Upcoming Events:
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September 17, 2019 
Yale Faculty Series - Hannah Lash  (New Haven, CT)
With the composer on harp, loadbang will be performing Hannah Lash's 'The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep.'

September 23, 2019
Longy School of Music Presents (Cambridge, MA)
loadbang will be performing a program titled IRRATIONAL which features music for the ensemble by Eve Beglarian, Chaya Czernowin, Reiko Füting, Anne Hege, George Lewis, Alex Mincek.
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October 22, 2019
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music  (Cincinnati, OH)
loadbang will be performing a program of music written for the ensemble by Taylor Brook, Alex Mincek, Li Qi, Heather Stebbins, ZongYun We, and loadbang members Jeffrey Gavett and Andy Kozar.
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October 23, 2019
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music   (Cincinnati, OH)
loadbang will be performing a program of music written for the ensemble by student composers at CCM.

November 14, 2019
loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 13 at Opera America (New York City, NY)
World Premieres by Erik Carlson, Christina Lord, Oren Boneh, and Yu Kuwabara and a work by Daniel Bayot.
7:30

February 20, 2020
Oh My Ears (Phoenix, AZ)
loadbang will be a featured ensemble at this festival, performing music by Eve Beglarian, Chaya Czernowin, Anne Hege, George Lewis, Paula Matthusen, and Heather Stebbins.

February 23, 2020
Chatter (Albuquerque, NM)
loadbang will premiering three new works for the ensemble and string orchestra by Eve Beglarian, Paula Matthusen, and Heather Stebbins.
10am

February 26, 2020
loadbang Presents: Plays Well With Others at Our Saviour's Atonement (New York City, NY)
loadbang will be performing music for the ensemble and string orchestra by Paula Matthusen, Eve Beglarian, Heather Stebbins, and Scott Wollschleger as well as loadbang members Jeffrey Gavett, Andy Kozar, and William Lang.
8pm

March 9, 2020
University of Southampton (Southampton, UK)
loadbang will be performing a lunchtime concert featuring music by Taylor Brook, Alex Mincek, Li Qi, Heather Stebbins, and loadbang member William Lang.
1pm

March 15, 2020
Durham University (Durham, UK)
loadbang will be performing a concert featuring works by Taylor Brook, Erik Carlson, Chaya Czernowin, George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Angélica Negrón, and Li Qi in addition to loadbang member William Lang.

March 17, 2020
City University of London (London, UK)
loadbang will be performing a concert featuring works by Erik Carlson, Chaya Czernowin, Andrew Harlan, George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Angélica Negrón, and Li Qi in addition to loadbang member William Lang.

April 4, 2020
loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 14 at Opera America (New York City, NY)
World Premieres by Chris Otto, Yoshiaki Onishi and Matthew Ricketts, and works by Anne Hege and Lisa Atkinson.
7:30

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!