David Lang (composer)

David Lang
Born (1957-01-08) January 8, 1957 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, United States
EraContemporary
Known forBang on a Can
The Little Match Girl Passion

David Lang (born January 8, 1957) is an American composer living in New York City. Co-founder of the musical collective Bang on a Can, he was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion, which went on to win a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance by Paul Hillier and Theatre of Voices.[1] Lang was nominated for an Academy Award for "Simple Song #3" from the film Youth.[2]

  1. ^ Heinz-Dietrich Fischer, ed. (2010). The Pulitzer Prize Winners for Music: Composer Biographies, Premiere Programs and Jury Reports. Peter Lang. p. 270. ISBN 978-3631596081. 2010 Award The Little Match Girl Passion by ... David Lang (born on January 8, 1957, in Los Angeles, Ca.) holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Iowa, receiving his doctorate from the Yale School of Music in ...
  2. ^ "Simple Song #3 nominated for a 2016 Academy Award". Red Poppy Music. January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2016.

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