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{{infobox music festival
|music_festival_name = The September Concert
|image = [[Image:TheSeptConcert official logo.jpg|250px]]
|location = [[New York]] and many other cities
|founders = Haruko Smith
|years_active= 2002 - ongoing
|dates = September of each year
|genre = Varied
|website = {{URL|1=http://www.septemberconcert.org/ |2=SeptemberConcert.org}}
}}

'''The September Concert''' is a charity which organises free public concerts on the anniversaries of [[9/11]]. It was founded by Haruko Smith, following the events of that day in 2001.<ref name="heraldsun" />

==History==
[[File:NDI Sept Conc.jpg|thumb|250px|right|National Dance Institute at Rockefeller Plaza, 9/11/2010]]

Following the events of [[September 11 attacks|September 11th 2001]], Haruko Smith had the idea to fill the skies of NYC with music, inspired by the words of [[Aldous Huxley]]:

{{quote|"After silence, that which can express the inexpressible, is music"}}

The September Concert started out as a local grassroots charity and has grown to have a worldwide presence involving 10,000 volunteers and 15,000 musicians.<ref name="mission" />

[[File:ROME September Concert.jpg|thumb|250px|left| September Concert in Rome, 9/11/2010]]

The September Concert Foundation was incorporated in April 2002 as a 501(c)(3) public charity, inspired a small army of volunteers, and on September 11th 2002 the first September Concert was born. To date this organization has functioned solely through the efforts of volunteers.

In addition to the Board of Directors that included artists [[Jacques d'Amboise]] and [[Robert Rauschenberg]], The September Concert Foundation's Advisory Board was set up in 2002 with  entertainers such as [[Quincy Jones]], [[Ravi Shankar]] and [[Christy Turlington Burns]]. Business leaders such as [[Tom Freston]] also joined in to help the foundation.

In 2010, 200 concerts were held all over the world on or near September 11. In [[New York City]] 58 concerts were held<ref name="nytimes" /><ref name="nationaldance" /><ref name="eturbonews" />, joined by another 30 U.S. cities <ref name="mydesert"/> and 45 international cities including [[Edinburgh]] <ref name="mynewsdesk" /><ref name="inchoruschoir" /> [[London]], [[Rome]],<ref name="insidersabroad" /> [[Tamale]] (Ghana), [[Cap-Haïtien]] and [[Tokyo]].

==Mission and principles==
[[File:September Concert Haiti.jpg|thumb|right| September Concert in Haiti, 9/10/2010]]

The mission of the September Concert Foundation is to bring communities together, to reaffirm the hope for peace, and to celebrate our universal humanity.
 
The foundation accomplishes this by inviting musicians of every age and genre to bring their gift of music anywhere space is available on the days surrounding the anniversary of September 11. Concerts are held in parks, gardens, schools, libraries, churches, restaurants, cafes, galleries, office buildings, stores, senior centers, community centers.

There are three principles behind the September Concert:
*''Freedom'' for anyone to organise a concert with any genre and venue;
*''Equality'' between the different musicians and styles of music; and
*''Accessibility'': all of the concerts are free

==Media coverage==

More news coverage of The September Concert<ref name="wor710" /><ref name="nyse" /><ref name="septemberconcert-3" />

Video of September 2009 concerts around the world<ref name="video_give_us_hope" />

==Organisers==
[[Image:Classical Sept conc.jpg|thumb|250px|right|At the New York Public Library, 9/11/2010]]

===Board of Directors===

Haruko Smith, Founder and Chair, Taro Patrick Smith, Ph.D., [[Jacques d'Amboise]], Robert Benezra, Ph.D., Faith Hope Consolo, Milagros del Corral, Ph.D., John Daly Goodwin, Darryl Pottorf, Rebecca Seawright, Sundaram Tagore, [[Randy Wayne White]]

===In memoriam===

[[Robert Rauschenberg]]

===Advisory Board===

[[Marisa Berenson]], [[Christy Turlington Burns]], John Campi, [[Tom Freston]], [[Quincy Jones]], Dorothy Lichtenstein, Milton Moskowitz, David Ng, Todd Oldham, Nancy Ploeger, [[Howard J. Rubenstein]], Susan Rudin, William C. Rudin, [[Ravi Shankar]], Steven Spinola, [[Scott M. Stringer]], Dennis Swanson

===International Committee===

Camilla G. Hellman, Rosario Velasco Lino, Ludovica Rossi Purini, Mayo Shono, Koji Yoshikawa.

==Notes==
{{Reflist |refs= 
<ref name="heraldsun">
{{cite news
 | title = 'Peace' concert to remember 9/11
 | first = C.
 | last = Bellamy
 | url = http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/3584122/article--Peace--concert-to-remember-9-11
 | newspaper = [[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)|The Herald Sun]]
 | publisher = Rick Bean
 | location = [[Durham, North Carolina]]
 | issn = 1055-4467
 | oclc = 22992790
 | date = September 2009
 | page = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

<ref name=mission>{{cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=http://www.septemberconcert.org/downloads/TSCFMissionStatement.pdf|publisher=The September Concert Foundation|accessdate=7 February 2011}}</ref> 

<ref name="nytimes">
{{cite news
 | title = Upbeat Works to Honor a Solemn Day
 | first = Vivien
 | last = Schweitzer
 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/arts/music/14choral.html?_r=1
 | newspaper = [[The New York Times]]
 | publisher = [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]]
 | location = [[Manhattan, New York]]
 | issn = 0362-4331
 | oclc = 1645522
 | date = September 13, 2010
 | page = C4
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

<ref name="nationaldance">
{{cite web
 | url = http://www.nationaldance.org/programs_2008_SeptConcert.html
 | title = NDI Dancers perform in the 2008 September Concert
 | month = September
 | year = 2008
 | work = [[National Dance Institute]]
 | publisher = National Dance Institute inspiring children through the arts
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
}}
</ref>

<ref name="eturbonews">
{{cite press release
 | publisher = eTurboNews
 | date = August 15, 2010
 | title =9th annual September concert expands to 3-day celebration of peace through music
 | url = http://www.eturbonews.com/17876/9th-annual-september-concert-expands-3-day-celebration-peace-thr
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

<ref name="mydesert">
{{cite news
 | title = Palm Desert's 9/11 concert one of many in nation, world to honor fallen
 | first = Colin
 | last = Atagi
 | url = http://www.mydesert.com/
 | newspaper = [[The Desert Sun]]
 | publisher = Mark Winkler
 | location = [[Palm Springs|Palm Springs, Califonia]]
 | issn = 
 | oclc = 26432381
 | date = September 13, 2010
 | page = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = http://www.septemberconcert.org/images/pressclips/2010/20100913_MyDesert.pdf
 | archivedate = 2010
}}
</ref>

<ref name="mynewsdesk">
{{cite press release
 | publisher = [[MyNewsdesk]]
 | date = July 26, 2010
 | title =The Gospel Truth Choir: The Gospel Truth Choir Announce Participation in the Edinburgh September Concert - Joining Fellow Choristers to Remember the Events of 9/11
 | url = http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/view/pressrelease/the-gospel-truth-choir-the-gospel-truth-choir-announce-participation-in-the-edinburgh-september-concert-joining-fellow-choristers-to-remember-the-444405
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

<ref name="inchoruschoir">
{{cite web
 | url = http://www.inchoruschoir.co.uk/main/reviews/
 | title = InChorus Sells-Out Edinburgh's Festival Theatre
 | month = September
 | year = 2010
 | work = InChorus
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
}}
</ref>

<ref name="insidersabroad">
{{cite web
 | url = http://www.insidersabroad.com/forums/activitiesevents-7/topics/september-concert-2010-lorin-maazel-directing-rome
 | title = September Concert 2010 (Lorin Maazel directing)
 | author = English Yellow Pages
 | month = September
 | year = 2010
 | work = InsiderAbroad
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
}}
</ref>

<ref name="wor710">
{{cite interview
 | last = Smith
 | first = Haruko
 | subject = Haruko Smith
 | interviewer = Valerie Smaldone
 | title = 
 | url = http://www.wor710.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4898041
 | format = Flash
 | program = Valerie's New York
 | callsign = [[WOR (AM)|WOR]]
 | city = New York
 | date = August 31, 2010
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

<ref name="nyse">
{{cite web
 | url = http://www.nyse.com/events/1284114521833.html
 | title = The September Concert Foundation Visits NYSE and Rings The Opening Bell on the Occasion of 9/11 
 | date = September 10, 2010
 | work = [[New York Stock Exchange]]
 | publisher = 
 | location = New York
 | archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
}}
</ref>

<ref name="septemberconcert-3">
{{Cite episode
 | title = news segment (Quicktime video)
 | episodelink = 
 | url = http://www.septemberconcert.org/FoxNews081507.html
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | series = FOX 5 News at 6
 | network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]
 | station = [[WNYW]]
 | city = New York
 | airdate = September 2007
}}
</ref>

<ref name="video_give_us_hope">
{{Cite episode
 | title = video of concerts (Quicktime video)
 | episodelink = 
 | url = http://www.septemberconcert.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=64&lang=en
 | accessdate = 7 February 2011
 | series = 
 | network = 
 | station = 
 | city = 
 | airdate = September 2009
}}
</ref>

}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.septemberconcert.org/}}
*[http://www.septemberconcert.org/images/pressclips/2010/ValeriesNewYork_08312010.mp3 WOR interview with Haruko Smith on the radio show Valerie's New York] - 8/31/10 [[MP3]] audio file (9.6 MB)
*[http://www.compagniaperlamusica.com/eng/iniziativa.php?id=83 The September Concert page of Compagnia per la Music in Italy]
*[http://www.sepcon.jp The September Concert page from Japan (in Japanese)]


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[[Category:Music of New York City]]
[[Category:September 11 attacks memorials]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2002]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2002]]
[[Category:September events]]