Congratulations to everyone who took part in last week’s Make Music New York, the largest musical event in NYC history!
Thousands of musicians braved the rain, and came out onto streets and parks for a full day of music-making across the City on the first day of summer. Since no one could see it all, check out the articles and videos below to catch up on what you missed.
And if you have MMNY photos or videos you’d like to share, please email them to makemusicny at gmail.com (with attribution!).
New Yorker
“Symphony of the City: The Make Music festival overtakes New York,” by Alex Ross, July 6, 2009
“Make Music New York,” The New Yorker Blog: Online Only, by Alex Ross, June 29, 2009
New York Times
“Round and Round the Music Soars in Wright’s Spiraling Masterpiece,” by Anthony Tommasini, June 23, 2009
“Classical Tunes Come Down to the Streets for Impromptu Concerts,” by Allan Kozinn, June 23, 2009
“Commanding the Stage at Another French Open,” by Jon Pareles, June 23, 2009
New York Post, “Sound of Music: Citywide Festival is a Group Thing,” by Justin Rocket Silverman, June 20, 2009
New York Daily News, “Gatherings of unusual instruments make sweet music citywide,” by Bill Egbert, June 22, 2009
Time Out New York
“Return to Punk Island: Make Music New York brings mohicans and moshing to the serene Governors Island,” photographs by Tina Zimmer, June 18–24, 2009
“Musicians Swarm City Streets at Make Music New York,” The Volume, June 22, 2009
AFP, “28e Fete de la musique: dans plus de 100 pays, en avant la musique!,” June 22, 2009
City Hall Press Release, “Mayor Bloomberg Encourages New Yorkers to Take Park in Make Music New York Festival This Sunday,” June 19, 2009
CBS 2, “CBS 2 Has Free Alternatives For Kids’ Summer Fun,” June 19, 2009
Greenpoint Gazette, “Williamsburg Soaks Up the Tunes at Make Music New York, Despite Some Scattered Showers”, by Richard Parks, June 25, 2009
MMNY’s “Mass Appeal”
Cellos (1, 2, 3, 4), Circuit Bending (1, 2, 3), French Horns, Guitars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), Megaphones (1, 2), Trombones: Orbits (1, 2, 3), Ukuleles (1, 2, 3)
Other MMNY Videos
Adam McHeffey (1, 2, 3, 4), Antoine Poncelet, Awkward Bill Tribute, Courtesy Tier, Diablo Royale, Feet First, French Exit (1, 2), Gamelatron, Hassan Shabazz, HeavyW8bit, Hoodless, Ian Rock, Iconicide, Illstrator, Jon Margulies, Joshua Fried, Jstylez, Lawrence Chandler, Luce & Venor (1, 2), LV, Makeout Music, Nuwani, NYC Ukulele Meetup Group, Rabia, Randy Weston with Obo Addy and Kwaku Obeng (1, 2, 3, 4), Reagan Youth (1, 2, 3, 4), Red Dawn II, Serge Negri (1, 2), Shiragirl (1, 2, 3), Star F-ing Hipsters, Straphangers, Yannick Noah (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
If you have more videos you’d like to share, email the links to makemusicny at gmail.com!
New Music Box, “A Day of Music,” by Clara Schuhmacher, June 26, 2009
Flavorpill, “Make Music New York,” by Nora Oppenheim
The Decider, “Tip Sheet: Make Music New York,” by Paul Caine, June 19, 2009
Brooklyn Vegan, “Punk (Governors) Island 2009 - full Sunday lineup, 12 stages,” June 19, 2009
Gothamist, “Weekend the Rain Away,” June 19, 2009
“Musicians Take to the Streets,” by Jen Carlson, June 22, 2009
Brownstoner, “Weekend Events,” June 19, 2009
French Morning, “La fête de la musique s’enracine,” by Elodie Lecadieu, June 19, 2009
WOR Radio, “The John Gambling Show with Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor,” June 19, 2009
NY1 TV, “Weekend Feature: Make Music New York,” by Rebecca Spitz, June 13, 2009
Le Monde, “A New York, la Fete de la musique gagne du terrain,” by Sylvain Cypel, June 20, 2009
New York Times, “Classical Listings,” by Vivian Schweitzer, June 18, 2009
“Urban Eye,” by Julie Bloom, June 19, 2009
The New Yorker, “Goings On About Town,” June 22, 2009
The Village Voice, “Voice Choices: Street Beats,” by Angela Ashman, June 17-23, 2009
The Star-Ledger, “Make Music New York takes over the city on Sunday,” by Ronni Reich, June 16, 2009
Thirteen/WNET SundayArts Blog, “Summertime Freebees,” Jennifer Melick, June 4, 2009
France-Amerique, “Ambiance Yannick Noah a Central Park pour la Fete de la Musique,” by Johanna Safar, June 18, 2009
Staten Island Advance, “Sunday: Hear music on 3 SHORES,” by Tevah Platt, June 18, 2009
The Wave, “RAA and Make Music New York,” June 19, 2009
The Epoch Times, “Mass Music as Summer Begins,” by Benjamin Youngquest, June 11, 2009
*Continue making music into the evening at the Official Fete de la Musique Afterparty! Join Earthman, Lach, Gino Siston and Helio Alves, DJ Sabbo and Caligagan as they celebrate the diversity of French music at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St, 10pm - 2am.
*Other afterparty options include the unique opportunity to “crash” a musical wedding reception at L’Orange Bleue in SoHo (10pm)… an afterparty at Steiny’s in Staten Island, following the Mass Appeal: Bagpipe parade… Two afterparties at Public Assembly in Williamsburg, with participatory hijinks and live female drummers capping a full day of indie rock outside of the club…
*A last-minute addition: experience NYC’s first outdoor performance of Steve Reich’s minimalist masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians, conducted by Michel Galante and anchored by four grand pianos in the middle of Cornelia St, in the West Village. 7pm
*Due to unavoidable circumstances, the previously announced Musical Instrument Petting Zoo has been postponed until next year’s MMNY.
*The NY Mets will host three bands for Make Music New York at the Citi Field gates! Pinky, pow wow!, and Radio America play indie rock for arriving fans from 11am - 1pm.
*For many more highlights, visit www.timeoutnewyork.com/makemusic!
PERMITS
We have secured all necessary permits for parks and sidewalks for MMNY, and we have emailed copies to each location and musician. (Exception: permits for Park Slope, South Brooklyn, and Harlem are going out this afternoon.) In addition, roaming MMNY volunteers will have backup copies of your permits on Sunday.
If you are performing amplified music on Sunday, and do not yet have a sound permit, please email chris@makemusicny.org right away!
IN CASE OF RAIN
Make Music New York will take place, rain or shine. Current forecasts call for scattered showers on Sunday.
Although MMNY is an outdoor event, in the case of rain, concerts planned for sidewalks may take place inside a building lobby or store front. In this case, we simply ask that a door or window be opened so that the music is audible from the street.
Every location that signed up on our website indicated what they would do in inclement weather. Musicians and locations should be in touch with each other to confirm what their rain plan will be.
PROGRAMS
Please make sure you have programs on hand to distribute on Sunday!
Metro NY programs are still available for pickup at the following locations:
Long Island City: LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Blvd. Open 7 days, 5pm - 2am
Williamsburg: Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St. Open 7 days, 7pm - 2am
Park Slope: Boing Boing, 204 6th Ave. Open 7 days, 11am - 7pm
Midtown Manhattan (Major Distribution Point): Sam Ash, 162 W. 48th Street. Mon - Sat, 10am - 8pm, Sun 12pm - 6pm
PHOTOS
MMNY encourages everyone to bring along a camera or video recorder to capture the diversity of music-making on the summer solstice!
After the day’s festivities, be sure to post your work on Flickr and YouTube with the tag “mmny”.
**This year, MMNY has created a series of maps to help audiences concert-hop from one location to another. Eight neighborhoods now have their own maps, with more on the way!
MMNY 2009 Maps:
**Three new fliers can help you spread the word about Punk Island, Mass Appeal, and MMNY as a whole.
MMNY 2009 Fliers:
MMNY flier (an 8.5″ x 11″ version of Katie Turner’s poster)
** Finally, to create your own fliers and announcements, use the MMNY lettering and logo.
MMNY 2009 Logos
Metro New York’s MMNY programs are hot off the press, and 50,000 copies have just been distributed throughout NYC!
The full-color, 8-page program lists all 860+ concerts, and includes a pull-out poster with a blank section for participants to use to promote their own shows.
This year’s poster, shown below, was designed by Katie Turner, a BFA-Illustration student at Parsons The New School for Design.
Best of all, the programs/posters are completely FREE!
Pick one up to plan your musical itinerary for 6/21… or distribute a stack to help promote your own MMNY events.
WHERE TO GET PROGRAMS/POSTERS
For most concerts taking place in front of cafes, restaurants, and bars, MMNY volunteers delievered a bundle of programs to the venue over the weekend. Starting today, programs are also available at the following locations:
Long Island City: LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Blvd. Open 7 days, 5pm - 2am
Williamsburg: Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St. Open 7 days, 7pm - 2am
Park Slope: Boing Boing, 204 6th Ave. Open 7 days, 11am - 7pm
Harlem: Jazzmobile, 154 W. 127th Street, 2nd Fl. Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
Midtown Manhattan (Major Distribution Point): Sam Ash, 162 W. 48th Street. Mon - Sat, 10am - 8pm, Sun 12pm - 6pm
Downtown: SGI-USA, 7 E. 15th St. Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
Staten Island: COAHSI, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace. Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
Download the program as a PDF: