Sunday, March 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
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The Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online – MaerzMusik Edition presented by Berliner Festspiele – features four hours of live performances from both sides of the Atlantic, reflecting the diversity and breadth of the Bang on a Can community. This special edition live Marathon will be hosted by Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, and in part by MaerzMusik Artistic Director Berno Odo Polzer. The Bang on a Can Marathon is one of many events taking place during the MaerzMusik Festival 2021, running March 19-28.

Hourly Schedule (Set times are approximate and subject to change.)

3pm Eastern | 8pm Central European | 12pm Pacific

Daniel Bernard Roumain – Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland?
performed by Arlen Hlusko, cello
Arnold Dreyblatt
Mazz Swift
Rohan Chander – "△ or THE TRAGEDY OF HIKKOMORI LOVELESS" from FINAL//FANTASY
performed by Vicky Chow, piano

4pm Eastern | 9pm Central European | 1pm Pacific

Kristina Wolfe – Listening to the Wind
performed by Molly Barth, flute
Miya Masaoka
Aeryn Santillan – disconnect
performed by Ken Thomson, bass clarinet
Adam Cuthbert

5pm Eastern | 10pm Central European | 2pm Pacific

Ken Thomson – Birds and Ambulances
performed by Robert Black, double bass
Tomeka Reid – Lamenting G.F., A.A., B.T., T.M.
performed by Vicky Chow, piano
Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint
performed by Claire Chase, flute
Christina Wheeler
Molly Joyce – Purity
performed by David Cossin, prepared vibraphone & cymbals

6pm Eastern | 11pm Central European | 3pm Pacific

Tyshawn Sorey
Jeffrey Brooks – Santuario
performed by Mark Stewart, double-neck electric guitar
Moor Mother
Bill Frisell

Presented by Berliner Festspiele.

You can access the entire MaerzMusik Festival for Time Issues with the festival pass. The Festival Pass is valid for all events for the complete duration of the festival. It is available free of charge or for a voluntary payment. Whichever of these options you choose, either way you will be able to access to the entire digital festival programme. https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/maerzmusik/tickets/start.html

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