David Lang

David Lang
Nationality: American
Born: b. 1957
Education/Training:
received a BA with Honors from Stanford University, MM from University of Iowa and MMA and DMA from Yale University School of Music; studied with Donald Jenni, Richard Hervig, Jacob Druckman, Hans Werner Henze and Martin Bresnick

Notable Compositions:
the passing measures, writing on water, Shelter, the difficulty of crossing a field, grind to a halt, loud love songs, the little match girl passion

Assignments:
has had his music performed by BBC Symphony, the International Contemporary Ensemble, eighth blackbird, Santa Fe Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Netherlands Chamber Choir, the Boston Symphony, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, and the Kronos Quartet; festivals such as Tanglewood, the BBC Proms, MusicNOW festival, The Munich Biennale, the Settembre Musica Festival, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival and the Almeida, Holland, Berlin, Adelaide and Strasbourg Festivals

Curious Facts:
co-founded Bang on a Can in 1987 with Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe, which is dedicated to commissioning, performing, creating, presenting and recording contemporary music

Notable Recordings:
the passing measures (Cantaloupe), Grammy award winning the little match girl passion (Harmonia Mundi), pierced (Naxos)

Press:
"With his winning of the Pulitzer Prize for the little match girl passion (one of the most original and moving scores of recent years), Lang, once a postminimalist enfant terrible, has solidified his standing as an American master."
-The New Yorker

REPERTOIRE: Where You Go

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Brahms Requiem Jun 9, 2018
Brahms Requiem Jun 10, 2018

REPERTOIRE: Where You Go

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Brahms Requiem Jun 9, 2018
Brahms Requiem Jun 9, 2018

REPERTOIRE: the national anthems

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 1. our land with peace

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 2. our hearts are glowing

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 3. fame and glory

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 4. keep us free

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 5. our common fate

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Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Jun 8, 2014

REPERTOIRE: thee little match girl passion

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 1. come, daughter

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 2. it was terribly cold

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 3. dearest heart

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 4. in an old apron

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 5. penance and remorse

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 6. lights were shining

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 7. patience, patience!

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 8. ah! perhaps

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 9. have mercy, my god

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 10. she lighted another match

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 11. from the sixth hour

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 12. she again rubbed a match

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 13. when it is time for me to go

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 14. in the dawn of morning

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: 15. we sit and cry

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Minimalist Masterworks Apr 6, 2014

REPERTOIRE: the little match girl passion

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 1. Come, daughter

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 2. It was terribly cold

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 3. Dearest heart

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 4. In an old apron

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 5. Penance and remorse

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 6. Lights were shining

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 7. Patience, patience!

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 8. Ah! Perhaps

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 9. Have mercy, my God

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 10. She lighted another match

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 11. From the sixth hour

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 12. She again rubbed a match

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 13. When it is time for me to go

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 14. In the dawn of morning

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011

REPERTOIRE: 15. We sit and cry

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the little match girl passion Nov 13, 2011
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