Coalition for Music Education raises the volume on the importance of music!

Coalition for Music Education raises the volume on the importance of music!

Canadian Celebrities lend their voices to encourage all Canadians to
make a difference and register for the national sing-along and live
web-cast in honour of the 10th Anniversary of Music Monday!


TORONTO, April 16, 2014 /CNW/ - On Monday, May 5(th) Music Monday celebrates its 10(th) anniversary with a live webcast linking simultaneous cross Canada events in St.
John's NL; Halifax Regional Municipality NS; Charlottetown, PEI;
Toronto, ON; Winnipeg, MB; Edmonton, AB; Whitehorse, YT; Ottawa, ON;
Montreal, QC and Vancouver, BC. The event will conclude with a
synchronized nationwide performance of I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) with former Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield, led by Maestro Bramwell Tovey of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The live webcast will air between
12 - 1pm ET on Monday, May 5, 2014 and can be accessed at musicmonday.ca.



"The incredible responses by prominent Canadians who are willing to
celebrate Music Monday are strong messages that music affects people
from all walks of life," says Holly Nimmons, Executive Director, Coalition for Music Education in Canada. "We're hoping that these messages will resonate locally,
inspiring those in communities large and small to also lend their
voices to the cause."



Additional celebrities and special guests who have committed to help
raise awareness for music education include Oliver Jones, Lennie
Gallant, Sean Panting, Red Robinson, NAC Chamber Orchestra, the
Edmonton Symphony and the McGill Chamber Orchestra. Representatives
from the worlds of music, science, business, sports, politics, comedy,
and more will join in via video and audio messages in support of Music
Monday including: environmentalist David Suzuki, children's entertainer
Fred Penner, R&B singer-songwriter Jully Black, Olympic medalist
Jennifer Jones, Dragon's Den financier W. Brett Wilson, MP Andrew Cash,
and comedian Dean Jenkinson.



"This event is an incredible way to demonstrate the importance music
plays in bringing people together," said Chris Stamper, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, TD Bank Group. "We're thrilled at TD to be a part of this experience
as we're committed to supporting access to music, which includes
providing youth with opportunities for musical education."



In 2013, thousands of Music Monday celebrations accounted for one
million participants across the globe! For this year's event, schools
and community groups across the country have already registered their
celebrations, including:



-- drum dancers and accordion music at
Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik
school in Nunavut;

-- an integration of Music with Visual arts and Science at
Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Annex School;

-- an airband contest at Medicine Hat's École Connaught School;

-- an assembly with the singing of O Canada in English, French and
Ojibway at Southampton (ON)'s GC Huston Public School;

-- a percussion ensemble of drums and xylophones joining with
school choir to lead the students of Lachute (QC) Laurentian
Elementary School in singing and celebrating;

-- a performance at a local seniors home by Charlottetown (PEI)'s
Stonepark Intermediate; and more.




The 10(th) Anniversary program will recognize this participation with a special
on-line contest which offers Music Monday participants an opportunity
to win a Skype chat with Colonel Chris Hadfield, and earn a chance to
be part of the live webcast. For more information about prize
opportunities and to register an event, please visit www.musicmonday.ca.



Since its inception in 2005, Canada's annual celebration of music
education, Music Monday has touched the lives of millions of students and teachers across
Canada who take their music programs into their communities to perform
the same song on the same day, at the same time, uniting the entire
country in song. Music Monday takes place on the first Monday May each
year.



I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) was written by former Canadian Space Agency
Astronaut and musician Col. Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies' Ed Robertson and commissioned by The Coalition for Music Education and CBCMusic.ca in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency to celebrate music education in schools across Canada.



Music Monday 2014 is made possible with the generous support of TD Bank
Group and The NAMM Foundation, as well as Titanium level support from
Yamaha Canada Music Inc. and Long and McQuade and all of our partners.


MusicMakesUs.ca

SOURCE Coalition for Music Education in Canada

Coalition for Music Education in Canada

CONTACT: National Media Contact: Victoria Lord, VLPR Inc. | 416.484.9047 | victoria@vlpr.com


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