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[email protected] News Release BAM's 2000 Next Wave Festival and Bang on a Can present the Bang on a Can Millennium Marathon For the first time, Bang on a Can brings its annual eight-hour music marathon to BAM, with more than 20 cutting-edge works performed by more than 100 international musicians Bang on a Can All-Stars Scott Johnson Ensemble Iva Bittova (BoaC debut) Phil Kline Theo Bleckmann Lionheart (BoaC debut) Ethel (with Evan Ziporyn) Steve Martland Band (U.S. debut) Gamelan Galak Tika Scanner (BoaC debut) Michael Gordon Band Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker (BoaC debut) Hassan Hakmoun & Friends Talvin Singh & Steven Schick Huutajat (U.S. debut) PamelaZ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Dec 10, 2-l0pm Tickets: $25 (general admission) Related BAMcafe Live programming Guy Klucevsek/Phillip Johnston Duo Dec 7 at 9pm BAMcinematek On Stage/On Film World premiere of Let 's Meet in the Ocean*, Frank Scheffer 's contemporary music documentar y featuring Ban g on a Can December 7 at 4:30 , 6:50*, & 9:30pm *Followed by Q&A with Frank Scheffer BROOKLYN, November 17, 2000--Brookl yn Academy of Music (BAM)'s 2000 Next Wave 0 Festival comes to a close when New York's genre-defying Bang on a Can brings its famous marathon to BAM for the first time . The Bang on a Can Marathon , a popular annua l event, always 0 features an eclectic mix of innovative new music; this year's lineup is the most adventurous program to date.