Make Music Madison is looking for a few volunteers to organize some music venues along the Madison bike paths on June 21st. Contact me if this sounds interesting to you. The promo piece appended below will give you an idea of what the event is all about. *Jon Standridge* Cell, 608-669-8770 Home, 608-255-7070
If you go to cities like Paris, New York, and Los Angeles on June 21st, the Summer Solstice, you’ll find live music performed in public places like street corners as far as the ear can hear. Amateurs and professionals alike play and sing in groups of every conceivable size and configuration. This global happening began in Paris as “Fete de la Musique” in 1982, and now over 450 communities offer their own versions of the event. This summer, it will debut in Madison. It’s called Make Music Madison, and it will offer opportunities for Madisonians from all walks of life and with all levels of skill and experience to perform as part of a celebration of live music, creating a citywide buffet of musical merriment. Virtually any way in which citizens can imagine to make music can and will happen. The music performances will transform parks, front yards and more into impromptu musical stages, dance floors, and community gathering places. Make Music Madison will take place on Friday, June 21, 2013, with dozens and dozens of performances taking place primarily from 4:00 to 8:00 PM in public spaces throughout the city, and at other times throughout the day as well. Since its first meeting last May, a group of volunteers has developed an operation that is creating lots of buzz in the music community and lots of enthusiasm from virtually everyone who has heard of it. The city has been very supportive. Permitting has been resolved. Metro would like music at bus transfer points. The libraries, the zoo, and the airport all want performances. There will be music on sidewalks, in parks, in front of businesses, and in public and private spaces all around Madison. www.makemusicmadison.org will give you a good sense of the operation. From there you can go to the matchmaking software (click on “Sign Up Now to Play or Host a Performance”) that allows musicians and venues to find each other and schedule performances. Dave Brubeck described jazz as “freedom within structure”. Make Music Madison has developed a structure within which artists and venues will have the freedom to innovate with the entire city as a stage. In order to create an endless soundscape, musicians and venues need to sign up. Please join in supporting Make Music Madison. Sign up, pass the word, and encourage others to sign up. All types of music are welcome and all skill levels of musicians are encouraged to participate. Everybody who signs up to perform will get a place to do so. Be part of the first ever make Music Madison. To learn more, go to www.makemusicmadison.org or email [email protected] “Performed by Anyone, Enjoyed by Everyone.” Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter
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