The Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified ensemble that was formed in 1992 by parent organization Bang on a Can.[2]

Bang on a Can All-Stars
Bang on a Can All-Stars perform at the Bang on a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center, June 2012.
Background information
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Alt classical, classical crossover, post-minimalism
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Cantaloupe, Sony, CRI, Nonesuch
Members	Robert Black Mark Stewart David Cossin Vicky Chow Ken Thomson[1] Arlen Hlusko
Past members	Evan Ziporyn Lisa Moore Steve Schick, Maya Beiser Wendy Sutter[citation needed] Ashley Bathgate
Website	bangonacanallstars

Called "a flexible and expert sextet" by The New York Times,[3] the ensemble was formed as an agile group with a set instrumentation to take on touring and recording projects[4] for Bang on a Can that would not be feasible for the organization's massive "Marathon" concert productions.^{[citation needed]}

They appeared as guest stars in the season 17 episode of Arthur, "Binky's Music Madness", with Evan Ziporyn and Julia Wolfe as themselves.[5]

Awards and recognition

In 2005 the All-Stars were named "Ensemble of the Year" by the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts.[6] The ensemble has been heralded as "the country's most important vehicle for contemporary music" by the San Francisco Chronicle.[7]

The very first release of the Cantaloupe Music catalog, the All-Stars' Renegade Heaven was ranked the #1 album of 2001 by New York Times classical music editor Allan Kozinn,[8] and their recording of Terry Riley's In C made the 2001 New York Times top ten lists in both classical and pop.[9]

Discography

[10]

• Bang on a Can Live, volume 1 (1992)
• Bang on a Can Live, volume 2 (1993)
• Bang on a Can Live, volume 3 (1994)
• Industry (1995)
• Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1996)
• Lost Objects (1997)
• Music for Airports (composed by Brian Eno) (1998)
• Renegade Heaven (2001)
• In C (composed by Terry Riley) (2001)
• Bang on a Can Classics (2002)
• Gigantic Dancing Human Machine (music of Louis Andriessen) (2003)
• ShadowBang (composed by Evan Ziporyn) (2003)
• Music in Fifths / Two Pages (composed by Philip Glass) (2004)
• Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing (2004)
• Elida (composer and guest musician Iva Bittová) (2005)
• A Ballad for Many (composer and guest musician Don Byron) (2006)
• The Essential Martin Bresnick (2006)
• The Carbon Copy Building (2007)
• Music for Airports (Live) (2008)
• Music from the Film (Untitled) (2009)
• Double Sextet / 2x5 (music of Steve Reich) (2010)
• Big Beautiful Dark and Scary (2012)
• Shelter (Ensemble Signal) (2013)
• Field Recordings (2015)

References