LCA hosted a multicultural Free Music
concert in celebration of Make Music New York on June 21, 2008 at Brookville Park, Queens New York.
The concert was free of charge and open to the public. Make Music New York is a new live, free musical
celebration across the city that took place for the first time on June 21, 2007. On that day, public space throughout the
five boroughs – sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more – became impromptu musical stages and dance floors,
and social meeting points. Thousands of amateur musicians, in every genre, played on the sidewalks for the biggest crowds
of their lives. Professional musicians performed for new audiences, who came out from under their headphones to hear unfamiliar
groups risk-free. And everyone was invited to sing along and enjoy the first day of summer.
Make
Music New York is based on France's Fete de la Musique, which has been a great success for 25 years. Since it was inaugurated, the festival has become an international phenomenon,
celebrated on the same day in more than 300 cities in 108 countries, including Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Togo, Columbia, Chile, Mongolia, and
Japan.