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March 10, 2021
loadbang Presents Adapt/Adjust at Our Saviour’s Atonement (NYC)* ​
For this performance, loadbang takes unprecedeted step and perform Adapt/Adjust, a program of works not originally written for the group.  They will be performing works by Anthony Braxton, Alex Temple, Eva-Maria Houben, Eve Beglarian, Joseph Byrd, and Benjamin Paterson.
7:30pm EST

March 15, 2021
loadbang Power Chat with Andy Akiho (YouTube Live)
​8:30pm EST

April 5, 2021
loadbang Power Chat with composer Marti Epstein and writer Deniz Khateri (YouTube Live)
​8:30pm EST

April 17, 2021
loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 16 at the Norwegian Seaman's Church (NYC)* 
loadbang will be premiering works by Udi Perlman, Alex Temple, Marti Epstein, Yotam Haber, and Katie Palka, the winner of the 2020 loadbang Luna Lab Fellowship.  In addition, they will be performing works by Paul Pinto and Christian Wolff.
7:30pm EST
 
loadbang's 2021 Commission Competition is now open!  Details and FREE application can be found here.
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!
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We're so pleased to announce that the winners of the 2020 Commission Competition are:
First Prize: Max Vinetz
Runner Up: Yotam Haber
Honorable Mentions: Darcy Copeland and Udi Perlman
On February 26, loadbang was joined by conductor Eduardo Leandro and a fantastic string orchestra to present Plays Well With Others, a concert of music for us and string orchestra.  Did you miss it?  Check out some of the pieces here!  
 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!