St. Louis Public Radio
Young pianist Amani Dugger tries out her newly acquired piano, which will enhance her practicing capabilities in between weekly lessons with Pianos for People.
Last week, as Laurie Bowen watched movers transport her cherished upright piano from the front of her Baldwin, Missouri, home to the trailer hitched to their truck, she grew a bit emotional. She wiped away some tears.
But they were happy ones, especially as she thought about what the instrument would mean for its new owner, 11-year-old piano student Amani Dugger, who lives in St. Louis.
Evie Hemphill / St. Louis Public Radio
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