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the first half of the playlist is premieres of new music by the #mocabang composers.

the latter half is a collection of jam sessions and improvisations made between fellows while at #mocabang.

Bang on a Can Summer Festival '13

Music inspired by the tallest oak tree on the North American continent — the Henley Oak — and the general epic-ness of the place it calls home, the Round Valley of Mendocino County in Nor—Cal. 

Written for Banglewood 2013.

Performed by:

Charlie Magnone — piano
Brendon Randall–Myers — Guitar
Ted Babcock — vibes, percussion
Lucie Grugier — cello
Pat Swoboda — bass
Chuck Furlong — bass clarinet

...all of whom are totally bad—ass.

Henley Oak

Bang on a Can Summer Festival
Monday, July 29, 2013 @ MASS MoCA's Hunter Theatre.

Todd Reynolds, conductor
Lina Andonovska, flute
Megan Clune, clarinet
Daniel Cutchen, oboe
Molly Germer, violin
Micah Ringham, violin
Hannah Nicholas, viola
Douglas Machiz, cello
David Sánchez, double bass
David Abraham, marimba/glockenspiel

universe explosion is an acoustic piece as a zoomed out timeline of the universe, from big bang to heat death.

universe explosion [live @ MASS MoCA 7.29.13]

Kong Must Dead live at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute at MASS MoCA.

Chuck Furlong - Bass Clarinet
Lucie Grugier - Cello
Brendon Randall-Myers - Guitar
Pat Swoboda - Bass
Ted Babcock - Drum Set
Ben Hjertmann - Vocals

It's difficult to hear the lovely piano and bass work on this live recording...  Apologies!

The Fine Art of Forgetting: A Cubist Self-Portrait in Ultraviolet [LIVE at MASS MoCA]

Live performance at MASS MoCA at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival.

Chuck Furlong - Bass Clarinet
Lucie Grugier - Cello
Brendon Randall-Myers - Guitar
Pat Swoboda - Bass
Ted Babcock - Drum Set
Charlie Magnone - Piano

Inside Out

White Blanket: for voice, chamber ensemble, and electronics
Presented as part of the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival on 07-29-13
MASS MoCA
North Adams, MA

Nick Photinos, conductor
Biddy Connor, voice
Meerenai Shim, flute
Zachary Herchen, saxophones
Olivia Shortt, saxophones
Kendra Emery, saxophones
Stephanie Richards, trumpet
Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall, French horn
Jacob Abela, piano
Joe Tucker, percussion (kit)
Jose Lacerda, percussion
Adrianne Pope, violin
Min Park, violin
Gabriel Taubman, viola
Ben Willis, bass

White Blanket: Section II

From the Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2013.  Ben Hjertmann, voice; Chuck Furlong, clarinets; Lucie Grugier, cello; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Charlie Magnone, synthesizer; Pat Swoboda, bass; Ted Babcock, drums.

Groove IV

...and there was morning - the Second Day

procedurally-generated freedom
deconstruction/synthesis
cofounder @slashsound

universe explosion [live @ MASS MoCA 7.29.13]

francis cuthbert