“Peace, Love, & Music Together: An International Day of Peace Celebration”

Music Together®,
the leading international early childhood music education program, will
commemorate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace (September 21) with
family music events at many of its 2000 locations in 40 countries around the
world. One of the largest free events will be Peace, Love, & Music
Together: An International Day of Peace Celebration at Elizabeth Park,
Hartford, CT, on Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

The family
festival will include live music, crafts, and appearances from a diverse array
of community performers and organizations from around the state. 

According to
Music Together Founder/Director Kenneth K. Guilmartin, who will appear at the
Hartford event, “For more than twenty-five years, Music Together has been
bringing families together through music and promoting music-making as an
amazing resource for bonding parents and children. One of my signature songs,
‘May All Children’ is a wish for world peace, and it will be featured around
the world on the UN International Day of Peace. The song has been sung millions
of times throughout the world, in Music Together classes and by choruses and
school groups as part of our work to support UNICEF. ‘Peace, Love, and Music
Together’ will be a heartwarming and joyous celebration in Connecticut—where
peace is at the forefront of everyone’s minds at this time.”

Jessica Nevins,
Director, Music Together of the River Valley, Ivoryton CT, one of the producers
and organizers of the event at Elizabeth Park, adds, “We are building an event
that will not only spread peace in Connecticut, but will also send a message to
the world. Music Together center directors throughout the state are thrilled to
bring together some of the state’s most exciting musicians, choruses, artists,
and entertainers for a day of music in honor of peace.”

The event will
commence the way it does at the UN, with ringing of bells performed by The
Conduit Center of East Hartford, signaling a moment to reflect on a wish for
world peace.

Connecticut State
Senator Beth Bye, a champion of early childhood education, will accept an award
at the event for her work on behalf of Connecticut’s children. Other
politicians and VIPs will be announced shortly. 

Other
presentations/activities include: meditation and yoga provided by West Hartford
Yoga; world music, drumming and dancing; crafts and games for children;
merchandise with proceeds to benefit UNICEF; words from elected officials
and Music Together's Founder/Director Kenneth K. Guilmartin; peace-inspired
performances featuring CT-based folk fusion band The Auburn Mode, Music
Together recording artist "Uncle" Gerry Dignan, youth ensembles from
the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Deep River Junior Ancient Fife &
Drum Corps, Artists for World Peace, National Theater for the Deaf, and more.

For more
information about Peace, Love, & Music Together, please visit
PeaceLoveMusicTogether.com.