The Lang/Rainwater Project is a duo partnership established over 15 years ago while both members were studying at Manhattan School of Music’s groundbreaking Contemporary Performance Program. The Lang/Rainwater Project’s mission is to expand the trombone-piano repertoire by working with under-represented groups and distinct voices of contemporary music. While both trombonist William Lang and pianist Anne
Rainwater specialize in contemporary music, they also perform a wide
range of classical literature, from Bach and Schumann to young composers
such as Alex Temple and Quinn Mason. They also maintain an active
commissioning portfolio dedicated to championing traditionally
underrepresented composers, in addition to performing canonical trombone
and piano works and transcriptions of classics.
The Lang/Rainwater Project has performed across the United States, including a 4-university residency and commissioning project in the Philadelphia area in the spring of 2023. They also have done multiple tours of the South, including shows on Georgia's "Tuesday's Music Live" series, South Carolina's Lancaster Arts Series, and appearances at Troy University in Alabama and Tulane University in Louisiana on the nienteForte series. Other performances include recitals in the Bay Area of California, including UC Berkeley, and shows in New York. In June of 2024, they performed together at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York, as part of composer Scott Wollschleger’s album release concert, playing Between Breath, a piece commissioned and premiered by them. Between Breath has the distinction of being only of only a few trombone and piano pieces ever reviewed by Gramophone. Read the review HERE.
In October of 2024, The Lang/Rainwater Project will be touring Oklahoma, performing at Oklahoma University, Langston University, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University, giving masterclasses and lectures, and presenting new works in conjunction with the Iranian Female Composers Initiative.
