SUMMER 2010 AT THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM: MUSIC IN THE GARDEN AND FREE FIRST FRIDAYS
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Public Programs
With its celebrated outdoor sculpture garden, The Noguchi Museum is one of New York City’s most compelling summer destinations.
This summer, Bang on a Can/Cantaloupe Music and the Museum co-host Music in the Garden, an innovative series held at 3:00 pm on the second Sunday of every month from June to September. Performances include French avant-pop composer-bassist Florent Ghys, drumming masters Talujon Percussion Quartet, the legendary Bang on a Can All-Stars composer- clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, and low/high tech composer-inventor Tristan Perich.
The Museum also offers evening hours on the first Friday of each month this summer. With free admission and a cash bar with wine and beer beginning at 5:30 pm, the Museum remains open until 8:00 pm.
With its unparalleled musical sensibility, award-winning recordings, and far-ranging commissioning programs, Bang on a Can is one of the world’s best recognized and most powerful ambassadors for contemporary music.
Founded in 1987, the group commissions, performs, creates, presents, and records, striving to expose new audiences worldwide to exciting and innovative music.
Cantaloupe Music is the celebrated record label created in 2001 by the founders of Bang on a Can, composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, along with the group’s managing director, Kenny Savelson. Canteloupe’s goal is to further the mission of Bang on a Can, and to provide a home for “music that slips between the cracks.”
