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February 10, 2021
113 Collective Presents loadbang Studio Z (St. Paul, MN) As a part of the partnership with the 113 Composers Collective, loadbang will be giving world premieres of works by collective composers Sam Krahn, Tiffany M. Skidmore, Benjamin Mansavage Klein, and Joey Crane as well as performing works by Yu Kuwabara, George Lewis,Joan Pamies, and Adam Zahller. February 11, 2021 113 Collective Presents loadbang Studio Z St. Paul, MN As a part of the partnership with the 113 Composers Collective, loadbang will be giving performances of works by collective composers Sam Krahn, Tiffany M. Skidmore, Benjamin Mansavage Klein, Joey Crane, and Adam Zahller as well as performing works by Alex Mincek and Chaya Czernowin. February 22, 2022 Shenandoah University Presents loadbang Bright Box Theater (Winchester, VA) loadbang will perform a concert of electro-acoustic music. 7:30pm February 25, 2022 Corcoran Music Festival George Washington University (Washington D.C.) loadbang will be the ensemble in residence for the Corcoran Music Festival at George Washington University. Repertoire TBD. 7:30pm March 25, 2022 loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 18 Opera America (NYC)* As the 18th concert in their loadbang Presents: Premieres series, loadbang will be giving the world premieres of works by Katie Palka, Daijana Wallace, Fojan Gharibnejad, Arshia Samsaminia, and Francisco del Pino as well as works Carolyn Chen, Ben Davis, and Anthony Vine. Tickets available HERE (Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for admission) 7:30pm March 27, 2022 Chatter Albuquerque, NM loadbang will be performing works by Daijana Wallace, Ben Davis, Li Qi, Anthony Vine, and Francisco del Pino. 10am April 12, 2022 Composing New Perspectives - Female Voices From Iran SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY Through a partnership between loadbang and the Iranian Female Composers Association, loadbang will be premiering works by composer Golnaz Shariatzadeh, Bahar Royaee, Nassim Khorassani, Kimia Koochakzadeh, Golfam Khayam, and Niloufar Nourbakhsh. 7:30pm April 14, 2022 Penn State University State College, PA loadbang will be in residence at Penn State University, working with the students and performing a concert including music by Carolyn Chen, Chaya Czernowin, Ben Davis, Eva-Maria Houben, George Lewis, Matthew Ricketts, Baljinder Sekhon, and Heather Stebbins. April 21, 2022 Music Current Festival Dublin, Ireland loadbang will be a featured ensemble at the Music Current Festival, performing works by Eve Beglarian, Taylor Brook, Chaya Czernowin, George Lewis, Paula Matthusen, Alex Mincek, Angélica Negrón, and a world premiere by Fergal Dowling. May 17, 2022 Composing New Perspectives - Female Voices From Iran Opera America New York, NY* The Iranian Female Composers Association and loadbang partner to present works by composers Golnaz Shariatzadeh, Bahar Royaee, Nassim Khorassani, Kimia Koochakzadeh, Golfam Khayam, and the organization’s founder Niloufar Nourbakhsh. 7:30pm June 6-June 20, 2022 Longy's Divergent Studio Cambridge, MA loadbang will be the ensemble in residence at this two week intensive contemporary music program for composers and performers. June 26-July 10, 2022 Vienna Summer Music Festival Vienna, Austria loadbang will be an ensemble in residence at this international music festival. |
Longy's 2022 Divergent Studio is now accepting applications! Student composer or performer who loves contemporary music, wants to meet and collaborate with like minded artists from around the world, and work with the members of loadbang? Learn more and apply HERE!
Have you picked up your copy of Plays Well With Others yet? The reviews are coming in!
'an extravagantly sumptuous sound-world' and 'loadbang performs this avant-garde repertoire with architectural authority and elegant rhetoric' --- The Whole Note Magazine 'the group's boldest gambit to date' --- Steve Smith (Night After Night) 'Plays Well With Others sees them continuing their atypical version of contemporary ensemble dynamics with unparalleled meticulousness and a vision that few others will ever be able to replicate.' --- Take Effect Reviews Get your copy HERE! 
loadbang's yearly Commission Competition is now open, but with one huge change...it's now open INTERNATIONALLY! So apply for free here and help us spread the word!
Did you miss loadbang's presentation of Premieres: Vol. 17? You can hear a few of the pieces here and on our YouTube channel. And while you're there, subscribe!
New recording of Chaya Czernowin's IRRATIONAL is now available, and subscribe to our YouTube channel while you're there!
If you missed our recent performance of loadbang Premieres: Vol. 16, we've got you covered! Check out some of the pieces below and subscribe to your YouTube channel while you're there!
After many months of planning, we're so excited to finally announce loadbang's Collaborative Commissioning Fund, a brand new initiative designed to commission BIPOC composers with direct funding from the ensemble. Head over to this page to learn more and donate!
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Commission Competition!
First Prize: Daniel Sabzghabaei Runner-ups: Cenk Ergün and Francisco del Pino Honorable Mentions: Joel Kirk and Nicholas Tran 
Did you miss loadbang's livestream of 'Premieres: Vol. 15'? You can hear a few of the performances here:
Photos from loadbang's 2019 tour to Guangzhou and Nanning in China!
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