Music Day UK

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

  1. ↑ "About Music Day UK". Music Day. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "La Fête de la musique s'étend à plus de 100 pays". Le Parisien. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Présentation de la Fête". Fête de la musique. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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