Mayor Bloomberg took a harmonica lesson in Central Park, part of MMNY’s Mass Appeal; Colombian Chiva buses circulated on a “World Tour” between concerts presented by the French Embassy, Goethe Institut, Consulate General of Israel, Americas Society, Museum for African Art, and others; NPR Music commissioned a new piece by Philip Glass for the occasion, premiering in Times Square. And MMNY founded the “Make Music Alliance” to foster collaboration between each of North America’s Make Music city celebrations. View full program here.

2012 Program Highlights Included:
a sing-it-yourself, world premiere performance of Philip Glass’s The New Rule in Times Square, conducted by Kent Tritle, in partnership with NPR Music • Alvin Curran’s Maritime Rites performed by the West Point Band from boats on the Central Park Lake • a complete, 18-hour vibraphone performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations on Wall Street • a 24-hour Indian Raga marathon at WKCR • a gospel parade through Park Slope • 64 toy pianos at the South Street Seaport • human tower builders from Catalonia accompanied by traditional instruments

Press:
“On a Solstice, Music Can Pop Up Anywhere,” by Daniel J. Wakin, Anthony Tommasini, Zachary Woolfe, and Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, December 23, 2012