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WELCOME BACK TO "LIVE MIAMI AT
11:00."
I'M ROCKS ZAN VARGAS LIVE
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF ART
BASAL.
THIS IS TIM FROM STEINWAY PIANO
MIAMI.
THAX TO THEM WE HAVE TEN
BEAUTIFUL PIANOS ALL OVER MIAMI
FOR ART BASEL.
AND WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF LOCAL
ARTISTS PLAYING FOR POP-UP
MIAMI.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR
STEINWAY & SONS TO GET INVOLVED
AND DONATE THE PIANOS?
>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE
AND HELP THE ARTS PROGRAM AT A
TIME WHEN ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE
DROPPING THEIR PROGRAMS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
BRING THE AWARENESS BACK.
>> THE REASON YOU SAY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT MUSIC
EDUCATION IS BECAUSE AFTER BASEL
THESE PIANOS WILL BE DONATED TO
EDUCATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA,
RIGHT.
>> YES.
WE DONATE THE PIANOS TO XHARTS,
TO CULTURAL GROUPS AND SCHOOLS,
PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T AFFORD THE
PROGRAM SO SHE CAN HELP BUILD
THE ARTS SO IT CONTINUES NOT
JUST FROM ART BASEL.
>> FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN
MAKING A PURCHASE AND ADD A
PIANO TO YOUR HOME, IF GU TO
STEINWAY PIANO GALLERY MIAMI AND
YOU MAKE A PURCHASE AND MENTION
POP-UP PIANO, WHAT HAPPENS?
>> WE DONATE A PERCENTAGE TO THE
FOUNDATION.
ONCE WE DONATE THE NYES, THEY
WILL HAVE MONEY TO START A
PROGRAM.
>> YOU'RE A LOVER OF THE PIANO.
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING BILLY JOEL
AND ALL TYPES OF PIECES HERE.
I PLAYED PIANO FOR MANY YEARS
MYSELF.
I'M A BIT RUSTY MYSELF.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE DEDICATION,
THE TEN CITY IT TAKES TO BE A
MUSICIAN AND THE CONSTANT
PRACTICE AND IT'S WONDERFUL FOR
KIDS TO PICK UP ANY INSTRUMENT,
RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE PIANO PROVIDES A LOT FOR
KIDS.
IT HAS BETTER MATH SCORES AND
SCIENCE SCORES.
IT HELPS WITH EVERYTHING.
>> WHERE DID THE PIANOS COME
FROM, BY THE WAY?
>> THEY CAME FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
THE STORE HERE INMY MOW IS A
FACTORY STORE, SO WE COLLECTED
FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND
BROUGHT THEM DOWN.
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THE BLACK KEY
GROUP, HAMILTON PIANO COMPANY IN
PALM BEACH, JESSICA WADE AND THE
MARKETING GROUP AND A WHOLE
SUPPLY OF PEOPLE, WE GOT ARTISTS
TO PAINT THE DIFFERENT PIANOS
AND HAD ARTISTS PLAY ON THE
PIANO THROUGHOUT ART BASEL.
>> THIS PIANO WE HAVE A FRENCH
ARTIST THAT WENT AHEAD AND DID
THIS COOL.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CORAL,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A HEART.
THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
ANYBODY CAN COME BY AND CAN PLAY
HERE ON THE PIANOS, BUT AS FAR
AS LOCAL ARTISTS YOU HEARD TIM
MENTION AS TIM PLAYING THE PIANO
HIMSELF, BRENDAN O'HARA WILL
PLAY HERE TOMORROW ON NORTH
MIAMI AVENUE AT 5:00.
TWO PERFORMANCES A DAY.