Harvard Holyoke Center, 75 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge
Piano decorated by Ruvani Perumal & Nicholas Gibney, hosted by Harvard Office for the Arts and donated by Brian Goodwin. Piano opening hours 8:00am – 10:00pm.
Downtown
Greenway/Waterfront
Back Bay
Fenway/Kenmore
- Berklee College of Music Bookstore, 1090 Boylston St (11)
- Berklee College of Music, 7 Haviland St (16)
- Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave (5)
- Boston University East Courtyard, 595 Commonwealth Ave (16)
- Boston University George Sherman Courtyard, Commonwealth Ave (16)
- Emerald Necklace Visitors Center, 125 The Fenway (18)
- Fenway Park, 174 Ipswich St (6)
- Fenway Victory Gardens (8)
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St in the courtyard (9)
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway (13)
- Kenmore Square, 500 Commonwealth Ave (9)
- Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Massachusetts Ave (14)
- Massachusetts College of Art, 578 Huntington Ave (16)
- Museum of Fine Arts, Huntington Ave Plaza (23)
- New England Conservatory, Huntington Ave/Gainsborough St (16)
- Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave (11)
South End
Neighborhoods of Boston
- Adams Park, 6 Cummins Highway, Roslindale (7)
- Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan (11)
- Castle Island, near Sullivan’s, South Boston (17)
- Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown (8)
- Cunningham Park, Sparhawk St/Murdock St, Brighton (20)
- Everett Theatre, 15 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park (11)
- Franklin Park Zoo, near the zebra entrance, Dorchester (7)
- Gertrude Howes Playground, 74 Moreland St, Roxbury (19)
- Hyde Park Community Center, 1179 River St, Hyde Park (10)
- J.P. Licks, 659 Centre St, Jamaica Plain (17)
- Logan Airport, near Customs at Terminal E at arrivals level (24)
- The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester (25)
- Theodore Parker Unitarian Church, 1859 Centre St, W Rox (13)
- Washington Square, 1628 Beacon St, Brookline (74)
- Whittier Street Apartments,1170 Tremont St, Roxbury (12)
Cambridge/Somerville
- 1 Kendall Square (26)
- 1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (16)
- Brattle Plaza, Harvard Square, in front of EMS store (30)
- Cambridge Center, near Kendall/MIT Station (43)
- Central Square, Jill Brown-Rhone Memorial Pk/La Luna Café (27)
- Davis Square, Somerville (71)
- Harvard Holyoke Center, 75 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge (45)
I was enjoying playing the beautifully decorated piano in the cool autumn breeze during the Oktoberfest and Honk Festival on Sunday, October 13, 2013.
During this Festival, I played the street pianos in front of the Holyoke Center and at the Brattle Plaza in front of the EMS store.
I also went to the Harvard Science Plaza and the Harvard Law School Plaza to play the street pianos there but unfortunately, they were locked. Therefore, I could only take a few photos there.
I wish I could play all the 75 pianos installed in the Boston area.
Thanks to the Play Me, It’s Yours arts project, I was able to share my music to many people in the streets in and near Harvard Square, one of my favorite points of interest in Massachusetts.
I had always dreamed of playing the piano in the streets of Harvard Square and on October 13, 2013, my dream came true!
Vannga // Nov 4, 2013 at 12:25 pm
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Sharing my music to people from all over the world has been one of my main life missions. Therefore, I am so happy to make these beautiful street pianos "sing" and share my music with the Cambridge/Harvard Square audience.
Vannga // Oct 27, 2013 at 2:04 am
Report this commentI was playing the love theme "Speak Softly Love" from The Godfather during the Oktoberfest and Honk Festival.
Vannga // Oct 27, 2013 at 12:12 am
Report this commentI was playing Those Were The Days on the beautifully decorated piano with a very nice sound during the Harvard Square Oktoberfest and Honk Festival. It was such a wonderful experience being able to share my music with the people present at Harvard Square. I am so grateful the audience was very appreciative of my music. Thank you, Luke Jerram, for creating such an interesting and original arts project which brings live piano music to the streets, to the community.
Vannga // Oct 27, 2013 at 12:06 am
Report this commentPiano #15/40!
I was the first to play this one after the rain on 10/4 :)
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Melsen Carlsen // Oct 20, 2013 at 5:04 am
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Coming across these pianos has made walks so much more delightful. This man was really one with the piano; he looked around only once. Lovely music.
credit: marjorienichols.com
Marjorie Nichols Photography // Oct 19, 2013 at 3:24 pm
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A different view - peaking into the darkness with a camera flash
Magdalena Taber // Oct 16, 2013 at 2:33 am
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A shifting silhouette of a player is captured using a table as a tripod.
Magdalena Taber // Oct 16, 2013 at 2:31 am
Report this commentJenny Searles and Andrew Altenbach perform a sneak peek from Boston Opera Collaborative's upcoming Voyage à Paris.
See the full production:
October 18th & 20th | 8:00 pm
Club OBERON | Harvard Square
Visit www.bostonoperacollaborative.org for more details!
Boston Opera Collaborative // Oct 15, 2013 at 9:38 pm
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Boston Opera Collaborative was thrilled to perform on the Harvard Holyoke Center piano a sneak preview of their upcoming show, Voyage á Paris, which will be performed just a few blocks away on October 18th and 20th at 8 PM at OBERON!
Boston Opera Collaborative // Oct 15, 2013 at 12:08 am
Report this commentThis is my daughter, Abigail performing to a rather large crowd. She had such a wonderful time!
Audra Myerberg // Oct 14, 2013 at 11:13 pm
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My name is Jill Santos and I'm the current Miss Mendocino County from California. My platform is Music and Art Therapy for the Elderly and piano is the main source of therapy I provide for them, which is why finding these pianos was so special to me. I was in Boston for five days for an Alzheimer's Symposium at Harvard with my mom, and as soon as we learned about the pianos, we printed the map and searched for them all! Unfortunately we couldn't extend our trip anymore, but I did find 47 of them. It has been a wonderful adventure and experience playing in special places and meeting new people all over Boston. :)
Jill Santos // Oct 14, 2013 at 4:30 am
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Pianos bring such joy!!!!
Thanks, Celebrity Series for bringing so much music to so many!
Ginger Ibex // Oct 7, 2013 at 2:15 pm
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