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This celebrated “classical” ensemble is really one part rock band, one part amplified chamber group. Bang on a Can All-Stars is comprised of Ashley Bathgate, Cello; Robert Black, Bass; Vicky Chow, Piano; David Cossin, Drums and Percussion; Mark Stewart, Guitars; Evan Ziporyn, Clarinets. The All-Stars have worked in close collaboration with some of the most important musicians of our time, including Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Don Byron, Burmese circle drum master Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Iva Bittova, Nobukazu Takemura, Terry Riley, Glenn Branca, Cecil Taylor, DJ Spooky, and Louis Andriessen. Among the planned performances at Big Ears, The Bang On A Can All-Stars will perform Music For Airports, by Brian Eno, and provide the nucleus of an all-star performance of Terry Riley’s, In C, joined by a number of special guests.