FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 4, 2023

PHOENIX'S MAKE MUSIC DAY

JUNE 21ST

Free concerts, music-making activities, demonstrations planned for nationwide celebration

(PHOENIX, AZ) Rosie's House has teamed up with Valley organizations for Make Music Day, the worldwide festival of making music held annually on the summer solstice. Cities around the United States are joining together to present over 5,000 live, free music-making events on Friday, June 21.

Rosie's House, the local music education non-profit, is sponsoring Phoenix's events, organizing the Valley-Wide celebration of music because Rosie’s House believes in equitable and inclusive music making.

Make Music Day events at Rosie's House campus, 919 E. Jefferson, will feature local bands and musicians including The Nash's Jazz DivAZ, Rosie's House Faculty and Students and more. Kids and families can visit the Instrument Petting Zoo to discover new instruments, create their own noise maker and enter to win fun prizes in a raffle.

Other Make Music Day participants around Phoenix include live musical performances at Xico Inc. on Roosevelt Row, Arizona Opera, Burton Barr Library, The Heard Museum, Children’s Museum of Phoenix, The Phoenix Art Museum as well as open rehearsal at the Fushiko Daiko Taiko Drumming.

"Music is so important to creating community and Phoenix has such a vibrant music scene where you can discover musicians performing in all sorts of spaces, from small coffee houses to our big arenas, says Becky Bell Ballard, Rosie's House CEO. "Music unites, uplifts and brings such joy to all, Rosie’s House is excited to invite everyone to participate and celebrate MUSIC on June 21st."

For full schedule of events visit makemusicphoenix.org

Make Music Day Venues, Partners and Participants

About Make Music Day

Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music is celebrated on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in dozens of countries around the world.



Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public.

For more information visit makemusicday.org

About Rosie's House

For 27 years, Rosie’s House has filled a critical need in the community by providing arts equity for Phoenix's students.

One of the largest 100% free after-school music programs nationwide, Rosie’s House annually serves over 600 students from PreK - 18 years of age. Each year, Rosie's House provides over 25,000 free music lessons in a wide variety of disciplines including strings, winds, mariachi, choir, digital music, piano, guitar and percussion, as well as an early music program for Pre-K children.

Rosie’s House students take individual or group lessons for an average of five consecutive years. Offered by a team of 24 highly educated and qualified faculty members, youth participate after school 1-3 days a week in music programs, as well as community service, college path, and mentoring programs.

Rosie's House is a highly regarded afterschool music program which teaches much more than music. Participants learn to develop discipline, are required to practice regularly, overcome stumbling blocks and make public presentations in recitals and competitions – all skills essential to realizing one’s full potential in the 21st century.

For more information visit RosiesHouse.org