RPI Melds Technology and Art with Pianos by Steinway & Sons
TROY, NY – World-renowned for making quantum technological leaps, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is investing in a proven handmade marvel from the industrial age – new pianos by Steinway & Sons.
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"Pictures at an Exhibition" Inspires An Elegant Steinway Art Case Piano
NEW YORK, NY – Amazing and ambitious in its scope, fueled by the engaging and emotive mind of Modest Mussorgsky, Steinway & Sons has commissioned Paul Wyse to create the first-ever art case piano based on a solo piano masterpiece.
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University of Mobile's All Steinway Campaign has International Flair
MOBILE, AL – Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva needed time to absorb her global celebrity status in 2013 when she was named the first Steinway Artist from Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth-largest country. Dozens of publications picked up the story. Her phone rang nonstop for a whirlwind six days.
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Prairie View A&M University Adds 26 New York Steinway Pianos
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS – Combine a prestigious All-Steinway designation with a prized invitation to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Prairie View A&M University is in an undeniable New York state of mind for 2017.
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An All-Steinway Capstone for the Dean at the College of NJ
EWING, N.J. – Reflecting on a most rewarding career at the College of New Jersey, Dr. John C. Laughton is understandably proud to add an All-Steinway designation to a long list of accolades.
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Boston Grand Extolled After Rigorous Performance at The Straz Center
The stage crew at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts gave Kevin Patterson a behind-the-scenes warning: “Murder for Two” in the Jaeb Theater could be murder on pianos. With each of two actors in multiple roles either playing songs or providing accompaniment, the 90-minute musical comedy demanded a stout-hearted instrument, they said...
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Three new Boston uprights infuse practice rooms at Keene State College
After undergoing a much-needed Inventory Analysis in 2015, the Music Department at Keene State College determined that it needed to make piano replacement a priority over the next several years...
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Kutztown University's All-Steinway Campaign a "Triumph of Imagination"
KUTZTOWN, PA. – Acknowledging 150 years of educational excellence in south-eastern Pennsylvania, Kutztown University celebrated 2016 with nothing less than a quixotic All-Steinway sequel.
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Positive vibes from “Piano Extravaganza” and new Bostons for Elon University
Working to improve the piano fleet at Elon University, “the consensus among our music faculty was to seek out the best possible instruments,” says Jon Metzger, critically-acclaimed vibraphonist and Artist-in-Residence who chairs the Music Department. “We chose pianos by Steinway & Sons.”
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Marking a decade of excellence at UWF
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Bolton Ellenberg was 12 when he played at the University of West Florida’s first All-Steinway Showcase, a formative performance that ultimately led to further studies at the All-Steinway Cleveland Institute of Music.
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Lilly Endowment makes record investment in American pianists
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The American Pianists Association, a valued partner of Steinway & Sons, has captured the ears and heart of Lilly Endowment Inc. to the tune of nearly $5.3 million.
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Marcus Roberts opens the gates of Troy
TROY, AL – Sitting behind the smooth, flawless keys at one of Troy University’s new Steinway pianos, Marcus Roberts gently smiles as the jazz ensemble winds things down with a Big Band refrain.
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Odessa College's epic All-Steinway journey
ODESSA, TEXAS – After reviewing the outdated piano inventory at Odessa College, administrators didn’t parse words. Requiring students to use such low-quality instruments bordered on “educational malpractice,” they told Eric Baker, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts.
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Southwestern seminary celebrates biblical sojourn to All-Steinway
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – There was nothing carved in stone, but seven years passed as the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary embarked on a faith-filled journey to become an All-Steinway School. Anything more or less just wouldn’t feel right to those intimately familiar with the biblical number of completion.
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Applauding 150 exquisite years at Oberlin Conservatory
OBERLIN, OHIO – Elisha Gray’s torrid obsession with electricity began at Oberlin College. In the spring of 1877, the relentless inventor was demonstrating how he could send long distance music over telegraph wires at New York’s Steinway Hall, strengthening an institutional bond that made the Oberlin Conservatory of Music America’s first All-Steinway School.
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Happy 90th Birthday, Curtis Institute!
On October 13, 1924, Mary Louise Bok opened the wrought-iron doors of the Curtis Institute and offered talented young musicians the fulfillment of a dream, to prepare for careers as performing artists at the highest professional level. She would dedicate this brand new conservatory on Philadelphia’s prestigious Rittenhouse Square to her father, Cyrus H.K. Curtis, whose vast publishing empire included The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies Home Journal.
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