Gather Hear
Flywheel Arts Collective
43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA
October 16, 2020
Gather Hear Tour is a project spearheaded by classical pianist Miki Sawada, in which she tours all 50 states with a piano in a van to perform in community gathering spaces instead of concert halls. The project was born after the 2016 presidential election, when we despaired over the deep divide in this country; the mission of the project is to connect audiences across socioeconomic and political lines through a human and beautiful communal experience. The tour is documented via photos, blog, and vlog - the project attempts to get to know each community as thoroughly as possible. Past tours in Alaska and West Virginia were recipients of Alaska Humanities Forum and New Music USA grants.
Gather Hear MA will be a 15-stop tour in Fall 2020, including a concert at Flywheel Arts Collective for the Easthampton community, tentatively scheduled for October 16, 2020, free and open to the public.