9-29-2013 – Piano 3
Harvard Medical School Piano Part 2!
Improvisations
9-29-2013 – Piano 3
The first recording from Harvard Medical School. This piano was notable in that the damper pedal did not work at all!
9-29-2013 – Piano 6
From my last stop on a 6-piano tour yesterday! More audio to come, but first: here is a video of me and Theadora playing/singing “Les Berceaux” by Gabriel Faure! The piano is in Roslindale Square.
9-29-2013 – Piano 2
Franklin Park Zoo, Part 2!
Next, I’m going to head out along the Riverway and make my way to the Back Bay area…
9-29-2013 – Piano 2
This is the first of two recordings I made at Franklin Park Zoo. I arrived as the piano tuner was finishing up, so I sat in the shade and ate my breakfast as he worked. As I was waiting, I got to watch the stream of people in line for the zoo, and I loved how a lot of them turned to see what he was doing. Public pianos can be such a spectacle. They draw the attention of so many people, especially young children.
I’m also impressed by how many people there are who enjoy playing. I’ve only just begun my quest to try to play as many as possible before they’re taken away on Oct. 14, and even now, I’ve had to wait my turn twice. I will probably spend as much time or more listening to others play as I will playing myself, which I think is really cool!
9-29-2013
This recording was made just minutes ago, at my home piano. I’m getting ready to find a couple more public pianos today from the Boston Celebrity Series. Maybe I’ll see you there! The first one will be at the Franklin Park Zoo, close to when they open, at 10am. Then, I might make my way into Boston via the South End. However, I’m coming home after Franklin Park to change my laundry (and before I move on to more pianos), so I’ll have another update in a couple hours!
9-28-2013 – Piano 1
Fresh from the piano in front of JP Licks in Jamaica Plain! A trumpet player and his buddy with a tambourine happened to bike up right around when I was waiting my turn, and they joined in!
http://streetpianos.com/boston2013/pianos/j-p-licks-jamaica-plain/
Play Me, I’m Yours is an artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram and has been touring internationally since 2008.
I’m going to try to find time to play a few of these before they leave Boston! If I can plan enough in advance, I’ll post a link to the ones I’ll be playing at, with the time I’ll be there…maybe you can come join me!
9-26-2013 Part 3
9-26-2013 Part 2