A Missed Opportunity

[handsoff]

I have seen in a TV listing that a piano for use by anyone has been placed in a London terminus railway station and which is "secretly" monitored by well-known professional players with the aim of giving the best players an opportunity for on-screen publicity.

What a great shame it is that this wasn't done with the organ in London Bridge station with the accompanying chance to further general appreciation of the instrument and give the TV watching public who would rarely hear an organ some idea of the skills involved in playing one.

 

 

[innate]

15 hours ago, handsoff said:

I have seen in a TV listing that a piano for use by anyone has been placed in a London terminus railway station and which is "secretly" monitored by well-known professional players with the aim of giving the best players an opportunity for on-screen publicity.

What a great shame it is that this wasn't done with the organ in London Bridge station with the accompanying chance to further general appreciation of the instrument and give the TV watching public who would rarely hear an organ some idea of the skills involved in playing one.

 

 

The pianos have been in stations for many years. The organ in London Bridge has only been there a few months. This kind of TV programme would have taken at least two years to get from initial idea through commissioning, funding and contracting, to final filming, editing and scheduling.The TV piano programme was able to maintain national relevance by having different programmes filmed in stations across the UK. AFAIK there is only one organ in a UK station.