Comments on: Herald Square

By: Emily Energy

Emily Energy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:56:04 +0000

7/2/10–Day 3, 4th piano (around 7 p.m. )

By: John LaPolla

John LaPolla — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:17:10 +0000

Here’s the performance I did in front of Macy’s Herald Square of my dad’s song. The audio is not great but it’s heartfelt. Never quite sure when dad’s birthday is, he said one day, his mother said another and his birth certificate said another. I could never remember so I celebrate July 9th (it’s close). Happy 90th dad! Love, John

By: Rick Pedro

Rick Pedro — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:27:09 +0000

What a Blast!! All barriers were broken down by the Universal Language of Music. Thank to Luke Jerram

By: Sandy Santra

Sandy Santra — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:33:11 +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: MaDDan

MaDDan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:10:30 +0000

Herald Sq at nite great vibes and crowd totally dug this ….

By: Vadim Ghin

Vadim Ghin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:29:34 +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: Cary

Cary — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:51:21 +0000

It was like a surprise when we accidently heard the piano playing in central park! And I was happy that I had a chance to play it for a while…thank you NYC~~ =D

By: Rachel Kaufman

Rachel Kaufman — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:56:11 +0000

Great locale, and so fun to share the experience w/my multi-talented buddy Jen

By: Craig Greenberg

Craig Greenberg — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:58:24 +0000

I’ve been doing a tour of the street pianos all over Manhattan. Herald Square was the second one i played at. Was very exciting playing amid all that buzz and activitiy!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:51:05 +0000

4th of July