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Sing for Hope Pianos in New Orleans

Sing for Hope Pianos launched on March 25th with an unveiling party at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Decorating the city until April 19th, the 11 Sing for Hope Pianos will be displayed at iconic parks and public spaces like City Park, City Hall and the New Orleans Jazz Museum Courtyard. A hosted reception kicked off the weekend with the Sing for Hope New Orleans team, Adam Lozoya and Kalli Padgett, honoring the local artists. 

SFH Co-Founder Monica Yunus also made a special appearance LIVE on WWL-TV along with Artist Journey Allen, who’s Sing for Hope Piano was featured on the CBS affiliate through the week.  Allen created a design called “Listen to my Soul” and discussed her vision on the morning news segment.  Allen graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Fine Arts at Texas Southern University. In her gallery-studio in New Orleans, Allen is a community builder, creating outreach for youth arts programming, curriculum and monthly community dinners nurturing fellow and upcoming artists. 

Watch the segment with Allen and the “Listen to my Soul” Sing for Hope Piano on WWL-TV LIVE.
The New Orleans Sing for Hope Pianos launch was also featured on FOX 8 as well, including an interview with New Orleans Jazz Museum Director Greg Lambousy, who partnered to promote the event before joining New Orleans Mayor Cantrell after the launch weekend with an official ribbon cutting at  City Hall featuring another Sing for Hope Pianos Artist  Siphne A. Sylve, who’s grand piano featured a theme celebrating Jazz pianist and musician Hazel Scott.

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Sing for Hope Artist Siphne A. Sylve cuts ribbon at Sing for Hope Pianos installation with New Orleans Mayor Cantrell, New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Greg Lambousy, and Sing for Hope’s Monica Yunus.
Sing for Hope Co-Founder Monica Yunus flanked by WWL-TV Host Leslie Spoon, New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Marigny Hemenway, Artist Journey Allen and Sing for Hope New Orleans’ Adam Lozoya and Kalli Padgett.
Sing for Hope New Orleans Launch on March 25th featured cultural staple pianist Jon Cleary

Fans enjoyed a true New Orleans experience marked by entertainers flanked by Sing for Hope Pianos.

New Orleans fans enjoy live music at the Sing for Hope Pianos Launch.
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Founders' Circle

  • The International Foundation for Arts and Culture
    (Dr. Haruhisa Handa, Chairman, Sing for Hope Global Patron)
  • The Arnhold Foundation in loving memory of Sissy and Henry Arnhold
  • The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation
  • The Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation
  • Jacqueline Novogratz and Chris Anderson
  • The Seedlings Foundation 
  • Ann Ziff

Sing for Hope is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

 

Sing for Hope is the official Cultural Partner of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

Sing for Hope is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 01-0856384). A copy of our most recently filed financial report is available from the Charities Registry on the New York State Attorney General’s website (www.charitiesnys.com) or, upon request, by contacting the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005, or Sing for Hope at 99 Wall Street #1812, New York, NY 10005. You also may obtain information on charitable organizations from the New York State Office of the Attorney General at www.charitiesnys.com or (212) 416-8401.

Our mission is “art for all” – we actively engage those with special physical or intellectual needs. Both our office and our SFH Pianos Studio at 28 Liberty are ADA compliant, as are our partner sites.