The 13th annual music holiday transformed the entire city into an open-air amphitheater, pushing the creative boundaries of NYC's public spaces. From synchronized canoe choirs at sunset to massive, instrument-specific park takeovers, the summer solstice celebrated the unstoppable sound of the community across every borough.

2019 Program Highlights Included: Water Night, a stunning sunset performance of Eric Whitacre’s choral work by thirty vocalists from canoes on the Gowanus Canal • Mass Appeal Vocals, an open-call performance of Mozart’s Requiemat Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell • Mass Appeal Guitars, a Union Square play-along and workshop led by Broadway guitarist Ann Klein • Mass Appeal Harmonicas, a lesson and jam session with virtuoso Jia-Yi He at Central Park North • Mass Appeal French Horns, a classical-to-jazz brass takeover at Worth Square • Mass Appeal Mandolins, a gathering at Richard Tucker Park celebrating the New York Mandolin Orchestra's 95th year • Mass Appeal Ukuleles, a massive strum-and-sing-along on Central Park's Pilgrim Hill • Street Studios, mobile recording units materializing across Brooklyn sidewalks to turn passersby into producers • Porch Stomp!, a massive folk, bluegrass, and Americana takeover across Governors Island featuring over one hundred artists • Punk Island, a high-octane celebration of the NYC punk scene at Randall's Island featuring massive multi-stage sets.

Press: "3 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend The New York Times, June 20, 2019.

View the full 2019 program here. Check out the 20th Make Music Day Anniversary program guide here.