Pianos in the Park

The Pianos in the Parks has returned for a second year, and Green Lake is hosting one of the 22 artistically enhanced pianos that have been sprinkled throughout the city:

The Pianos in the Parks program … encourages the discovery of parks through music and art by placing one-of-a-kind, artist-designed upright and grand pianos in parks and open spaces across Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Seattle and other parts of King County. All pianos are made available for free public use and music exploration through Aug. 16.

All 22 previously owned pianos are procured, repaired, tuned, transported and maintained by Classic Pianos; and hand-painted or otherwise artistically enhanced by students, faculty and alumni artists of Gage Academy of Art.

Throughout the month, people of all skill levels and musical persuasions are also invited to enter a Pianos in the Parks video contest for a chance to perform as part of the Seattle Center & KEXP Present Concerts at the Mural at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21. Entrants simply need to upload a video of their performance of original or public domain music using one of the participating pianos to the Pianos in the Parks website, www.pianosintheparks.com.

Park goers are also encouraged to use the hashtag #pianosintheparks as they find the pianos and share their stories and photos throughout July and August.

Green Lake’s piano was designed by  Brittany Carchano and can be found north of Seattle Public Theater on the northwest side of the park.

Take a stroll around the lake and let your fingers stroll down the ivories.