David Lang

Jenny Davis: Rearranged

by C. Michael Bailey
April 4, 2020

The first listen is simply heating the snifter to introduce the complex and commanding music made as essence to the listener. The second and subsequent listenings consumes the musical liquor of the talent and vision of vocalist and composer Jenny Davis, who reveals a very sophisticated creative method existing at the triple point of her singing, composing and activism. Davis's previous recordings It Amazes Me (Self Produced, 2006) and Inside You (Self Produced, 2010) were well received, setting Davis up ...

David Lang: Elevated

by John Kelman
December 10, 2005

Groups like Clogs and Bang on a Can offer a new paradigm for contemporary chamber music. Much as today's jazz artists are expanding their language by incorporating seemingly disparate elements, similarly adventurous spirits in the classical world are bringing in concepts that might seem out of context on first pass. But listen to these groups with open ears and a less prejudicial disposition, and what you'll hear is contemporary composed music for the new millennium.

David Lang has been involved ...