Concert: Light and Sound

I will be giving a solo recital of works by Dragonetti, Scodanibbio, Sciarrino, Lorusso, and Grillo

I will be performing Liza Lim’s The Table of Knowledge

UNI Faculty will perform guest composer Libby Larsen’s Four on the Floor

Luke Sanders, Josh Hakanson, and myself perform the music of Julian Lage

Sivan Cohen Elias and I will be performing her work RESET

Full schedule/program here: https://splicemusic.org/festival/program

LIGAMENT (Anika Kildegaard and Will Yager) join with clarinetist and electronic musician Jean-François Charles for an evening of music for voice, clarinet, double bass, and electronics. The program will include works by Kaija Saariaho, Pascal Dusapin, Marc Monnet, Jean-François Charles, and Paul Novak.

Flannau Duo will join us on this bill.

LIGAMENT (Anika Kildegaard and Will Yager) join with clarinetist and electronic musician Jean-François Charles for an evening of music for voice, clarinet, double bass, and electronics. The program will include works by Kaija Saariaho, Pascal Dusapin, Marc Monnet, Jean-François Charles, and Paul Novak.

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Concert: Swinging in the New Year

loadbang will be presenting a program titled Tombeau, featuring a world premieres of works by Michael Hersch and Eva-Maria Houben as well as pieces by Raven Chacon and Eli Greenhoe. loadbang will be joined by Miranda Cuckson (violin) and Will Yager (bass) for Michael Hersch's new work

2024 Midwest Tour 3/3

2024 Midwest Tour 2/3

2024 Midwest Tour 1/3

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8:30pm doors, 9:15pm music

$12, $8 w/student ID, all ages show

Come hang with us in Philly to end our season! We’ll play a short set and then party the rest of the night. Doors at 7, music at ~7:30pm. Message for address!

Twenty seven musicians and artists will present 20 simultaneous performances at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central branch. Info here

Robert Black Tribute Concert: John Luther Adams’ Darkness and Scattered Light

This past year our friend Robert Black passed away.  One of the great bass players of our time and a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, he was a part of everything we did, from our first concert in 1987 until this year.  No-one on the planet could make the double bass sing, dance, sound like a drum, spin like a top, like Robert Black.  And no one dedicated his life to the new with as much invention, musicality and passion.  We are all blessed to have been his friends.

Robert’s last recording was John Luther Adams’ Darkness and Scattered Light.  This beautiful album overflows with JLA’s monumental reflections on the vastness and majesty of the natural world.  It was released after Robert died and went on to receive a Grammy nomination.  The music on it has never before been performed before in its entirety – rich, sonic, deep, complete, and live.The concert will be performed by six bassists – all former students of Robert’s and alumni of the Bang on a Can Summer Festival – and will be led by longtime Bang on a Can colleague Gregg August, including bassists Tristan Krausse, John-Paul Norpoth, Eleonore Oppenheim, Evan Runyon, Will Yager.

The first iteration of a new series for creative music at Dear Globe Coffee

Welcome Boston-based cellist Stephen Marotto and Le Mondo resident artist Will Yager (double bass) for a recital featuring music by Liza Lim, Giacinto Scelsi, Marc Sabat, João Pedro Oliveira, and more.

This experimental program of solos and duos features music that expand possibilities of both instruments through alternate tunings, the use of electronics, and physical modifications of the instruments themselves. Take this unique Sunday afternoon performance at Le Mondo with plenty of time to soak up the sunshine and spring breezes before and after! 

Event Details

Sunday, April 28th, 2PM (Doors: 1:30PM)

Le Mondo | 406 N Howard Street

$15

I will be playing pieces by Adam Holmes, Peter Velikonja, and Miya Masaoka

I’ll be playing a solo set

Portraits in Sound: Elgar’s Enigma Variations