Thursday May 3rd, 2012, by Tom Acitelli
Whenever it gets freakin’ warm again and you’re walking along the Common, stop by Brewer Fountain Plaza at the corner of Tremont and Park streets. It’s been redone by the Friends of the Public Garden in a big, big way. Andrew Ryan at The Globe says the plaza may, in fact, “change what it means to be a park in Boston.” Why? How? A piano, silly. And this one goes to 11: The most innovative new attraction to Brewer Fountain Plaza is the piano, which is an Ivers & Pond model built in 1885. The instrument must be stowed each night in a secure place near the Frog Pond, so a traditional piano would be difficult to keep in tune because of the bumpy foot paths and the fluctuating humidity… To make it outdoor friendly, the piano was gutted and outfitted with a high-end Roland electronic keyboard, an eight-channel mixer, and a professional speaker system, all powered by a solar panel. The instrument can act as an amplifier, allowing several other instruments to plug in. The revamped plaza also includes complimentary magazines and newspapers as well as boards to borrow for chess and backgammon. Next up for the Friend of the Public Garden? Lafayette Mall, the cracked path along Tremont.
May 2nd 2012, The LA Times
By Jason Kehe
Robert Shaw, a piano teacher and former punk-rock musician, spent years telling his friends that Los Angeles was not a piano-friendly town. If a club or restaurant owned a piano — a rarity to begin with — they were just dormant keyboards. Opportunities [...]
A few months ago, the famed New York arts school Juilliard broke with decades of tradition and purchased a Fazioli; the first non Steinway performance piano for
the school. According to an article in The Globe and Mail, the acquisition of the Fazioli caused quite a political firestorm at the school as enormous pressure was [...]
(May 1st – Toronto) This Saturday on May 5th, the Shangri-La Toronto will do what it does best: out class just about every other global brand in culture, luxury, and sophistication. In a bid to ensure this landmark hotel’s place amongst the world’s finest, two iconic works of art have been commissioned to adorn the [...]
Thursday May 3rd, 2012, by Tom Acitelli
Whenever it gets freakin’ warm again and you’re walking along the Common, stop by Brewer Fountain Plaza at the corner of Tremont and Park streets. It’s been redone by the Friends of the Public Garden in a big, big way. Andrew Ryan at The Globe says [...]
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