Music piano on the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, free lessons guitar on Union Square and much more: today the new York sound thanks to the music festival Make Music, timed to the summer solstice.
Music events and workshops will be held in all five boroughs of new York city as part of a nationwide day of Make Music Day.
The first festival was held in 1982 in France called Fête de la Musique. Currently it is held annually on June 21 in more than 750 cities in 120 countries. Make Music Day is celebrated in more than 60 other U.S. cities, including Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Make Music open to all, anyone can take part in it. No matter the age or skill level of participants or their musical preferences. The main thing that in soul you was music, which you are willing to share with friends, neighbors and strangers.
The festival organizers consciously chose for it the longest day of the year, because some of the scheduled events will continue until 23:00.
Square 9/11 Memorial Plaza is already installed four pianoused by professional musicians will perform «the Well-tempered clavier» Bach — a series of works, including 48 preludes and fugues, combined in 2 volumes of 24 works.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the work «49 waltzes for the Five boroughs» by John cage, ninety-eight flutists take to the streets to speak with all 147 addresses specified in the composition.
If a classic you do not like, go to Union Squarewhere you can get a free lesson guitar. Then the square will host a large-scale flashmob, which will be attended by more than hundreds of guitarists who will perform many «songs of peace».
The application of the organizers of Make Music Day, will help to Orient in the multitude of today’s events.
More detailed information is available on the official website of the festival.
