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Greetings!
 | | Piano and photo by Sing for Hope Donor Artist Ruggero Vanni |
While June busts out all over, we at Sing for hope are busting out our latest and greatest project: our STREET PIANOS!
If you find yourself in the Big Apple between June 21 and July 5, then locate the piano nearest you, take a chair, and tickle the ebonies and ivories for all to hear!
Please read on to learn more, and thank you for believing in the Sing for Hope mission of ARTS ACTIVISM IN ACTION! |
The "Street Pianos" are coming...
| ...and we want YOU to play a part!
Remember Christo's Gates?  The waterfalls on the East River? The painted cows? Well, Sing for Hope's summertime public art project is even more fun and dynamic than those.
On June 21st, Sing for Hope will bring 60 "street pianos" -- emblazoned with the words "Play Me, I'm Yours" -- to the parks and public spaces of our great city, to be enjoyed by all who pass by. After their public residency, the pianos will be donated to the under-resourced schools and hospitals that Sing for Hope serves. This project speaks to Sing for Hope's core mission of bringing the healing power of art to all people -- plus it's just great summertime fun! Click here to read more.
Sing for Hope needs piano buddies and volunteers to make the street pianos a success! To join Alicia Keys, Nathan Gunn, and other great artists supporting this historic event, click here... and pass this along to your friends!
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So... what's this street piano business all about?
|  It's the largest arts accessibility project of the
millennium, and Sing for Hope is bringing it to NYC!
This summer, from June 21st to July 5th, Sing for Hope will present Play Me, I'm Yours, a public art project that will bring 60 pianos to the streets of New York City. Play Me, I'm Yours isconceived by British artist Luke Jerram and appeared in London in 2009. Click here to see specific piano locations in NYC, and then watch our PSA produced by the film-making geniuses of jumP and manic, starring Nathan Gunn, Tituss Burgess, Kevin Mambo and the cast of HAIR!
In the words of pop diva Alicia Keys, "I believe in the creative potential of New York City, and I applaud
Sing for Hope for everything it does to develop that potential. This summer, Sing for Hope will create a beautiful and worthy moment for our city by bringing the Play Me, I'm Yours 'street pianos' to our city's parks and public spaces. It's things like
this that make me extra proud to be a New Yorker, and the endless
possibilities represented in these streets."
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| Street Pianos in the News |  New York is gearing up for Sing for Hope's Play Me, I'm Yours Street Pianos project!
Please click here to read our press coverage including preview pieces in The New York Daily News, The Village Voice, National Geographic Traveler, City Arts, NY1, The Staten Island Advance, and a great group of blogs!
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Thanks for reading, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Warmly,
~The Sing for Hope Team
"Sing for Hope is dedicated to bringing the healing power of art to those who need it most, and in today's world, that feels more urgent than ever."
- Renée Fleming, Grammy Award-winning Soprano and Sing for Hope Board Member
 Sing for Hope is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that
mobilizes professional artists in volunteer service to benefit schools,
hospitals and communities. Thank you for your support!!
Select photos taken by Sing for Hope Donor Artists Nan Melville, Cory Weaver, Luke Jerram and Ruggero Vanni
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