The New Music Concert Series at Delaware County Community College presents
the Lang/Rainwater Project
$10 • General Admission (In-Person & Streaming)
FREE • Student Tickets (In-Person & Streaming)
Student tickets also available at the door. Limit one student ticket per online order.
Thursday, March 23 at 5 p.m.
Large Auditorium • Academic Building • Marple Campus
Join us as we welcome the Lang/Rainwater Project to the stage at Delaware County Community College for an evening concert followed by a Q&A!
The Lang/Rainwater Project is an ensemble dedicated to the new, whether that takes the form of exciting new commissions for trombone and piano, or recontextualizing pre-existing repertoire in a dynamic new form.
About the Ensemble:
Anne Rainwater: Bay Area, California-based pianist Anne Rainwater is a dexterous musician known for her vibrant interpretations of works from J.S. Bach to John Zorn. Recognized for her “boldly assertive rhetoric” (San Francisco Examiner) and “bright golden honeycomb for a brain” (Roy Doughty, poet), she appears as a soloist, chamber musician and lecture artist. Anne has performed in venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe, including the Donau Festival in Krems, Austria, Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany, the Kennedy Center, Princeton University, University of California San Diego, Louisiana State University, and Le Poisson Rouge, among others. She holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music. Anne curates a monthly musical gathering, founded in 2016, called the Vernon Salon Series, which is currently streaming online. She has released 2 solo albums – J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations (2018) and Anywhere But Here (2020), featuring electronic keyboard works by Jude Traxler. Anne is a 2019 recipient of an InterMusic SF Grant. She is working on her first book, which explores the internal and external ecosystems that contribute to the understanding, practicing, and performing of music.
Highlights of the 2022/2023 season include speaking and performing engagements at the University of Baltimore, San Francisco State, and UC Berkeley, a joint, 4-school residency in the Philadelphia area with her duo partner William Lang, and an appearance on the Cal Performances Series with the Eco Ensemble. When not at the piano or writing, she is running long distances, playing tennis, reading, or obsessively watching baseball.
William Lang: Originally from Long Island, trombonist William Lang is an active performer, improviser, and teacher based in New York City. He can be found playing in all settings and styles, from cutting edge new premieres to classical masterpieces with orchestras, as well as Broadway shows and world famous pop artists. He has given his signature unaccompanied recitals throughout the United States, played concertos in both America and Europe, and has also recorded with such artists as Philip Glass, David Bryne, St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and Jonsi (of Sigur Ros.) Intensely passionate for chamber music, he is a founding member of the groundbreaking ensemble loadbang (an original and unique group of musicians interested in cutting edge music,) as well as a member of groups such as the Lang/Rainwater Project, TILT Brass, SEM Ensemble, and So Wrong it's Right. The New York Times has called his playing "fiercely, virtuosic" and the Boston Globe has hailed him for his "superb performance" in past solo works. William also teaches at the Longy School of Music, and is a performing artist for Stephens Horns.
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