Pre-Concert Q&A at 7:15 PM

This pre-concert Q&A is a must-see for anyone exploring chamber music and freelance career options. Led by Bang on a Can All-Stars’ cellist Ashley Bathgate and NYC-based pianist Karl Larson, the discussion will offer practical tips for transitioning from academic life into a freelance performing career in a major city, the collaborative process behind their successful $6,500 Kickstarter campaign to record Ken Thomson’s restless, and the mechanics of joining an established group like Bang on a Can. Bathgate and Larson will also present a concert of all new music. The program is built around Thomson's restless, written for the duo and the centerpiece of a record they recently finished and will release this fall. The rest of the program will feature an eclectic set of music by Galina Ustvolskaya, Reiko Fueting, and Paul Kerekes.