by shawn | Jul 25, 2013 | Sharing
Last week, there was supposed to be a concert scheduled at Toronto General Hospital. However on Thursday, as the organisers were setting up for the weekly affair, which was targeted at helping patients through “the healing process”, they discovered that their prized...
by shawn | Jul 21, 2013 | Sharing
AJ Hickling, who hails from Marahau, New Zealand, considers himself to be a travelling musician. So far, he has journeyed from Queenstown all the way to Gisborne. Along with him, during the entire course of his journey, is a character-filled piano that he had...
by shawn | Jul 18, 2013 | Sharing
Sam Tuyizere, who also goes by the name of Sam Ryan, is the young owner of Beats Records located in Nyamirambo, Rwanda. The 26-year-old also manages the audio production at Buddies Records. His passion for music actually goes all the way back to his childhood. As both...
by shawn | Jul 14, 2013 | Sharing
Initially, Steinway & Sons closed on the sale of its Beaux-Arts Manhattan building on West 57th Street. Just three days after that, they announced their plans to sell the entire company to a private-equity firm. For those pianists who have been fans of Steinway...
by shawn | Jul 11, 2013 | Sharing
There are many people out there who always associate the piano to be more of a traditional and classical instrument. They tend to have this perception that it is more suitable for the older generation and that it isn’t as trendy or cool as the guitar. Well, Tom...
by shawn | Jul 7, 2013 | Sharing
When Pianist Rich Ridenour was a fifth-grader back then, he found the inspiration to pursue music. While playing Henry Mancini’s “Baby Elephant Walk” in his school’s talent show, many of his school mates were in awe of him, especially the fifth-grade girls. Since...
