July 13 - July 30
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Concerts $24, Talks $5

For over 10 years the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA has presented thousands of hours of music and hosted hundreds of multi-talented musicians. Join us for a three week long birthday party featuring live music every day: daily gallery recitals, free community performances, kids events, two major concerts, and more.

New this year!

Become a Contemporary Music Member of MASS MoCA and get FREE gallery admission during the festival, FREE admission to gallery talk, one concert of your choice and more!

Gallery Recitals

Inspired by the art on display the Festival’s faculty and fellows perform in the galleries twice a day. The earlier recitals at 1:30 can pop up anywhere, prepare to be surprised! The 4:30 recitals are more structured but still casual and fill the galleries with extraordinary music. You can take in the whole performance or just a portion. Make sure to put the special festival composer recital held in the Hunter Center at 4:30 PM on Monday, July 25, on your calendar. .

Ticketed Events

• Kids Can Too!
Saturday, July 16, 11:00 AM
Join David Cossin and Todd Reynolds as they lead this family-friendly performance based presentation for all ages
• Tribute to John Adams

Saturday, July 23
2:30 PM John Adams: Music & Mastery
4:30 PM Gallery Recital of Adams's Music
8:00 PM Concert

• Bang on a Can Marathon
  

Saturday, July 30, 4–10:00 PM

• Wednesday, July 13, 4:30pm
  Evan Ziporyn, clarinets
  Music by Evan Ziporyn
• Thursday, July 14, 4:30pm
  Todd Reynolds, violin, honoring Steven Bodner
• Friday, July 15, 4:30pm
  Uzbek Fellows in Recital
• Monday, July 18, 4:30pm
  Nick Photinos, cello
  Music by Anna Clyne, Matthias Pintscher, and more
• Tuesday, July 19, 4:30pm
  Derek Johnson, guitar
• Wednesday, July 20, 4:30pm
  Vicky Chow, piano
  Michael Gordon's Sonatra plus more!
• Thursday, July 21, 4:30pm
  Ken Thomson & Gregg August, clarinets & double bass
  Music by Louis Andriessen, Pat Muchmore, Ken Thomson & more with guests Derek Johnson and Melanie Sehman
  
• Friday, July 22, 4:30pm
  Ashley Bathgate, cello
• Monday, July 25, 4:30pm
  Composers Premiere Concert
  featuring world premieres by our 7 international composer fellows Elizabeth Bayer, Wally Gunn, Ivana Jokic, David Little, Paul McGuire, Angelica Negron, & Lachlan Skipworth.
• Tuesday, July 26, 4:30pm
  Music by Julia Wolfe & David Lang performed by festival ensembles.
• Wednesday, July 27, 4:30pm
  Music of John Cage performed by festival ensembles
• Thursday, July 28, 4:30pm
  Music by Nik Baertsch (arr Evan Ziporyn), and more, performed by festival ensembles
• Friday, July 29, 4:30pm
  Summer Festival composition fellows in performance.