the collaboration: “Kyaw Kyaw is a master of this unique and exhilarating music, and having the chance to work with him and find common ground has been a dream fulfilled.
A founding member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Mark is also a member of Steve Reich and Musicians, David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, the manic duo Polygraph Lounge with keyboard and theremin wizard Rob Schwimmer, The Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, Arnold Dreyblatt's Orchestra of Excited Strings and Zeena Parkins' Gangster Band.
www.cantaloupemusic.com /CA21023.html   (2272 words)

  
 ► BANG BOAT
The bang boat crew was able to provide her with the big poles she craved - see her lovingly suck the hell out of both big fl cocks on deck!
She had no fear of the camera, or either of the oversized pricks that we stuffed into her tight pussy and wide open mouth...
On BANG BOAT With Jo On BANG BOAT With Lauren
www.bang-boat.org   (159 words)

  
 classical music - andante - bang on a can celebrates 15 years of the clamorous and unclassifiable
With arts funding dropping at an alarming rate, you'd expect that a group dedicated to weird chamber music would be the first to go, but Bang on a Can has been the inspiration for a proliferation of new music ensembles — although they're hesitant to take credit.
Bang on a Can has seen its budget balloon from $11,000 to $800,000, half of which is earned through the All-Stars' tours, slightly easing the organization's dependence on foundation support.
Bang on a Can launches a new label with an eclectic release.
www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=21208   (617 words)

  
 Cutting-Edge Bang on a Can All-Stars Will Bring Array of Styles to Lafayette's Williams Center on November 7
Since its inception in 1987, the Bang On A Can Festival has been discovering and presenting performers who are adventurous, virtuosic, dynamic and intense, who are equally at home with the diverse styles within music today.
The Bang On A Can All-Stars’ first major collaboration as an ensemble came in 1989, and by 1991, collaborations among these players had become a regular feature of the Bang On A Can Festival.
In 1992, Bang On A Can created a separate series of performances for its all-stars, and over the course of six seasons, they have established both a national and international reputation as premier pioneers of music from the cutting edge.
www.lafayette.edu /news.php/view/1976   (783 words)

  
 Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Bang on a Can Kick Off Music Institute at MASS MoCA - iBerkshires.com - Home
The concert with Naing opens the two-week Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute where some of the world’s most renowned musicians and composers hold open classes throughout the MASS MoCA complex with some of the world’s most promising students.
Bang on a Can has grown from a one-day festival to a multifaceted organization.
Bang on a Can aims to discover emerging composers and ensembles who are exploring new musical territories, reaching for a musical expression beyond the status quo.
www.iberkshires.com /story.php?story_id=14762   (2298 words)

  
 Guardian | Bang on a Can All-Stars
Bang on a Can All-Stars' programme revealed the similarities and differences between Andriessen's music and two of the classics of minimalism: Reich's Four Organs and Riley's In C. Four Organs is one of the ultimate minimalist statements: the piece consists of a single, repeated chord that is gradually lengthened throughout the work's 17-minute duration.
It sounds like a recipe for a cerebral musical experiment, but Bang on a Can brought a physical and dramatic vigour to their performance.
Bang on a Can sculpted a compelling, hour-long performance from the amorphous melodic cells of Riley's open-ended score, and they found an enormous range of harmonic and melodic contrast, making the piece sound rich and abundant rather than austere.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4518871-110430,00.html   (365 words)

  
 Bang On a Can All-Stars to perform in Secrest Series
Bang on a Can All-Stars-part classical ensemble, part rock band, part jazz band-will perform at Wake Forest University on Nov. 9 as the third event of the Secrest Artists Series 2000-2001 season.
The group of new music pioneers met at the Bang on a Can Festival in 1987 and began performing as an ensemble in 1989.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars includes Robert Black, bass; David Cossin, percussion; Michael Lowenstern, clarinet; Scott Kuney, electric guitar; Lisa Moore, piano and keyboards; Wendy Sutter, cello; and Andrew Cotton, sound engineer.
www.wfu.edu /wfunews/2000/103000b.htm   (420 words)

  
 Australian Chamber Orchestra/Bang on a Can residency returns alumni to UI
Segal is the principal trumpet of the Tonhall-Orchester Zurich.
Lang, Gordon and Wolfe founded Bang on a Can in the late 1980s as a renegade New York street festival, presented in locations and with attitudes that could not be mistaken for the conventional concert setting and decorum.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars ensemble eventually brought together Lang, a graduate of the UI School of Music, with virtuoso percussionist Steven Shick, who was for several years a mainstay of the UI Center for New Music before taking his career to Europe.
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2000/march/0317aussie.html   (914 words)

  
 Brian Eno's classic kicks off Bang on a Can - iBerkshires.com - Home
A perennial highlight of the festival is the Bang on a Can All-Stars concert and this fourth year is sure to be no exception.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars are: Robert Black, David Cossin, Lisa Moore, Mark Stewart, Wendy Sutter, and Evan Ziporyn.
For the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, some of the world’s most renowned musicians and composers hold open classes throughout the MASS MoCA complex.
www.iberkshires.com /story.php?story_id=17574   (1263 words)

  
 Cantaloupe Music: Bang on a Can Classics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Too funky for the academy, the Bang on a Can All-Stars emerged from the scruffy environs of downtown New York playing a new kind of music, with a new kind of energy, for a new kind of audience.
Co-Founder of New York's legendary new music festival, Bang on a Can, Lang's distinct sound fuses the tradition of classical music with urban aggressiveness, where melodies are accompanied by noise and subtle harmonies are pulled apart by pounding rhythms.
Gosfield's work The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory was recorded by the Bang on a Can All-Stars for Sony Classical for their CD Cheating, Lying, Stealing, premiered at Lincoln Center New York, and performed at the Israel Festival, the Adelaide Festival, and throughout Europe (1995-98).
www.cantaloupemusic.com /CA21010.html   (5116 words)

  
 Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittov��   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This arrangement for the Bang on a Can All-Stars was first performed by them on July 24, 2004, in Hunter Auditorium at MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars’ collaboration with Iva Bittová and the commission of Elida was made possible with the generous support of the Multi-Arts Production Fund, a program of Creative Capital, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Bang on a Can is a New York–based organization dedicated to creating a forum for the most innovative and adventurous music of our time.
www.carnegiehall.org /textSite/box_office/events/evt_5535.html   (3442 words)

  
 Bang On A Can All-Stars Will Perform Blend Of Jazz, Classical, And Rock Music At Lafayette's Williams Center For The ...
Bang on a Can All-Stars made its Williams Center debut in November 2000.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars' first major collaboration as an ensemble came in 1989, and by 1991, the group had become a regular feature of the Bang on a Can Festival.
In 1992, Bang on a Can created a separate series of performances for the Bang on a Can All-Stars, starting the group on its way to establishing an international reputation as a pioneer of music from the cutting edge.
www.lafayette.edu /news.php/view/1413   (636 words)

  
 Bang on a Can News
She is also well respected abroad, particularly in the United States, and this week launched a new album recorded with New York ensemble Bang on a Can All Stars.
The result is a CD entitled 'Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing', released at the end of 2004 and selling for US $15.
Bang On A Can's Lost Objects, performed recently at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), fused an eclectic array of musical ensembles including a 30 piece baroque orchestra, a rock band and three operatic...
www.topix.net /who/bang-on-a-can   (624 words)

  
 Browse by Artist: BANG ON A CAN
The Bang On A Can All Stars are: Maya Beiser (cello), Robert Black (bass), Lisa Moore (keyboards), Steven Schick (perc.), Mark Stewart (guitar) & Evan Ziporyn (clarinet).
Music from Bang on a Can co-founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, Bang on a Can All-Stars member and acclaimed composer-clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, and innovators Nick Didkovsky, Annie Gosfield and Lois Vierk.
With this music, Bang on a Can cracked open a powerful new world.
www.forcedexposure.com /artists/bang.on.a.can.html   (359 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.