June 21, 2022 11:00AM-11:00PM Make Music Philly

 

Make Music Philly Day is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city.

Make Music Philly returns this Tuesday June 21st with over 60 musical performances & events happening from 11 AM all the way to 11 PM.  There are lots of ways you can come out to help celebrate Make Music Philly including Drum Circles & Musical Instrument Petting Zoo 11:30 to 2:30 (Shakespeare Park next to Free Library of Philadelphia) , A Cappella Crash Course & Performances 10 AM to 5 PM (Free Library inside), Musical Activities for Kids by BuildaBridge & Girls Rock Philly 4 to 7 PM (Concert Garden), Bluegrass Jam (Rail Park 5 to 7 PM & Kelly Center/Havertown 7 to 9 PM), Harmonica Jam 1 to 3 PM (Malelani Cafe/Mt. Airy), Ukulele Circle 6:30 to 8 (Ridley TownshipLibrary), Bucket Drumming at Sundown 7:30 to 9 (Rockdale Music/Aston) and free concert at the Kimmel Center by the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 PM.  Please see our final press release below for more information and click on the Listings click at www.MakeMusicPhilly.org for more details.  

A few highlights:

• Keep Music Alive and Global Philadelphia will present an International Themed    Musical Instrument Petting Zoo at The Free Library of Philadelphia from 11:30 to 2:30. This interactive exhibit will include guitars, ukuleles, keyboards and dozens of   different   types of percussion instruments.  Often referred to as “please touch museum” for musical instruments, this event will also feature unique musical instruments from cultures around the world.  Weather permitting, event will be held outside in Shakespeare Park, just across from the library. 
• The Kimmel Center will feature a free concert by the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra in celebration of their 75th season.  The concert begins at 7:30 PM and will feature pianist Debra Lou Harder, former WRTI host now presenting for the Met Opera, performing Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F, along with three additional fantastic pieces.  This free concert at the Perelman Theater is general admission with no tickets required. 
• BuildaBridge Intl and Girls Rock Philly are partnering to provide LIVE musical performances, hand drumming, songwriting workshops and more at Concert Garden (20^th @ Elsworth) from 4 PM to 7 PM. 
• Malelani Café on Germantown Avenue will present a Hohner Harmonica Jam from 1 PM to 3 PM 
• Noteworthy Philadelphia will host an A Cappella Crash Course workshop and performance welcoming established “a cappella” groups and newcomers.  All happening at the Free Library of Philadelphia from 10 AM to 5 PM 
• Keep Music Alive will host a Ukulele Circle at the Ridley Township Library in Delaware County from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. 
• Rockdale Music will host a Bucket Drum Circle at Sundown in Aston, Delaware County starting at 7:30 PM