Composers on album: Louis Andriessen, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, Evan Ziporyn, Conlon Nancarrow, David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), Kate Moore

2-CD set; includes Enhanced CD, with films by Marijke Van Warmerdam (music by Louis Andriessen)

The Bang on a Can All-Stars are an internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble that has shattered the definition of what concert music is today. Under the umbrella of Bang on a Can, now in its 25th season, the All-Stars have collaborated with everyone from Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, DJ Spooky, and many more.

The All-Stars 2011/2012 tour schedule includes stops at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall; Carnegie Hall, NYC; Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA; Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam and more.

"A fiercely aggressive group, combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble." – New York Times

"The Bang on a Can All-Stars present new music the way it should be presented -- with passion, precision, dynamism, stylistic authority and a welcoming informality." - Newsday