Conductor Brad Lubman Leads Steve Reich at 90 Tribute With Bang on a Can All-Stars at Zellerbach Hall

Classical and contemporary music patrons across Orinda, Lafayette, and Moraga heading west through the Caldecott Tunnel this weekend will gather at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall on Saturday, October 24, 2026, as conductor Brad Lubman leads a landmark tribute marking composer Steve Reich's 90th birthday. Profiled on Thursday, October 22, by 48 Hills, the 7:30 p.m. performance presented by Cal Performances unites Ensemble Signal and the Bang on a Can All-Stars for an evening honoring the American minimalist pioneer.

Saturday's program at Zellerbach Hall highlights Reich's recent composition "In All Your Ways" alongside seminal ensemble works that reshaped late-20th-century rhythmic and harmonic writing across international concert halls. Lubman, a longtime artistic collaborator who has conducted several of Reich's major premieres over the past three decades, brings together percussionists, vocalists, keyboards, and amplified chamber players from both New York-based ensembles for the special Berkeley campus residency.

The weekend concert arrives during an active week on the UC Berkeley campus, where university students and Representative Ro Khanna also held a Sproul Plaza rally supporting Proposition 40's billionaire healthcare and education funding measure amid $88.7 million in statewide opposition advertising reported by NBC Bay Area. For Lamorinda arts subscribers and Contra Costa County commuters attending Saturday evening's concert, Yellow Line BART trains from Orinda and Lafayette stations connect via MacArthur transfer directly to Downtown Berkeley station on Shattuck Avenue, a short walk from Lower Sproul Plaza and Bancroft Way.

Single tickets, subscriber seating, and full program notes for the October 24 performance are available through the Cal Performances box office at Zellerbach Hall and online at calperformances.org. Pre-concert talks and main lobby doors open one hour prior to the 7:30 p.m. downbeat.