Retiring Dean Helps Raclin School of the Arts Cross the Finish Line to All-Steinway Status
In early 2020, just before a pandemic turned the world upside down, Dean Marvin Curtis of Indiana University South Bend’s Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts was focused on two upcoming celebrations. The first was his own impending retirement—after twelve years as the Raclin School’s dean, Curtis could see his June retirement approaching quickly.
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“We Really Wanted to Make it Something Special” Virginia Wesleyan University Becomes All-Steinway School
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Over the past five years, students and faculty at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach have witnessed a renaissance of energies devoted to the institution’s musical and performing arts programs. Fueled partly by student demand and partly by the passions of committed faculty and administration, VWU’s performing arts focus has soared—so much so, in fact, that VWU has recently witnessed the construction of a brand-new performing arts center and the renovation of two existing venues to provide more support for recitals, theater, and live performances.
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Curtis and Spirio | r: “Now we have a piano that remembers human expression”
PHILADELPHIA, PA – As a young prodigy, Ray Ushikubo dreamed of performing sonatas for piano and violin by himself – a feat the Curtis Institute of Music student not only accomplished with aplomb but exceeded in his expectations using Steinway’s Spirio | r technology.
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Spirio | r stirs emotional response to piano legends at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The Texas Lottery was not calling, but Dr. David Heller was about to strike institutional gold in the shape of a seven-foot Steinway grand piano. Alumnae Janet Dicke just finished reading an article in USA Today and phoned the chair of music, asking if he might be interested in a state-of-the-art Spirio | r for Trinity University...
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Valley Christian Conservatory of the Arts Introduces Spirio | r to the Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, CA – As the first west coast embracer of Spirio | r technology, All-Steinway Valley Christian Conservatory of the Arts is entering an exciting realm of piano studies and performance in the Silicon Valley.
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Steinway the “unanimous choice” of Faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University
LOOMINGTON, IL – Cyril Frevert so cherished his education at Illinois Wesleyan University that he wished for students to maximize their experience with nothing less than world-class pianos. After graduating in 1961, he went on to earn a master’s degree at Northwestern University and enjoyed a rewarding career as a teacher and church organist. Mr. Frevert passed away two years ago in Florida at the age of 79.
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All-Steinway Weatherford College adds two Spirio | r grands, plans for another
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS – Brent Baker says he was “blown away” when he first experienced a Spirio | r and knew it could be a catalyst for the fine arts programs at Weatherford College. The executive director of the Weatherford College Foundation was in Manhattan for Steinway’s “Keys to Finding Funds” seminar. “When we came to New York, we had already decided to go ahead with our All-Steinway campaign, but the seminar was invaluable because we heard from other institutions and learned a great deal about what could work in our situation,” he notes.
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Perseverance pays with a prestigious All-Steinway designation for Davidson
DAVIDSON, NC – Davidson College considered upgrading its pianos around the same time that Stephen Curry was leading the upstart Wildcats on a surprising run through the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament...
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University of South Carolina Aiken becomes first public All-Steinway School in the Palmetto State
AIKEN, SC – Judith Goodwin came to New York City with one wish but left with a solid game plan and fire to fulfill a much bigger dream. The advancement officer at the University of South Carolina Aiken wanted to learn more at Steinway’s “Keys to Finding Funds” seminar about replacing a 30-year-old concert grand piano in the Etherredge Center.
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Treasured heirloom tells a Steinway story at the University of South Florida
TAMPA, FLORIDA – After she toured the Steinway & Sons factory in 2011, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft uttered prophetic words. “The enduring qualities of a Steinway make it a phenomenal gift to any student,” she said. “When you are buying a Steinway, you are buying something for a lifetime, even longer than a lifetime.”
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Juilliard’s ever-popular practice rooms continue a Steinway grand tradition
At the House of Juilliard in the heart of historic Lincoln Center resides one of the world’s largest inventories of Steinway & Sons pianos: Steinways on concert stages, in practice rooms, faculty studios, classrooms and dance studios.
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Steinway & Sons honors Gary Graffman
Steinway & Sons has been a constant companion in Gary Graffman’s life since the age of seven, when he received his first Steinway piano from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. To help celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kimmel Center, the legendary Steinway Artist accepted a gold-plated Steinway Lyre...
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Hallelujah! All-Steinway Dana School Marks 150 years of Musical Excellence
YOUNGSTOWN, OH – A sesquicentennial celebration underway at the All-Steinway Dana School of Music may have never happened without a divine touch of serendipity from George Frideric Handel.
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Sam Pellman a quiet champion in All-Steinway quest at Hamilton College
CLINTON, NY – Through his compositions like Peculiar Galaxies and Selected Nebulae, it seems Sam Pellman was always reaching for the stars. A pioneering scholar in electroacoustic music, the beloved professor at Hamilton College tasted life through a dazzling palette of diverse interests. And he was a driving force behind getting nothing but the best possible equipment for his students.
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West Texas A&M honors Marjorie Urban with a special All-Steinway Designation
CANYON, TX – The first time Joan Urban ever heard her mother-in-law play the piano, it was a Steinway. Marjorie Urban would practice short passages of Bach, Chopin and Debussy at the family’s wheat farm in Perryton. That music coming from the heart of the Texas Panhandle lingered in Joan’s heart for many years to come.
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Ruby Morgan Sparkles as Three New Steinways arrive at Furman University
GREENVILLE, SC – One of the first Steinways ever played by Dr. Ruby Morgan still occupies a practice room at Furman University, where she has devoted much of her life enriching the lives of her students. When she was 14, Ruby’s parents purchased a Model M studio grand that inspired a robust professional career, both as teacher and performer. She studied at The Juilliard School and Florida State University, concertizing as a critically-acclaimed soloist and chamber musician.
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