Bang on a Can All-Stars is a band that performed in Elwood City. They released the album Big Beautiful Dark and Scary.[1]
Muffy and Francine went to their concert and shared a copy of their music with Arthur, Binky, and Buster. Binky was inadvertently inspired to compose experimental music of his own after hearing theirs.[1]
The band visited Lakewood Elementary School on Francine's invitation, after Principal Haney let them rehearse in the music classroom.[1]
The band members are Julia (the composer), a clarinetist, a cellist, a bassist, a pianist, a drummer, and a guitarist.
Behind the scenes[]
According to the Bang on a Can All-Stars website, the characters seen in the episode are based on real band members, "...clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, percussionist David Cossin, guitarist Mark Stewart, bassist Robert Black, cellist Ashley Bathgate, and pianist Vicky Chow. Bang on a Can co-founder composer Julia Wolfe is also portrayed and recorded her own speaking role for the episode."[2]
Mark Stewart appeared in the live action And Now a Word from Us Kids segment after the episode.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Binky's Music Madness"
- ↑ http://bangonacan.org/news_press/bang_on_a_can_all_stars_on_arthur_wednesday (archived page; retrieved May 21, 2014)
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b03jq5wc/ (Retrieved November 19, 2013)
External links[]
- Bang on a Can website
- Bang on a Can All-Stars on Wikipedia