Selected Events:
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June 14, 2019
Longy's Divergent Studio Presents: A Divergent Portrait - Hannah Lash
Boston, MA

June 19, 2019
Longy's Divergent Studio Presents: Student Works Concert Boston, MA

June 26, 2019
Charlotte New Music Festival
Charlotte, NC

loadbang's 19/20 Season will be announced in the coming weeks!

News:

As we wish our dear friend and colleague Carlos Cordeiro the best of luck and success on the next chapter of his extraordinary life and career, we welcome back the wonderful bass-clarinetist (and also dear friend and colleague!) Adrian Sandi back to loadbang!
We just wrapped up Divergent Studio at Longy and it was such an enriching and inspiring 10 days for all, both students and faculty!  
Photos from a recent tour to Guangzhou and Nanning in China!
Lovely photos from a lovely concert!
Look and Listen Festival 2019
Working with American Opera Projects, we had a lovely time performing Hannah Lash's 'Stoned Prince' and 'The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep' in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.  Stay tuned for upcoming performances and check out some pictures below!
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 Commission Competition!​

Winner: Ben Davis
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Honorable Mentions: Chin Ting Chan and Andrew Rodriguez
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!  
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Thanks to I CARE IF YOU LISTEN for the very thoughtful review of our recent record.  Give it a read here!  Then a watch here, and a purchase here!  
loadbang's new record, old fires catch old buildings (New Focus Recordings) is now available!  Here are videos of four of the pieces...
Check out the video of Taylor Brook's 'Tarantism' for loadbang and string orchestra with BMOP's Gil Rose conducting!
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loadbang is featured on Charles Wuorinen's newest release on Bridge Records titled 'Charles Wuorinen - Vol. 3' 
All four members of loadbang are on instrumental/vocal faculty at the Longy School of Music in Boston!  
Primephonic recently interviewed our trumpeter Andy Kozar about the ensemble and some of our thoughts on commissioning.  Give it a read here!
The videos are up from our recent collaboration with the composers of ICEBERG New Music!
Really nice article about us and
LUNGPOWERED in the New Yorker!