Finding spontaneous harmony.
This year, with leadership support from the Cheswatyr Foundation, Make Music Day is launching a national program of Circle Singing — an improvised vocal experience where everyone is welcome.
Popularized by Grammy-winning artist Bobby McFerrin, Circle Singing invites people to create music together on the spot, layering harmonies, rhythms, and melodies without sheet music or preparation. It’s about making music in the moment, connecting through sound, and feeling the joy of spontaneous creation.
If you’re interested in starting your own Circle Singing event on Make Music Day, email aaron@makemusicday.org.
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Circle Singing on Sunday, June 21, 2026
Chattanooga, TN
led by Naomi Griffin Self
(ChattaSings)
Chattanooga Culture
2310 Vance Ave.
Time: 4pm – 5pm
Contact: chattasings@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
led by Davin Youngs
Chicago Cultural Center – Learning Lab
78 E Washington
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Contact: davinyoungs@gmail.com
Grand Rapids, MI
led by Leah Ivory
(Grand Rapids Youth Chorus)
Fish Ladder Park
606 Front Ave NW
Time: 3pm
Contact: leahivory@me.com
Madison, WI
led by Kva Mary Wajer
(WisconSing!)
Tenney Park Beach Shelter
1300 Sherman Ave.
Time: 9am – 11am
Contact: wisconsing2020@gmail.com
Montclair, NJ
led by Larissa Jaye
(Rock Voice Montclair)
First Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall (entrance in back), 153 Park St
Time: 1pm
Contact: rockvoicesmontclairnj@gmail.com
Muskogee, OK
led by Micheal Rappe
(Hilldale Public Schools JH/HS Choir)
Muskogee Little Theater – Kennedy Center Room
311 South 3rd St.
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Contact: makemusicmuskogee@gmail.com
New York, NY (Brooklyn)
led by Vivienne Aerts
Prospect Park’s Music Pagoda
(enter at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave)
Time: 10am – 12pm
New York, NY (Manhattan)
led by Deborah Latz, Jesse Goldman, Jeannette Miller, Pat Wictor (Kaleidoscope)
Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace Arcade
(at 72nd St)
Time: 2pm – 4pm
New York, NY (Manhattan)
led by Stefanie Wasserman
The High Line’s Chelsea Market Passage
(between W 15th / 16th St)
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Phoenix, AZ
led by Juli Burdette
Arizona Opera
1636 N Central Ave
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Contact: juli.burdette@gmail.com
San Jose, CA
led by David Worm
Circle of Palms
124 S Market St
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Contact: sanjose@makemusicday.org