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The Sound of Music
Gothamist and Time Out NY both have great slideshows of photos from yesterday’s Make Music New York. Celebrating a third year, MMNY is an all-day festival that brings live music out from the confines of traditional venues and into the public sphere. The day boasts hundreds of musicians, of varying genres and types, playing in all five boroughs. More along the lines of theory that applies to contemporary visual art, MMNY plays on the intersection of music and shared space. I may be putting words in the mouth of MMNY’s organizers, but I am nearly certain that the events, besides brightening up the city landscape, are a statement on the way that live performance is radically altered by audiences that haven’t bought tickets; instead, they are confronted with music along routes they frequent in their everyday life. The change demands listeners become active participants in the music, or at least experience music in a new and dynamic way. Likewise, the process of playing and creating music is changed for the musician, as there is no divide by stage or studio.
Plenty of bold players braved the horrible weather to participate in this year’s MMNY. Girls in Trouble’s Alicia Jo Rabins was part of X Violins and the Women Who Love Them yesterday, of which there is a photo above. Personally, I stumbled upon lots of little events going on throughout the day, and spent a good part of my evening at Le Poisson Rouge’s MMNY afterparty. Did you see any great music yesterday? Tell us about it!