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ODESSA, TEXAS – After reviewing the outdated piano inventory at Odessa College, administrators didn’t parse words.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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Shenandoah University’s Critical Analysis Leads to a Sweet All-Steinway Celebration!
WINCHESTER, VA – Michael Stepniak, Dean of Shenandoah University’s renowned Shenandoah Conservatory, would be the first person to admit the All-Steinway School campaign was anything but a piece of...
Persistent Cal State Dominguez Hills Makes All-Steinway School History
One seemingly endless winter day with students away on break, a small army of movers and technicians converged on California State University,
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Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music Rallies Community to All-Steinway Goal
BEREA, OH – With more than $5,000 for the last piano coming through online fundraising, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music euphorically reached what Dean Susan Van Vorst hailed as the Promised Land.
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Liberty University Opens New All-Steinway Music Complex
LYNCHBURG, VA – Throughout the course of its 44-year history, Liberty University’s journey has been described as one of taking on giants and making the impossible possible.
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