Flowerpot Music: Make Music Day

MAKE MUSIC DAY SEATTLE JUNE 21st 2021

Flowerpot Music

● Volunteer Park: 5:30p rehearsal, 7p performance

FLOWERPOT MUSIC: A new collection of pieces by composer Elliot Cole, directed by percussionist Peter Ferry, features an unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument: the flowerpot.

People across the city will join together safely to debut “Flowerpot Music”

Music on June 21 can come from anyone, anywhere, and anything – even flowerpots.

Flowerpot Music, written by celebrated composer Elliot Cole and directed by percussionist Peter Ferry, is a composition for an unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument – the flowerpot! Join a group and create outdoor soundscapes through easy-to-learn games, appropriate for musicians and non-musicians alike.

On June 21st, groups around the world will assemble in parks, fields and public squares, with safe social distance, to learn and then premiere the piece, specially composed for Make Music Day.

Make Music Day Seattle, the annual global celebration of music held on the
summer solstice returns to Seattle this year on June 21 with an exciting,
a creative and diverse lineup of both virtual and in-person music-making
events that will immerse and enthrall participants while spotlighting music’s
power to connect, comfort, unite, and uplift. Over 90 U.S. cities will take part in
the live, free daylong celebration, encompassing over 5,000 concerts,
performances, music lessons, jam sessions, and other musical events
nationwide. Safety protocols will be in place following local requirements,
including mask-wearing, social distancing, and limited capacities and group sizes.

Completely different from a traditional music festival, Make Music Day Seattle
celebrates and promotes the natural music maker in all of us, regardless of
age, ethnicity, background or skill level. Make Music Day Seattle is an open
invitation for everyone to make, enjoy, perform, teach, learn and experience
music on the longest day of the year. Due to the pandemic, last year’s
celebration was largely virtual, but many in-person events will return in 2021.
Launched in France in 1982 as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music Day has
become an international phenomenon, celebrated by hundreds of millions of
people in over 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Make Music Day Seattle is
presented in the U.S. by Rainier Avenue Radio.

More info at: https://www.makemusicday.org/seattle/