Pedestrians play some of the 20 painted pianos that were placed around Orange County, California by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. VIdeo by Eugene Garcia of the ocregister.com. See video.
Grand Piano Found on Sandbar in Miami Bay
MIAMI (AP) — A grand piano recently showed up on a sandbar in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, about 200 yards from condominiums on the shore. The piano, which weighs at least 650 pounds, was placed at the highest spot along the sandbar so it doesn’t get underwater during high tide. While officials aren’t sure how it…
The Studliest Chest You’ve Ever Seen
If Henry O. Studley had lived 150 years later, he’d be designing circuit boards. As it stands, Studley was born in 1838 and worked as a piano maker, carpenter and mason. Sometime in the 1890s he designed this amazing tool cabinet, which has become known in woodworking circles as the Henry O. Studley tool chest. Click here for…
Celebrating Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck’s 90th Birthday
In 1954, polls in the leading jazz magazinesMetronome and Downbeat selected Dave Brubeck’s band as the year’s best instrumental group. That same year, Brubeck was the second jazz musician ever featured on the cover of Time Magazine (the first being Louie Armstrong). On Monday, Brubeck will celebrate his 90th birthday. He celebrated another milestone last year, when…
MTNA National Conference Proposal Submissions
Call for 2012 MTNA National Conference Proposal Submissions MTNA is now accepting proposals for the 2012 National Conference that will take place March 24-28 in New York City. This call is for all General, Collaborative, Group Piano, Recreational Music Making, Technology and miscellaneous session proposals. This is the only call for session proposals for this…
Hauschka Gets the Most Out of 88 Keys
Listening to a piece by Hauschka can be deceiving: What sounds like an ensemble of musicians and instruments is just one man, performing at one piano. His real name is Volker Bertelmann, and he hails from Dusseldorf, Germany, where he works with his “prepared piano.” He wrests disruptive sounds from the instrument’s 88 keys by…
