The funding will cover tuition and housing. Application deadline: January 10 2024 at 11 pm (CET)

About the festival

The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival is a three-week residency and musical utopia for innovative composers and performers. It takes place at MASS MoCA located in the beautiful Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts. 

Through seminars, workshops, concerts and performances accompanied by some of the most talented artists, composers and musicians – including Gregg August, double bass; Maya Stone, bassoon; David Cossin, percussion; Lauren Radnofsky, cello; Michael Gordon, composer; David Lang, composer; Brad Lubman, conductor; Nick Photinos, cello; Vicky Chow, piano; Todd Reynolds, violin; Ken Thomson, clarinets; Julia Wolfe, composer, and many more – the festival is dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary music. 

In the course of Bang on a Can’s Summer Festival, the Danish participant will take part in a number of different activities:

• Masterclasses and tuition. A number of the international music’s most talented composers and performers will teach the course, and participants in the course can receive tuition from several different tutors during the festival.
• Daily physical activities
• Collaboration with ensembles
• Opportunity to experience the festival’s concert program daily
• Social activities and special guest lectures, including“business of music” seminars and other guest sessions from prominent players and composers.
• Rehearsal facilities include electronic tools for composers, just as performers and composers are encouraged to collaborate with other participants in the course and the participating ensembles. 

The program culminates in a 3-day blowout festival called LOUD Weekend.

Who can apply?

Composers or musicians who are either:

• Danish nationals, whether living in Denmark or abroad.
• Musicians of any nationality who are currently residing in Denmark. 

Application Process

Deadline: January 11 at 11:00 pm (CET) 2024

NOTICE: To waive the application fee in the payment section at the bottom of the application, please check the box “I have paid”, and write “AMDK” in the order number field. 

You can apply for a subsidy for travel expenses through Art Music Denmark’s travel support. 

Read more about travel support and deadlines here.

Selection process

Bang on a Can appoints a jury that will select the Danish resident of the year. All applicants will be notified of the decision by email.

For further questions please contact project manager Laura Dalgaard Christoffersen at laura@artmusicdenmark.org.

Online application and more information are available here: https://bangonacan.org/summer_festival/info_for_applicants/.

What is Bang on a Can?

Bang on a Can is a unique multi-faceted music organisation based in New York, that organises festivals, releases and concerts worldwide. Since its first Marathon concert in 1987, Bang on a Can has been creating an international community dedicated to innovative music. Bang on a Can challenges all notions of how a concert can be shaped, performed and evolved!