Bang on a Can

Victoria Bass (cello) Devoted to contemporary music cellist Victoria Bass has been featured as a soloist by Bargemusic, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), The Stone, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, the Foundation for Modern Music, and the Music in Time series at Spoleto Festival USA, among others. Also trained as a vocalist Victoria commissions works that require the cellist to sing while playing. In 2008 she gave the world premiere performance of a single person simultaneously performing Aria (voice) accompanied by Concert (solo cello) by John Cage. In 2007-08 she gave the Texas, Maine, and Louisiana premieres of the Berio Sequenza XIV. Victoria's current projects include works for singing cellist and live electronics, a one-person opera, and collaborations with installation and video artist Andrew Zientek.