Piano Picnic (#2)
May 1, 2024
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May 1st marks the second Piano Picnic for the outdoor piano! An audience gathered around the piano for an afternoon of improvisations. From saxophones to cell phones, jazz to performance art, students performed their prepared and spontaneous works for the piano installation.
Many thanks to Xavier Dargan, Ruby Erickson, Shu Xu, Alejandro Ingkavet, Amy Sabpisal, Chris Newman, Leo Major and Gabe Toth, and Gabriel Zuckerberg for their improvisations.
Days in place: 440
Weather: partly sunny, 63°F
Ruby wrote a piece for the piano that she performed with three volunteers.
Gabe and Leo played duet with the piano and saxophone.
Chris strummed the strings inside the piano.
Gabriel played inside the piano using two crochet hooks and two cell phones.
Tiny sprouts have been growing on the piano's lid.
Color and texture variations in the wood veneer on the piano's sides.
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