Make Music Day UK
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Music Day UK is the name for the British component of the annual celebrations of music that takes place around the world on the June 21. Music Day UK[1] is the organisation that has been officially coordinating UK events since 2012.[2]
The concept of an all-day musical celebration on the day of the solstice was originated in 1982 by the French Minister of Culture, Jack Lang[3] and France continues it under its original name of Fête de la Musique.[4]
The broader international movement is composed of separate national coordinators working independently towards common goals. It is expected that all participants in their respective countries abide by a small set of principles that each event must follow.
Primarily these principles insist that all events take place on 21 June (the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere); that the events are free at the point of entry; and that events are accessible to the general public.
References
- ^ "About Music Day UK". Music Day. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "La Fête de la musique s'étend à plus de 100 pays". Le Parisien. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "LA FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE : UNE FÊTE NATIONALE DEVENUE UN GRAND ÉVÉNEMENT MUSICAL MONDIAL". Le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication: Fête de la Musique. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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