Public invited to play outdoor pianos LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) -- Organizers of the "Play Me, I'm Yours" art project said its California debut involved 30 people playing Bach at 30 pianos in the Los Angeles area. The project, which has previously spread pianos through locations including Sao Paulo, New York, Sydney and Geneva, Switzerland, began its tenure in Los Angeles County at noon Thursday with 30 pianists playing the first prelude of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" at pianos at sites including the Santa Monica Pier, Old Pasadena, the University of California-Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The pianos are now open to the public, with anyone invited to play whatever they choose on one of the instruments at any time of day for the next three weeks. "The idea of taking an instrument that's most commonly associated with living rooms and big concert halls and putting it outside sort of captivates the imagination," said Rachel Fine, executive director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, which was behind the effort to bring "Play Me, I'm Yours" to the area. I am a firm believer that music is for everyone. British artist Luke Jerram, who conceived of "Play Me, I'm Yours" in 2008, said locals are encouraged to decorate the pianos during the installation to make them "less precious, more tactile and engaging." He said the pianos will either be donated to schools and community groups or auctioned off after the end of the project May 3.