October 2001 2001 Next Wave Fe tival Brooklyn Ph iI BAM Next Wave Festival sponsor: PHILIP MORRIS ~lA~(8Ill COMPANIES INC Brooklyn Academy of Music and Bang on a Can Bruce C. Ratner Michael Gordon Chairman of the Board David Lang Alan H. Fishman Julia Wolfe Chairman, Campaign for BAM Co-Artistic Directors Karen Brooks Hopkins Kenny Savelson President Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo Executive Prod ucer present the Bang on a Can Marathon Approximate BAM Howard Gilman Opera House running time: , Oct 28, 2001, at 2pm 8 hours Composers Performers Elizabeth Brown BoaC All-Stars David Chesworth David Chesworth Ensemble Sussan Deyhim Ethel Arnold Dreyblatt Icebreaker Marti Epstein Kyaw Kyaw Naing Joshua Fried Newband John Godfrey The Orchestra of Excited Strings Michael Gordon Ivo Papasov & Zig Zag Trio David Lang So Percussion Marc Mellits Marc Perlman Kyaw Kyaw Naing Kathleen Supove Ivo Papasov TroIIstilt Harry Partch Wu Man/Makubuya Dan Plonsey Evan Ziporyn TroIIstilt Diderik Wagenaar Julia Wolfe Wu Man & James Makubuya Evan Ziporyn Special thanks to Samantha. 25 Program COMPOSER NAME OF WORK PERFORMER 2pm-4pm Harry Partch Castor and Pollux Newband Elizabeth Brown Delerium Newband Joshua Fried Headset Sextet BoaC All-Stars Julia Wolfe Early That Summer Ethel Marc Mellits 5 Machines BoaC All-Stars 4pm-6pm Kyaw Kyaw Naing Hsaing Chaik De Maungt BoaC All-Stars w/Kyaw Kyaw Naing* Sein Osit BoaC All-Stars w/Kyaw Kyaw Naing* Tiloun (U Ko Ko)t BoaC All-Stars w/Kyaw Kyaw Naing* Marti Epstein She Fell into a Wall of Sorrows Kath leen Su pove Diderik Wagenaar Metrum** Icebreaker Evan Ziporyn Be In Ethel w/Evan Ziporyn David Lang The So-called Laws of Naturet So Percussion* 6pm-8pm John Godfrey Gallows' Hillt Icebreaker Michael Gordon Yo Shakespeare Icebreaker Troll stilt Roulette Trollsti It *. David Chesworth Badlands David Chesworth Ensemble* Arnold Dreyblatt Nodal Excitation Orchestra of Excited Strings* Arnold Dreyblatt Mean Time Orchestra of Excited Strings* Arnold Dreyblatt The Adding Machine Orchestra of Excited Strings* 8pm-10pm Wu Man and James Makubuya Wu Man/Makubuya Dan Plonsey The Plonsey Episodes 1-9 BoaC All-Stars Sussan Deyhim Lost Exit BoaC All-Stars wi Sussan Deyhim Ivo Papasov Ivo Papasov and Zig Zag Trio* t World Premiere * Bang on a Can Debut ** U.S. Premiere Times approximate: schedule subject to change. The Bang on a Can Marathon was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the generous support of the Rockefeller Foundation. The Plonsey Episodes 1-9 and 5 Machines were commissioned by the ,members of The People's Commissioning Fund at Bang on a Can. Gallows' Hill was commissioned by the Arts Council of Ireland An Chomhairle Ealafon. 26 BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS ICEBREAKER Robert Black bass James Poke Flutes panpipes Lisa Moore piano and keyboards Richard Craig MD Steven Schick percussion Walter Fabeck keyboards Mark Stewart electric guitar Ian Watson accordion Wendy Sutter cello Christian Forshaw saxes Evan Ziporyn clarinet and bass clarinet Mick Foster saxes Daniel Gresson percussion DAVID CHESWORTH ENSEMBLE Ian Mellish stage manager David Chesworth electron ics Audrey Riley cello Jeremy Alsop electric bass Dominic Saunders keyboa rds Xenia Hanusiak percussion Paul Stevens saxes John McAIl piano Rowland Sutherland flutes, panpipes Stephanie Lyndner violin Emma Welton violin Caerwen Martin cello Peter Wilson bass, guitar Simon Myers trombone James Woodrow guitars Peter Neville percussion Andrew Zolinsky keyboards ARNOLD DREYBLATT'S ORCHESTRA OF IVO PAPASOV & ZIG ZAG TRIO EXCITED STRINGS Ivo Papasov clarinet Robert Black acoustic bass, Ateshghan Juseinov guitar &tambura excited strings bass Peter Ralchev accordian Jeff Lieberman electric guitar Stoyan Yankoulov tupan & percussion Laurel Smith violin Salif drums Mark Stewart electric guitar, excited strings bass NEWBAND Danny Tunick percussion Dean Drummond kithara Evan Ziporyn cimbalom Stefani Starin flutes Gregory Hesselink cello/surrogate kithara ETHEL Nelson Padgett synthesizer Ralph Farris viola Nina Kellman harmonic canons Dorothy Lawson cello Michael Lipsey kithara/bass marimba Todd Reynolds viol in Bill Ruyle diamond marimba/bamboo marimba Mary Rowell violin Tom Kolor diamond marimba/bass marimba Jeffrey Kraus cloud chamber bowls SO PERCUSSION Timothy Feeney WU MAN & JAMES MAKUBUYA Todd Meehan Wu Man pipa Douglass Perkins James Makubuya endongo Jason Treuting SUSSAN DEYHIM voice TROLLSTILT Monica Mugan classical & steel-string guitars KATHLEEN SUPOVE piano Dan Trueman, hardanger & electric fiddles KYAW KYAW NAING PERFORMERS Kyaw Kyaw Naing pat waing Marc Perlman keyboard 27 ~"L~ _ Welcome to all of you. It's great to be back at the Next Wave Festival at BAM. This year's marathon is dedicated to inter­ national brother/sisterhood. We had planned a celebration of ensembles from around the globe, and now, given the dramatic changes in the world, we feel the need to bring them here together all the more. We are raised by their magnificent spirit and talent. They combat the powers of destruction with their brilliant creative force. From Australia to Africa, from Bulgaria to Burma, they come to feed New York with thei r amazi ng energy. The day ign ites with the other-worldly tones of the Harry Partch instruments performed by Newband. We honor Harry Partch on this, the lOOth anniversary of his birth. Throughout the day you'll hear the coming together of China and Africa with Wu Man and James Makubuya, England's amazing post-minimal rock band Icebreaker, the plaintive micro-tones of Arnold Dreyblatt's Orchestra of Excited Strings, the gripping New York string quartet Ethel, the propulsive rhythms of Australia's David Chesworth, and multiple thrill-a-minute premieres by BoaC's own house band, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, including collaborations with Burmese drum-circle master Kyaw Kyaw Naing and Persian diva Sussan Deyhim. Stay all day or come and go as you like. But don't stray far. You won't want to miss the ecstatic Bulgarian wedding music of Ivo Papasov that closes the day. We thank all of YOU for coming today. We realize that it takes a special-extra effort to come out and celebrate music. On behalf of all the musicians and everyone involved in the program, our deepest gratitude. -Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe 28 (continued on page 33) Bang on a Can AII-Slars. © Peter Serling, 2001 Bang on a Can Technical Support Sound designer/engineer Andrew Cotton Sound engineer Tim Wong Lighting designer Miriam Nilofa Crowe Production stage manager Janet Clancy Bang on a Can Credits Artistic directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe Managing director Kenny Savelson Website project manager Ken Thomson Production & development associate Nadine Goellner Development director Rachel Cohen Publicist Aleba Gartner Board of Directors Patrick Callery Barry Goldberg Micheal Gordon Michael Kushner David Lang Michelle Miller-Adams Jane Stewart Julia Wolfe Adam Wolfensohn 33 ~ALbo'c \ALbo"---__ BANG ON A CAN is a New York-based organi­ Information about Cantaloupe Music, a new zation ded icated to creati ng a foru m for the most record label created by the founders of Bang on innovative and adventurous music of our time. a Can, is at www.cantaloupemusic.com. We aim to discover emerging composers and including the latest from the Bang on a Can ensembles who are exploring new musical terri­ All-Stars, Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra of tories, reaching for a musical expression beyond Excited Strings, Evan Ziporyn, David Lang, and the status quo. Our bold programming concept more. incorporates performing visionary classics written two to three decades ago and pieces by com­ Today's Marathon will be broadcast tonight posers just born at that time-exciting music by on WNYC at 93.9FM and over the Internet our best known living composers and by those at www.wnyc.org, and all this week, only starting to gain recognition. Oct 29-Nov 2, from 11pm-12 midnight on New Sounds hosted by John Schaefer. Composers and Co-Artistic Directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe founded The Bang on a Can Marathon was made possi­ Bang on a Can in 1987. The original idea was ble in part with public funds from the National simple: to have fun with new music. In fourteen Endowment for the Arts and the generous sup­ years Bang on a Can has grown from a one-day port of the Rockefeller Foundation. Ivo festival to a multi-faceted organization. Projects Papasov's appearance is made possible in part include festival concerts and the annual Bang by support from the Trust for Mutual on a Can Marathon in New York City; The Understanding. The performance of Diderik People's Commissioning Fund, a membership Wagenaar's piece is made possible in part by program to commission emerging composers; a support from The Consulate General of the resident ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Netherlands, Gaudeamus MuziekGroep who tour to major festivals and concert venues Nederland, and The Netherland America around the world every year; recording projects; Fou ndation. the Bang on a Can Summer Institute for Music at Mass MoCA, an educational program for Bang on a Can's programs are made possible young composers and performers; and such in part with public funds from the National cross-disciplinary collaborations as Bang on a Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Can's comic-book opera The Carbon Copy Council on the Arts, and the New York City Building, featuring original drawings by cartoon­ Department of Cultural Affairs. Other contribu­ ist Ben Katchor; ShadowBang, featuring the tors include the ASCAP Foundation, Mary Duke Bang on a Can All-Stars with Balinese shadow Biddle Foundation, Botwinick-Wolfensohn puppet master I Wayan Wija; and projects with Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, DJs, visual artists, choreographers, filmmakers, Chamber Music America, The Consulate and more.