Comments on: Central Park: Dana Discovery Center

By: Emily Energy

Emily Energy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:48:57 +0000

7/5/10—Day 6, 4th piano (around 3:20 p.m.) Wish Emily could play in the shade. It must be over 100 degrees then but Emily wanted to get to as many pianos as she could in the last day of this fun project. Here we met a family doing their piano tour, too. The mom played and she told us she finished her Suzuki Piano curriculum in Japan when she was young.

By: Ilaria

Ilaria — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:14:20 +0000

Me and my husband were shocked when we saw that piano.
we were just having a romantic walk in the park during this hot summer and suddendly we saw this piece of music. We started playing and it was so beautiful everything… the melody, the night, the stars, the lake..
Thank you so much for this project.. we have to share music and let people try to play at list once a life…

By: CK Photography

CK Photography — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:12:54 +0000

A hispanic man on the piano. He seemed completely engaged.

By: Sandy Santra

Sandy Santra — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:27:37 +0000

“Play Me, I’m Yours” was a dream come true for me: playing piano on the streets of New York in just about every location imaginable. I can’t thank Luke Jerram, sing for hope, and all the volunteers enough for pulling off this special event. It was amazing to see so many pianists come out and play, and especially touching to hear so many gifted and talented children step up to what is a very challenging instrument (and play it in public on one of the world’s biggest stages).

In the beginning, I set out to play all five boroughs, but soon realized my day job wouldn’t easily accommodate all the travel and logistics involved. So I reset my sights instead on playing every available Manhattan piano (and a few in Brooklyn and Queens). By the end of two weeks I had achieved my goal.

My pieces are all improvisations, so playing on the streets of New York allowed me to share my spontaneous, energetic music with a city whose rhythms and tones have informed and influenced my music for years. The chance to publicly give back to a city whose people, music, and spirit have brought me joy for decades was the opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks for watching and listening.

From the heart,

Sandy Santra

By: Jennifer Lee Snowden

Jennifer Lee Snowden — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:18:12 +0000

Jazz/Rock Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Lee Snowden on her journey to play all 29 Manhattan painted pianos for “Play Me I’m Yours” on the New York City Streets.

Read the blog, listen to the music, see the videos and catch the press at http://jenniferleesnowden.wordpress.com

By: Vadim Ghin

Vadim Ghin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:23:20 +0000

To view a montage of Chopin’s Minute Waltz played by Vadim Ghin on all the street pianos from “Play Me I’m Yours – NYC 2010″ please visit: http://www.theNYCminute.com

By: Melody

Melody — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:47:03 +0000

Melody has leaned keyboard for a while. This is the first time for her to play piano. She love it. We all enjoy this special opportunity. Thanks for this great project.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:29:45 +0000

Another picture and video from the afternoon Friday, July 2nd

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:25:36 +0000

My friend Clio and I had a great time playing on this piano! It was a nice way to relax after work and start the weekend, and the piano was beautiful!

By: Liszt Played in Harlem

Liszt Played in Harlem — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:37:13 +0000

Pianist Inna Faliks enjoys the purple piano of Central Park on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in New York City. While she played a group of disabled adults sat nearby enjoying her practicing “La Campanella-Paganini Study No.3″ by the composer Franz Liszt.