Long Play Festival 2026: David Longstreth // Michael Brook // David Lang // Bang on a Can All Stars // Contemporaneous

Long Play Festival 2026 is a New York City–based classical and new-music festival presented at Roulette, building programs that place contemporary composition in conversation with adjacent scenes. Its 2026 lineup links artists and ensembles including Suzanne Bocanegra, Blank For.

David Longstreth is a New York–based songwriter, guitarist, and producer whose work moves between indie rock structures and contemporary classical writing. He is known for leading Dirty Projectors since the early 2000s, shaping the group’s catalog through dense vocal counterpoint and precise guitar work.

Michael Brook is a guitarist, producer, and instrument inventor whose work sits at the edges of contemporary classical performance and studio craft. He is associated with Roulette in Brooklyn, where his playing has appeared in programs alongside figures such as David Longstreth and David Lang, and ensembles including Bang on a Can All-Stars and Contemporaneous, including at Long Play Festival 2026.

David Lang stands as a pillar of innovation in the classical music scene, captivating New York City audiences with his profound compositions. A co-founder of the influential ensemble Bang on a Can, Lang has garnered acclaim, including a Pulitzer Prize for his evocative work, The Little Match Girl Passion.

Bang on a Can All-Stars is an amplified chamber ensemble that emerged in 1992 through the Bang on a Can organization, built to play new music with the punch and control of a band. Their repertoire moves through minimalism, contemporary classical, and more exploratory work, often shaped by close ties to composer-performers.

Contemporaneous is a New York City–based classical ensemble that works at the edges of minimalism and contemporary classical practice. The group appears at Roulette in Brooklyn and has been programmed alongside festival and composer-led projects such as Long Play Festival 2026, with artists including David Longstreth, Michael Brook, David Lang, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars.