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David Lang's "the public domain"

World premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer's monumental work for 800 voices.

02/03/2017 | Rating NR

Live From Lincoln Center

David Lang's "the public domain"

Clip: Season 42 Episode 1 | 46m 45s

World premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer's monumental work for 800 voices.

Described by New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini as "the most inspiring feel-good performance of 2016," this unforgettable event, commissioned by Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, brought 3,000 people together on one of the hottest days of the summer to experience the beauty of the human voice.

02/03/2017 | Rating NR

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Live From Lincoln Center is made possible with support from the Family of Robert Wood Johnson III, the Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation, The Robert and Renée Belfer Family Foundation, Mercedes T. Bass, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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