On May 3, 2025 1:00 p.m. American Opera Projects will produce an hour-length concert for Bang on a Can's Long Play 2025 in celebration of composer Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday at the South Oxford Space Great Room (138 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY 11217).

Tickets are $25 for general audience and can be purchased at the link below:

https://shorturl.at/jqpci

AOP in partnership with String Orchestra of Brooklyn and GHOSTLIGHT CHORUS will present The Abbot Agathon (AOP-commissioned English translation by Cori Ellison) with soprano Sarah Moulton Faux, O-Antiphonen, and the original choral version Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen.

ABOUT BANG ON A CAN'S LONG PLAY FESTIVAL

Bang on a Can presents the 4th year of Long Play, a three-day destination music festival, presented from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4, 2025. The NY Times called Long Play “the most important classical music festival in New York City.” Featuring 50+ concerts, Long Play also showcases a dense network of inventive music venues in Brooklyn – with performances at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), BRIC, the Church of St Luke and St Matthew, Fort Greene Park, ISSUE Project Room, Pioneer Works, Public Records, Roulette, South Oxford Space, and The Space at Irondale.

AOP joins Long Play again in 2025 after participating in 2024, with a concert celebrating the 90th birthday of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The festival also celebrates the 90th of Terry Riley with guitar legend Pete Townshend performing the original ‘free fall solo version’ of his signature tribute Baba O’Riley, the Bang on a Can All-Stars premiering a new version of Riley’s iconic and inspirational A Rainbow in Curved Air, arranged by Gyan Riley, plus Riley’s minimalist classic In C performed by an All-Star cast including Pete Townshend and special guests.

Some featured concerts in the 2025 lineup include the world premiere of Henry Threadgill’s Listen Ship; Tim Hecker; Kim Gordon, Anthony Braxton’s Composition No. 19 (For 100 Tubas), Moritz Von Oswald (2 concerts!), Ensemble Signal playing David Lang and Julia Wolfe; Tomeka Reid Quartet; Nico Muhly’s The Street; Valentina Magaletti; Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan aka Ringdown; Mary Halvorson + Bill Frisell duo; Australia’s Ensemble Offspring playing a world premiere by composer Kate Moore.

https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2025/

ABOUT STRING ORCHESTRA OF BROOKLYN

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn (SOB) is a unique community of musicians who come together in a supportive environment to enrich the life of our communities through music. Embracing an inclusive approach to music-making, the SOB seeks to democratize both
the production and reception of concert music. Founded in 2007 by artistic director Eli Spindel, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn is “quickly solidifying its role as a major orchestral figure in the borough” (I Care if You Listen), providing an enriching creative outlet to hundreds of musicians, and accessible, adventurous programming to thousands of concertgoers and community members. https://thesob.org/

ABOUT GHOSTLIGHT CHORUS

GHOSTLIGHT CHORUS was founded in 2010 by artistic director Dr. Evelyn DeGraf. The choir is comprised of experienced singers who collectively strive for superior musicality, intonation, and choral blend. Acclaimed as “beautiful” by Vogue, “first-class” by Time Out New York, and “simply one of the best vocal ensembles” by Maine’s Press Herald, GHOSTLIGHT pursues both high-quality musicianship and a comprehensive repertoire, with a commitment to original concert programming and frequent world premieres. Recent performance highlights include: Genius Festival at the 92nd Street Y; PS1 Benefit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art; sold-out concerts in Germany; concert tours in the United States. The chorus has performed live with the Rolling Stones. https://www.ghostlightchorus.com/home

ABOUT SOPRANO SARAH MOULTON FAUX

Sarah Moulton Faux is lauded for her “full, silvery soprano” (Opera News) and “mesmerizing” performances (Brooklyn Spectator) in repertoire ranging from opera’s most famous heroines to contemporary works. In a concert performing The Abbot Agathon with AOP and String Orchestra of Brooklyn on February 8, 2025, Sarah's voice was called "shining" and praised for

"pure intonation and excellent articulation [which] served the exactitude of Pärt’s writing" (New York Classical Review). Sarah recently made her BAM debut singing two roles in the World Premiere of The Climate Opera Project (2024). Sarah’s upcoming album "YULIYA" featuring the art songs of Julia Weissberg Rimsky-Korsakov (1880-1942) and produced by multiple Grammy award winner Judith Sherman, will be released by Azica Records in 2025. For her debut album, "Where Should This Music Be? Songs of Lola Williams” (New World Records), Sarah is the 2022 Winner of the America Prize.

Founded in 1988 with a homebase in Brooklyn's South Oxford Space, American Opera Projects (AOP) has been at the forefront of contemporary opera for over 30 years. The Brooklyn-based producing organization commissions, develops and produces lyric theater projects, trains emerging composers and librettists, and creates personal connections within its community. Its works have received critical acclaim at opera companies and venues around the world, establishing a new musical canon that recognizes the operatic story in every life. AOP further expands the operatic field through its training programs The NYU Opera Lab, in partnership with NYU and for students and alumni at NYU Tisch; and the Composers & the Voice program.

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AOP’s programs are made possible in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Amphion Foundation, BMI, and the contributions of many individuals.