Bet you thought a different kind of key, didn’t you! and I bet you thought it should have been Key TO the City and I made a mistake!
Well no, I really meant keys, piano keys, and I did mean it in the plural sense. You see, this is the second year in a row that Lancaster has had beautifully decorated pianos scattered throughout our beautiful city for anyone to sit down and play, for groups to sing along to, and for the general public to enjoy! Which we did on Thursday evening . . . as we also enjoyed an ice cream cone from Carmen and David’s across the street! (I had the Tiramisu flavor to die for!)
These pianos are an interactive art project . . . of sorts. Each of the 10 pianos have been donated and each one has a different theme since each was designed by a different person and/or group. The “Music for Everyone” website can shed more light on this subject. One of the better blogs about the project can be found via a link on that page. It’s great! . . . and be sure to click on the tab for Keys for the City for locations of the pianos! but back to our personal concert on Thursday evening!
This particular piano is protected by the front of Millersville University’s site on Prince Street, next door to the Fulton Theater. This multi-million dollar building was built by and for the now defunct Pennsylvania Academy of Music and is a gorgeous facility. It seems only fitting that a piano should be placed in front of this facility. The bright pink of the piano contrasts beautifully with the teal of the glass above it ~ and the music from the keys beacon to stop and enjoy as you walk down the street. Such was the case for us Thursday.
Mr. Pianoman played continously from the time we first saw him until we left and walked to our car. We had, in the meantime, walked into Carmen and David’s, ordered our treat, sat at a table on the sidewalk and enjoyed the treat and our concert! He had a jazzy honky tonk style and I have no idea what the name of his particular piece was, but
Play on Mr. Pianoman . . . you have at least two fans!
