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Aug
27

WNED Classical Live On Stage: Liminal Space Ensemble

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Join Liminal Space Ensemble for an evening of music written by the composers nearest and dearest to Western New York’s musical community. This program will feature works by local composers, as well as the winners of Liminal Space Ensemble’s 2022 Call for Scores competition, and a world premiere from prominent Buffalo composer Caroline Mallonee.

The event is free but you must register to attend.

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Program 
Gunter Gaupp- Is This: This Is It
Yeeun Sim- The Village and I 
World Premiere by Dan Langa 
World Premiere by Zane Merritt
World Premiere by Caroline Mallonee

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May
13

ICEBERG

​ICEBERG is a multimedia piece combining theater, chamber orchestra, visual art, and Butoh, a Japanese avant-garde dance form. It details the journey of discovering a personal fluorescence in life. This depiction gives the audience an experience of tension and release by approaching the sentimental value of life with the use of multimedia elements. The physical body of the Iceberg is a metaphor for society, with the tip expressing daily life, full of pressures and expectations within the mundane. This includes the collective experience of forceful limitations on lifestyles, living in a small box and not being able to pursue one’s deepest dreams.

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May
11

'shell' - Single Release

The first single off the upcoming debut album ‘I’m Alright, I’m OK’ releases everywhere today.

Find it on Bandcamp and everywhere you stream music.

https://danlanga.bandcamp.com/album/im-alright-im-ok

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Feb
5

'Lines, Not Straight, Not Touching' performed by Arlen Hlusko

Lines, Not Straight, Not Touching will be featured on the program of cellist, Arlen Hlusko’s upcoming recital at The Momentary contemporary art space in Bentonville, AR. Inspired by the recent pandemic lockdown, Hlusko leads us through a program of solo cello works, most of which were written in isolation and are centered around the themes of loss, hope, and community.

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Past Dates

2023

August 27, 2023 | Stilt premiered by Liminal Space Ensemble | WNED Classical Live On Stage, Buffalo, NY
May 13, 2023 | ICEBERG premiered by Ren Gyo Soh | Grace & St. Paul’s Church, New York, NY
May 13, 2023 | Lovells Island performed by Isabel Ong | Duende, Buffalo, NY

2022

July 29, 2022 | Nascent premiered at Bang on a Can Loud Weekend | Hunter Center, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
July 27, 2022 | Ebb premiered at Bang on a Can Loud Summer Festival | MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
July 25, 2022 | Improvisations with Sarah Manley and Kennedy Dixon at Bang on a Can Loud Summer Festival | MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
June 3, 2022 | I’m Alright, I’m Ok released on cmntx records
May 18, 2022 | speak (feat. Stratøs) released on cmntx records
May 11, 2022 | shell released on cmntx records
February 24, 2022 | Two Pepper Punch premiered by the UMass Graduate Jazz Composers Ensemble | Bezanson Recital Hall, Amherst, MA
February 5, 2022 | Lines, Not Straight, Not Touching performed by Arlen Hlusko | The Momentary, Bentonville, AR

2021

November 9, 2021 | Impacts premiered by Liminal Space Ensemble | Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
November 1, 2021 | Ochre released on cmntx records
July 30, 2021 | Estuary performed by Liminal Space Ensemble | Buffalo Infringement Festival, Buffalo, NY
July 24, 2021 | Freckled premiered at 2021 So Percussion Summer Institute | digital premiere
July 24, 2021 | Hiraeth performed by the present kairos | Du Vert a L’Infini, Fresne-Saint-Mamès, France
July 7, 2021| Live Exhibition by The Present Kairos | Hiraeth House, Buffalo, NY
May 13, 2021 | Gossamer premiered by Two-Way Street | Black Mountain College Museum, Ashville, NC
May 11, 2021 | ( ) or Equilibrium premiered in collaboration with Demetris Charalambous | Jack Crystal Theater, New York University, New York, NY
May 10, 2021 | Circuits premiered by the New York University Contemporary Ensemble | digital premiere
May 6, 2021 | After Nothing Comes, based on the book by Aidan Koch | digital premiere
March 26, 2021 | the present kairos presented by Pulsing & Shaking Festival, New York University | digital presentation
March 7, 2021 | Duhkha performed at the Hot Air Music Festival, San Francisco Conservatory | digital performance
March 4, 2021 | Lines, Not Straight, Not Touching premiered by Arlen Hlusko | digital premiere

2020

Deliquesce performed by Minato Sakamoto, Virtual Boston New Music Festival
Duhkha performed by Sheherazade Quartet, Du Vert a L’Infini, Fresne-Saint-Mamès, France
Estuary premiered by NYU Woodwinds Summer Festival, digital premiere

2019

BEAM premiered by the NYU Percussion Ensemble, Frederick Loewe Theater, New York, NY
Toward Fiction premiere by Sam Ber, percussion, Dan Langa, electronics, Provincetown Playhouse, New York, NY
harbor premiere by DeLane Doyle, percussion, Dan Langa, piano & electronics, Provincetown Playhouse, New York, NY
All 4 One, One 4 All premiered at the NYU Youth Music Festival, Frederick Loewe Theater, New York, NY

2018

Zoom premiered by Tom Wilson and Danielle Russo, percussion, Caleb Brooks, voice, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA
The Ice-Cream Man premiered by Audrey Cheng, piano, Caleb Brooks, tenor, Arms Music Center, Amherst, MA
Down The Line premiered by the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA
Refraction performed by Phuong-Nghi Pham, piano, Coolidge Cage, Amherst, MA
Humor Me, Please premiered by Mimi Harding, flute, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
The Passion of Joan of Arc premiered at Amherst College, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA

2017 


Refraction premiered by Phuong-Nghi Pham, piano, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA

Prelude To A Kiss premiered by the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA
Eugene premiered by Phoenix Down Trio, Fresh Inc Festival, Bedford Concert Hall, Kenosha, WI

Lens East premiered by Zodiac Trio, The Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Amherst, MA


2016


Vignettes premiered by John McDonald, piano, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA

A Measuring Worm premiered by Wet Ink Ensemble, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst, MA