Bang on a Can All-Stars

Bang on a Can All-Stars
Bang on a Can All-Stars perform at the Bang on a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center, June 2012.
Bang on a Can All-Stars perform at the Bang on a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center, June 2012.
Background information
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresAlt classical, classical crossover, post-minimalism
Years active1992–present
LabelsCantaloupe, Sony, CRI, Nonesuch
MembersMark Stewart
David Cossin
Vicky Chow
Ken Thomson[1]
Arlen Hlusko
Past membersRobert Black
Evan Ziporyn
Lisa Moore
Steve Schick,
Maya Beiser
Wendy Sutter[citation needed]
Ashley Bathgate
Websitebangonacanallstars

The Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified ensemble that was formed in 1992 by parent organization Bang on a Can.[2]

Called "a flexible and expert sextet" by The New York Times,[3] the ensemble was formed as an agile group with a set instrumentation to take on touring and recording projects[4] for Bang on a Can that would not be feasible for the organization's massive "Marathon" concert productions.[citation needed]

They appeared as guest stars in the season 17 episode of Arthur, "Binky's Music Madness", with Evan Ziporyn and Julia Wolfe as themselves.[5]

  1. ^ Bang on a Can All-Stars Announce Ken Thomson as New Clarinetist, All About Jazz, July 5 2013
  2. ^ Bang on a Can All-Stars
  3. ^ Bang on a Can and Lincoln Center Survive First Concert Unmarked, by Allan Kozinn, New York Times, March 16, 1994.
  4. ^ Into the Middle, Where There's Gravity, by Allan Kozinn, New York Times, March 16, 1995
  5. ^ "Bang on a Can All-Stars on Arthur: WEDNESDAY". Bang on a Can. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21.