Music + Art + Parks + People
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The city and the Parks Department in cooperation with various organizations are placing 20 pianos in parks throughout Seattle and King County, which are decorated and available for anyone to enjoy. Project partners include: Seattle Symphony, KEXP, and City of Music.
I love this idea. Kudos to those who pulled this together. I don't think it is an original idea, but it is still really cool. NYC did something similar in the past. Maybe we got the idea from them?
The pianos are donated, restored and tuned by Classic Pianos and dynamically designed by the students, faculty and friends of Gage Academy of Art.
There is a competition for the best performance submitted video. See some of the performances. Also check the Facebook page (the home of the contest). The winner gets to perform at a Concert at the Mural.
At the end of the campaign, the pianos will be sold to the highest bidder in an online auction on www.pianosintheparks.com. Proceeds from the pianos sales will benefit Seattle Parks and Recreation, King County Parks, Seattle Symphony, KEXP and Gage Academy of Art.
