... co-artistic directors and founders, Wolfe, Lang and Gordon started Bang on a Can in 1987. Since that time they have presented more than one hundred and fifty musical events in New York City, ranging from a tribute to Morton Feldman to the only New York performances of Harry Partch's music on original instruments since Partch's death, to the commissioning and premiere of Bun-Ching Lam's Child God -- an opera accompanied by the Yueh Lun Shadow Puppet Theater, to the presentation of a "comic book opera" based on the cartoons and libretto of comic book artist Ben Katchor, to twelve Bang on a Can Marathons. They have founded an astonishingly successful chamber ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and an orchestra, SPIT Orchestra.

For seven years, Gordon, Lang and Wolfe were solely responsible for all administration: producing concerts, producing records, presenting performers, designing and hosting residencies, commissioning, creating special projects, arranging tours, doing marketing and publicity and fundraising. During these seven years Bang on a Can grew from a one-day event on New York's Lower East Side to a year-round organization with a national and international reputation. Now with an office staff of four and major international partnerships, Bang on a Can has continued to grow as a major force in the presentation of new music, with multiple touring productions and a renowned house ensemble.

Having released seven recordings for CRI, Sony Classical, Point Music (Universal), and Nonesuch, Bang on a Can now releases the majority of its recordings on the record label also started by Gordon, Lang and Wolfe, with Bang on a Can Managing Director Kenny Savelson, Cantaloupe Music. And Bang on a Can refuses to sit still - with the All-Stars performing at the Sydney Olympics, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and more. PLUS new multi-media performances such as the Carbon Copy Building, Shadow Bang, Lost Objects, and more. In 2002, they introduced a brand new program, the Summer Institute of Music, a new program for young composers and performers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts, which had a tremendous first season.