On Monday morning, 60 pianos were spread throughout the five boroughs of New York City as part of an installation by artist Luke Jerram and the Sing for Hope organization.
The locations of the instruments range from zoos to post offices, and each one says "Play Me, I'm Yours."
There are no conditions attached to playing the pianos. Jerram is leaving that up to the communities in which they're placed.
Jerram sees this as a great opportunity for musicians and performers who would normally need licenses to play on the street. He's encouraging people to upload their experiences with the pianos on the project's website: www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/
There you can also find a map that shows where all the pianos are. When the project is finished, all of the instruments will be donated to community organizations and schools.
In a time when music is becoming more and more digital, and when government support of the arts seems to be dwindling more and more every day, it's nice to see a city encourage people to share music with each other in a direct and interesting way.
Now how do I get those pianos to my city?
The locations of the instruments range from zoos to post offices, and each one says "Play Me, I'm Yours."
There are no conditions attached to playing the pianos. Jerram is leaving that up to the communities in which they're placed.
Jerram sees this as a great opportunity for musicians and performers who would normally need licenses to play on the street. He's encouraging people to upload their experiences with the pianos on the project's website: www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/
There you can also find a map that shows where all the pianos are. When the project is finished, all of the instruments will be donated to community organizations and schools.
In a time when music is becoming more and more digital, and when government support of the arts seems to be dwindling more and more every day, it's nice to see a city encourage people to share music with each other in a direct and interesting way.
Now how do I get those pianos to my city?
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