Make Music New York grew to 1,355 performances, 30% larger than ever before, thanks to expanded partnerships across the city and support from the Stavros Niarchos and NAMM foundations. In January, MMNY launched Make Music Monthly, a podcast discussion series about the meaning and craft of music-making, with guests including Gunther Schuller, Samir Chatterjee, Alex Skolnick, and Frank London. View full program here.

2014 Program Highlights Included:
100+ BPM, Red Baraat’s new piece for 350+ marching band musicians, co-presented with NPR Music • dozens of bluegrass bands on Governors Island in the first “Porch Stomp” • three smartphone apps transforming lower Manhattan into musical landscapes • the second year of Rhythm on Rikers (ten weeks of percussion lessons for 20 inmates) culminating in a final performance with Vinny and Carmine Appice • Henry Brant’s Mass For Massed Flutes in Central Park, and 17 more Mass Appeals • Casio’s live piano bar from the back of a pickup truck, featuring the songs of Billy Joel • Berlioz in Bryant Park, a play-it-yourself event for 200 wind band musicians • an old school hip hop block party by the Bronx Music Heritage Center with DJ Kool Herc • a musical World Tour with “-M-“, Jarana Beat, Uri Sharlin, and two Indonesian gamelans • In Key, 11 premieres based on Terry Riley’s In C on Cornelia Street

Press:
“From Billy Joel Sing-Along to Rhythm on Rikers: Make Music New York’s Record-Setting 1,350 Shows,” by Andy Gensler, Billboard.com, June 18, 2014