FLOWER PIANO POWER AT THE GOLDEN GATE PARK
12 days, 12 pianos at the San Francisco Botanical Garden that becomes the city’s own outdoor concert hall and everyone is invited to play and listen.
Visitors are encouraged to seek out one of the twelve pianos tucked among the many flower-filled gardens within SFBG’s 55 acres and play what they like, from Bach to boogie-woogie. On select days, professional pianists will be scheduled to perform as well, and the public is welcome to watch the performances. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Chopin... are on the line-up!
Flower Piano is a project initiated by Mauro ffortissimo and Dean Mermell who together launched Sunset Piano in 2013 when ffortissimo covertly rolled an old grand piano onto the bluffs over Half Moon Bay. As word spread through social media, the crowds grew way beyond the occasional dog walker. Thousands came to hear the music before the county ordered it removed. Since then, Sunset Piano has expanded this impromptu musical and social experiment, temporarily placing pianos in a wide variety of unexpected natural and urban settings around the Bay Area every year, from the top of Montara Mountain to Market Street.
PHOTO CREDIT: NATALIE JENKS
Filled with music, the Garden, a place of beauty and inspiration, will invite people to share their passion and talent.
Share, share, share! Share the music!
Check the whole program for those 12 days dedicated to art and music. And in the name of Summer of Love celebrations, there even will be a sing along... definitely 1967 inspired.
> sfbotanicalgarden.org/flowerpiano
PHOTO CREDIT: NATALIE JENKS
2 new events for this 3rd edition
+ Twelve Pianos Fim Screening
With Mauro ffortissimo and Dean Mermell attending.
+ Night Garden Piano
On Saturday, July 22, 2017, a special evening event will be held from 7:30-10:30pm. Beautifully lit pathways guide visitors to pianos aglow with performances by Sunset Piano all-stars and open pianos to play. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Tickets are $40 each with all proceeds helping to fund Flower Piano.
FLOWER PIANO
@ SF Botanical Garden
Golden Gate Park
July 13 to 24, 2017
Play and listen is free with regular admission
(Free admission for SF residents)
PHOTO CREDIT: NATALIE JENKS
