At Astor Place, that spinet piano had such a nice psychedelic paint job, and on July 4 the hippie coffee truck was parked nearby. So I had no choice but to play Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women."
Thanks to everyone who made this project such a success in so many ways.
More notes here:
http://www.3dotsmusic.com/blog.html/play_me_im_yours/
Ting // Jul 6, 2010 at 11:11 am
hadn't touched a piano in ages after playing for nearly 15 years since age 5! felt really inspired by this project.
Sandy Santra // Jul 6, 2010 at 6:36 am
"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
Vadim Ghin // Jul 6, 2010 at 6:20 am
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: www.theNYCminute.com
Max from Georgia // Jul 5, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Max played There's a Hole in my Bucket on way to Blue Man Group.
Thanks to everyone who made this project such a success in so many ways.
More notes here:
http://www.3dotsmusic.com/blog.html/play_me_im_yours/
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