Bang on a Can

Eighth Blackbird is a sextet founded in 1996. The group has been the subject of profiles in the New York Times and on NPR’s All Things Considered; it has also been featured on CBS’s Sunday Morning, St. Paul Sunday, Weekend America and The Next Big Thing, among others. The ensemble is in residence at the University of Richmond in Virginia and at the University of Chicago.The group received the first BMI/Boudleaux-Bryant Fund Commission and the 2004 NEA/CMA Special Commissioning Award, and has received grants from BMI, Meet the Composer, the Greenwall Foundation, and Chamber Music America, among others. In 2008 they look forward to premiering works by Steve Reich and Bang on a Can composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe.The ensemble is also enjoying acclaim for its four CDs released to date on Cedille Records.