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April 17, 2021
loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 16 at the Norwegian Seaman's Church (NYC)* 
loadbang will be premiering works by Udi Perlman, Marti Epstein, and Yotam Haber  In addition, they will be performing works by Lisa Atkinson, Paul Pinto, and Christian Wolff.
7:30pm EST

June 10, 2021
June in Buffalo Presents: loadbang
loadbang will be premiering a work by Stefano Gervasoni as well as performing pieces by Ben Davis, Eva-Maria Houben, Paula Matthusen, Matthew Ricketts, and Alex Temple.

June 14, 2021
Longy's Divergent Studio Presents:
​A Divergent Opening
loadbang will be premiering a work by Stefano Gervasoni as well as performing pieces by Ben Davis, Eva-Maria Houben, Paula Matthusen, Matthew Ricketts, and Alex Temple.

 
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:
You missed loadbang's livestream of 'Premieres: Vol. 14' too?  Hear some pieces from that one:
The podcast Soundweavers interviewed loadbang's trumpeter Andy Kozar and baritone Jeffrey Gavett for their first episode.  You can hear it here.
13 years ago at the Manhattan School of Music, Will and Andy (loadbang's trombonist and trumpeter) started 'Will and Andy's Power Concerts.' Like a power nap, they were 20 minutes and were essentially a salon series for our community and fellow students to try new things.  loadbang's Power Chats take the condensed format of the Power Concerts to live interviews with some of our favorite composers!  We've been fortunate thus far to have spoken to Mark Applebaum, Eve Beglarian, Chaya Czernowin, Reiko Füting, Evan Johnson, Hannah Lash, George Lewis, Lei Liang, Paula Matthusen, Angélica Negrón, Paul Pinto, Heather Stebbins, Christian Wolff, and Scott Wollschleger. They appear on YouTube Live and then have a permanent home at loadbang's YouTube page.  Enjoy!
 On December 11 at 7:30pm, The American Opera Project and loadbang presented the NYC premiere of Hannah Lash's the Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep at the Crypt of the Church of the Intercession.  Check out a review of the show HERE!

​See the trailer below.
Photos from loadbang's 2019 tour to Guangzhou and Nanning in China!
Lovely photos from a lovely concert!
Look and Listen Festival 2019
loadbang is thrilled to be featured on Reiko Füting's recent release distant song on New Focus Recordings!  You can see a video of the work here ------------------>
Great review from New York Classical Review of the first of 3 'loadbang at 10' concerts!  
Check out the video of Taylor Brook's 'Tarantism' for loadbang and string orchestra with BMOP's Gil Rose conducting!
Primephonic recently interviewed our trumpeter Andy Kozar about the ensemble and some of our thoughts on commissioning.  Give it a read here!
Really nice article about us and
LUNGPOWERED in the New Yorker!