Wednesday, November 1, 2017

How Bang On A Can Opened The Floodgates For The Alt-Classical Music

In Part II of an extended profile of the new-music powerhouse (see Part I here), Allan Kozinn gives an overview of the now-renowned composers and ensembles that Bang on a Can spawned and/or nurtured - not to mention a record label, a summer festival (popularly referred to as "Banglewood"), an educational program, and an avant-garde marching band - and considers the changes that the Bangers wrought in the entire U.S. musical ecosystem.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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