Piano Log 2015-3-8 Part 1

March 2015 – Day 9

I just attended an incredibly intense and heartfelt talk by Tufts Professor Souhad Zendah about her experiences growing up in Gaza, her life afterwards, and the lives of all the people who live there now. I do not have words to convey this adequately. I have learned some about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict over the years, but I really had no idea it was this bad. Simply, it sounds like Gaza is a prison. And I’m terrified for the people who live there. My heart goes out to them.

I played for the service at the Community Church of Boston, and I ended up making 4 recordings. You’ll hear them all. The first three happened before Professor Souhad spoke. The last one happened directly after. I had to close my eyes to keep from crying. I’m going to post them in order, starting today.

This recording was the opening music, calling people to come sit down and get ready for the service.

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Piano Log 2013-10-5 Part 6

March 2015 – Day 8

This was arguably one of the most populated places I played during the Boston Street Piano project. You can hear all the people moving around and talking in the background!

Piano Log 2013-10-5 Part 6

March 2015 – Day 8

This was arguably one of the most populated places I played during the Boston Street Piano project. You can hear all the people moving around and talking in the background!

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Piano Log 2015-3-3 Part 1

March 2015 – Day 7

Day 7! It’s been a whole week, and I’ve still got so many recordings to share! Thanks to all of you who have been tuning in and downloading the podcasts. I really appreciate your interest!

Piano Log 2015-3-3 Part 1

March 2015 – Day 7! It’s been a whole week, and I’ve still got so many recordings to share! Thanks to all of you who have been tuning in and downloading the podcasts. I really appreciate your interest!

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Piano Log 2015-3-1

March 2015 – Day 6

Welcome to Day 6! I’ve gone back to recording directly from my iPhone while I try to get the new microphone fixed. You may have noticed some microphone static in a couple of the more recent recordings. It’s been getting worse, so I’m probably going to just get the microphone replaced. In the meantime, I have a shock absorbing mic stand for my iPhone which is pretty cool! It definitely helps reduce the background noise in the recordings.

Piano Log 2015-3-1

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Piano Log 2013-10-5 Part 1

March 2015 – Day 5

Yet another one from the Boston Street Piano Project. This was the first recording I made that day, after tower bell ringing practice at Old North Church. This is one of the fast arpeggiated ones, in the vein of my Davis Square recording.

Piano Log 2013-10-5 Part 1

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Piano Log 2013-10-4 Part 12

March 2015 – Day 4

This one is more informal and playful. During the Street Piano Project, there would often be people milling around the pianos – waiting to take their turn, just listening, or wanting to join in. I started playing Autumn Leaves, and a guy who was standing behind me started singing along. Then he asked if he could play too, and we had some fun!