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 Composer David Lang’s meditation on the natural world—both before and after human existence—explores how we define and understand nature in the wake of human impact. Performed with Bang on a Can All-Stars and paired with striking video projections by Tal Rosner.
Grammy Award®-winner, Oscar®-nominee, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s before and after nature is a meditation on the natural world, both before human existence and after humans are gone. Lang met closely with scholars, faculty, and students in Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and with the Doerr-affiliated Environmental Justice Working Group to gain insight and inspiration. He combined what he learned with his own readings from the past 50 years of environmental thinking, and wrote his own texts that explore the different ways we define and understand nature. He set these texts for voices and the groundbreaking musical ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars, and enlisted video pioneer Tal Rosner to invent a way to visualize the meanings of the music in video and projection. before and after nature received its world premiere performance in February 2025 at Stanford University with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Grant Gershon, and Master Chorale singers.
ARTISTS
Grant Gershon, conductor
Bang on a Can All-Stars
20 singers
Video by Tal Rosner
Listen Up! Pre-Concert Lecture
Jennifer Miller Hammel, KUSC Host, Grant Gershon, Artistic Director, David Lang, Composer
Presenter / Producer: Los Angeles Master Chorale
Listed Categories
Music > Choral/Choirs
Event Phone: 213-972-7282
Venue
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90012
Regions:
LA - Central / Downtown
Performance Dates: 11/16/2025
Performance Times
7:30 pm
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Tickets start at just $49 at lamasterchorale.org
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