What happens when you gather 350 musicians -- meeting and playing together for the first time -- to perform a brand new composition on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library? You get an awesome, crazy-fun big-ass jam.
What Happens When 350 Musicians Meet For The First Time In Brooklyn?
To celebrate the annual Make Music New York festival, NPR Music commissioned a new piece, "100+ BPM" by Sunny Jain or Red Baraat, and invited musicians to turn it up and take part in a massive, marching-band-style world premiere. About 350 people showed up, instruments in hand, on the library ".
Here's what happened:
Looks like it was a hell of a time. For more information about Sunny Jain and his music, check out his website.
More here: Making Joyful Noise At Make Music New York 2014