Astoria Waltz
July 9, 2008
Rob and I moved into our new place in Astoria a little over a week ago. Last week, we walked along Ditmars to Astoria Park and came across a really charming cafe/bar named Waltz-Astoria. There was an open mic night going on. This quaint space was packed with local Astorian singer-songwriters. I have never been part of an open mic night, so last night I decided to bring my toy pianos and play a couple of pieces.
I realized I had never written a waltz before, so two days ago I wrote “Astoria Waltz” and performed it fresh at the open mic. It was such a great time. Everyone was so friendly and it’s always so fun to bring the toy piano out unexpectedly. To my surprise, the owner of Waltz-Astoria was once a piano major at Indiana University! We just happen to miss each other in our years in Bloomington.
Every one else was a singer/songwriter with their guitar. I’m sure the toy piano really stuck out. Stay tuned. Listen to Astoria Waltz on the link below. It is written for two toy pianos, one hand playing on each one.
