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City Winery Owner Buy Beethoven Not Bullets Sculpture
On Monday, June 14, Music Unites hosted an event at City Winery with violinist Mikhail Simonyan and members of the New York Philharmonic. In addition to hosting the event inside hsi venues doors, City Winery owner Michael Dorf supported Mikhail's cause Beethoven Not Bullets by purchasing a sculpture by Adrian London. The piece supports freedom and self-expression in Afghanistan and a portion of the proceeds go towards the initiative, which raises funds to sponsor students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music.
Posted on June 14, 2010Music Unites Youth Choir Member Plays NYC's Angels & Kings
Music Unites Youth Choir member Anson wowed the crowd on Memorial Day when he played at Pete Wentz's rock bar Angels & Kings in NYC's Lower East Side.
Posted on June 03, 2010MUSIC UNITES YOUTH CHOIR RECORDS A SONG AT TAINTED BLUE STUDIO
On Monday, the Music Unites Youth Choir visited Tainted Blue Studios in Times Square, home to such superstar recording artists as Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Coldplay and more. The children were able to see the inside of a real studio and learned how the process works by recording an original composition they wrote collaboratively over the course of the program called, "Different Voices, Same Song."
Special thanks to Tainted Blue Studio, NYC and engineer Louis Follo.
Posted on May 26, 2010MUSIC UNITES YOUTH CHOIR INAUGURAL CONCERT
The Music Unites Youth Choir held their first solo concert on May 13 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. They performed a number of songs including Paul McCartney's classic "Let It Be," Jason Mraz's contemporary hit "I'm Yours," and a piece called "Different Voices, Same Song" which they composed collaboratively during the program.
Posted on May 27, 2010Music Unites Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
It was just one year ago that New York-based charity Music Unites was founded by Michelle Edgar to support music education in underfunded inner city school districts and bring music to underserved communities.
In celebration of our one year anniversary, Music Unites is hosting an exclusive benefit concert celebrating artists of all genres from pop, rock to rap, with a total of eight acts. This event has been made possible thanks to the support of the Annie O. Music Series, Cooper Square Penthouse and AriZona Beverages. Musicians who have been behind the cause from the start have donated their time and will come out to support the cause including Tamarama, As Tall As Lions, Matt White, Jaicko, Maino, Niia, Rachel Platten and DJ DL.
It's also Michelle's birthday, so be sure to wish her a happy one! Tickets are SOLD OUT. Posted on May 13, 2010Melanie Fiona Custom Designs Bracelet With Gina Nigrelli For Music Unites
Melanie Fiona, the ambassador of Music Unites Empowering Women Through Music Initiative, has designed a bracelet with Gina Nigrelli to benefit the Music Unites Youth Choir.
The unique wrap bracelet come in gold and gunmetal and can be purchase for $135 at Jules Smith. To order, go to:
http://shop.julessmithdesigns.com/products/music-unites
Posted on April 10, 2010Music Unites Takes Jaicko To NYC School
Capitol Record's artist, Jaicko, will be visiting students in grades 5-8 at St. Marks School on February 26. This outreach has been created together with Education Through Music to help motivate and engage young students through music.
Posted on February 04, 2010Music Unites Youth Choir's Sneak Peek Performance
This Monday Young Audiences New York introduced the Music Unites Youth Choir at their sneak performance at Ailey Citigroup Theatre. The performance featured songs and original writings in progress as the Choir builds toward their inaugural concert this Spring at Carnegie Hall.
Posted on February 01, 2010Music Unites Talks With Roger Daltrey of The Who
Music Unites caught up with Roger Daltrey backstage at his concert at Nokia Theatre Times Square on November 20: "The importance of music education is that there's scientific evidence taken and it's been found that if a child studies music early on in their life, they will be better at everything else they do throughout their life and that's the importance of it. It should be the first thing they learn, not the first thing they stop teaching." - Roger Daltrey from The Who
Posted on November 30, 2009Music Unites with John Forte at the Cooper Square Hotel
John Forte played an intimate performance in the moonlit penthouse of the Cooper Square Hotel for 200 of Music Unites' patrons on Monday evening.
Posted on October 05, 2009
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