The funding will cover tuition and housing. Application deadline: January 13 2025 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 occurs at MASS MoCA in the beautiful Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts.

In addition to participating in workshops, masterclasses, and social activities, you will be provided with practice facilities, and, best of all, you will meet a lot of exciting and highly skilled musicians and composers.

The residency concludes with a three-day blow-out festival featuring performances by the student/faculty ensembles. The program also includes world music workshops, an orchestra of original instruments, technology and music business seminars and more.

“This summer, I had the pleasure of experiencing Bang on a Can up close as a resident in their annual 3-week summer festival, culminating in “Loud Weekend”, where I participated in several concerts. To call it a positive experience would be an understatement – when you leave, you feel fully part of the Bang on a Can family, which I will always value highly in my career. In addition to creating both professional contacts and friendships, I got very close to musicians and composers whom I deeply admire, and feeling that you can contribute to this environment with my musicianship is something I will rarely forget.” – Ruben Høgh, resident at Bang on a Can 2024.

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 13 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: https://artmusicdenmark.org/en/travel-support/ 

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, info@artmusicdenmark.org

→ Online application and more information are available HERE.

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!