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THE BANG ON A CAN MARATHON : JUNE 2-3, 2007
World Financial Center Winter Garden
"It was 20 years ago today…" In 1987 the first Bang on a Can Marathon blew into New York City with an eclectic super-mix of genre defying music. On June 2nd and 3rd we're celebrating our 20th ANNIVERSARY with a record-breaking 26-HOURS of uninterrupted live ear-bending border-crossing music from around the corner and around the globe. Hundreds of musicians and composers from all over the world will descend on the Wintergarden for the biggest greatest marathon concert in Bang on a Can history. co-presented by the River to River Festival® and arts>World Financial Center.
26 Hours of electrifying music featuring the following artists:
Music By: John Luther Adams, Louis Andriessen, Christopher Adler, Derek Bermel, Jeffrey Brooks, Don Byron, Mary Ellen Childs, Mark Dancigers, Franco Donatoni, Brian Eno , John Fitz Rogers, David M. Gordon, Michael Gordon, Judd Greenstein, John King, Phil Kline, David Lang, Alvin Lucier, Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk, Thurston Moore, Steve Reich, James Tenney, Matt Tierney, JG Thirlwell's, Galina Ustvolskaya, Edgar Varese, Lois V Vierk, Julia Wolfe, Marcelo Zarvos, Evan Ziporyn.
Performances By: Bang on a Can All-Stars ,Iva Bittová, Bagpipe Orchestra, Robert Black, The Books, Don Byron, Clogs, Dälek, David Cossin, eighth blackbird, Ethel, Dominic Frasca, Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble , Michael Harrison , Hartt Bass Band, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Vijay Iyer, Kyaw Kyaw Naing , Manorexia, Mashriq, Meehan/Perkins Duo, Juana Molina, Patti Monson, Now Ensemble, Odd Appetite, Milind Raikar, Real Quiet, red fish blue fish , Steven Schick, Mark Stewart , Mike Svoboda, Manhattan School of Music's TACTUS, Talujon Percussion Quartet, World Saxophone Quartet, Yo La Tengo, Young People's Chorus of NYC.
and for the wee ones...
Bang on a Can - Kids Can Too!
Saturday, June 2, 2-3pm
Esplanade Park, Battery Park City
Bring your kids, hang out along the river and hear an awesome set of unusual music featuring Bang on a Can electric guitarist and instrument inventor Mark Stewart, the central Asian sound wizards Mashriq from Uzbekistan, Talujon Percussion Quartet and instruments you've never seen or heard before!