/tags/bang-on-a-can Bang on a Can en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:48:11 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2020-08-07/new-recording-sheds-light-on-homelessness The story of Desbrosses Street, in Lower Manhattan, is a story of a warehouse district turned into apartments, of people taking up residence in the once… Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:48:11 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2020-08-07/new-recording-sheds-light-on-homelessness Jennifer Hambrick /show/the-american-sound/2020-02-12/bearthoven-premieres-new-work-in-columbus Judging by their instruments – piano, bass and drums – you might think they’re a standard jazz trio. But there’s nothing standard about the contemporary… Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:35:27 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2020-02-12/bearthoven-premieres-new-work-in-columbus Jennifer Hambrick /classical-101/2016-02-11/ten-20th-century-composers-to-check-out-david-lang Being a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer puts you in a rarified place in the world of music. Samuel Barber and Gian-Carlo Menotti each won two, as did… Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:47:50 GMT /classical-101/2016-02-11/ten-20th-century-composers-to-check-out-david-lang /classical-101/2016-01-21/composition-by-committee "That place looks like it was built by a committee.""A camel is a horse designed by a committee.""This committee has decided we need to hire a… Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:22:24 GMT /classical-101/2016-01-21/composition-by-committee