Photo Flash: Kaufman Music Center Presents Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang On A Can People's Commissioning Fund Concert

On Thursday, February 15th, Kaufman Music Center's Ecstatic Music Festival featured Bang On A Can People's Commissioning Fund, co-presented by New Sounds Live and hosted by John Schaefer.

Bang on a Can's People's Commissioning Fund (PCF) is a radical partnership between artists and audiences to commission works from adventurous composers. Founded in 1997, long before crowd-funding became the norm through Kickstarter and the like, Bang on a Can's PCF has pooled contributions of all sizes from hundreds of friends and fans and since its inception has commissioned over 50 works of music for New York's electric Bang on a Can All-Stars.

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