Baycourt had a Steinway Open Day on March 26, and we enjoyed the morning session. The Friends of Baycourt had organised this opportunity for pianists of all sizes and ages to play on this grand piano - the ‘Rolls Royce' of pianos - in the big auditorium.

To get this piano in Baycourt, it took a lot of dedicated people to organise a lot of fundraising; to collect a lot of money; with a lot of efforts for three years. Finally this baby grand piano arrived in Baycourt on March 2009 from Hamburg, Germany.

The inaugural concert with the Steinway on centre stage was one to remember, when Prime Minister Helen Clark unveiled it to the public on March 21, 2009.

This month some pianists had their dream come true to play on a Steinway Grand Piano. Each pianist had half an hour to play their heart's content. Some of the younger pianists were inspired by the sound and the looks of this piano. Piano teachers awed the small audience with their skills, and one teacher most probably fell in love with this baby grand piano. It was an enjoyable morning for everyone present there. This continued till later in the afternoon.

Thank you Friends of Baycourt for creating this opportunity.

M Authier, Mount Maunganui.