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What makes a Steinway a Steinway? 8/27
Have you ever wondered why Steinway Pianos are considered the world’s best piano?
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, August 27, 2011
TIME: 10:30am
WHERE: American Piano Gallery
11651 Parkside Dr
Farragut, TN 37934
RSVP: 865-671-3388 or events@americanpianogallery.com
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University of Tennessees Chancellor Jimmy Cheek says, “We will become an all Steinway School.” Pellissippi State becomes the first community college in Tennessee to become an all Steinway School and only the 5th in the Nation. ETSU, MTSU, Martin Methodist, Belmont University, and 125 more colleges and Universities are “all Steinway” schools.
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If you would like to know why these colleges and universities choose to be all Steinway Schools; why 98 percent of all concerts artists around the world choose to play on a Steinway when they perform on stage; and why 97 percent of concert halls across the nation have Steinway pianos on stage, then you won’t want to miss this!!
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Learn the Secrets of Steinway…
Come hear and see what makes a Steinway Piano truly one of the world’s most sought after pianos.
We will show you the secret patents of a hand-crafted Steinway piano and what gives it the ability to make a sound that
is so valued the world over.
You will be afforded the opportunity to see construction patents used in Steinway pianos that can only be seen in the factory. and how hand-made Steinways have been made for the past 158 years.
When: Saturday August 27th
Where: American Piano Gallery
Time 10:30 am
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UTK All-Steinway coverage
Here is some of the media coverage about UTK’s All-Steinway School initiative!
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Steinway Society of Knoxville
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, July 24, 2011
TIME: 3pm
WHO: THE BILL SWANN TRIO
WHERE: American Piano Gallery
11651 Parkside Dr
Farragut, TN 37834
(map to the location)
DO I HAVE TO OWN A PIANO: No…Come and enjoy
music and fellowship around music!
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THE BILL SWANN TRIO
The Bill Swann Trio is made up of Keith Brown on drum set, Rusty Holloway on bass, and Bill Swann on piano. As the rhythm section for the acclaimed Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, the Trio has performed with jazz luminaries such as Jimmy Heath, Byron Stripling, Bill Mobley, James Moody, Marvin Stamm, Wycliff Gordon, Seamus Blake, Don Braden, John Clayton, Percy Sledge, and Vincent Herring.
Drummer Keith Brown directs the UT Jazz Big Band and small jazz combos. He also studied with Alan Dawson, George Marsh, and Ed Soph on a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Professor Brown is an active jazz performer and has played with Charlie Spivak, Mose Alison, Diane Schure, Jerry Coker, Tommy Flanagan and others. He is very involved with the Percussive Arts Society and has contributed articles to its official publication.
Bassist Rusty Holloway is an artist performer and teacher both in the classic and jazz areas, an active clinician in improvisation and rhythm section technique, and gives master classes in orchestral and solo bass performance. Mr. Holloway has performed as a bassist with leading U.S. jazz artists including Woody Herman, Dizzy Gilespie, Clark Terry, Zoot Soms, Al Cohn, Gap Mangione, Joe Williams, and Stan Getz; and in concert with Paul McCandless, Dave Samuels, Dan Gottlieb, and many more, as well as shows and television appearances with Bob Hope, Pete Barbutti, Della Reese, Liza Minelli, and Jerry Lewis.
Pianist Bill Swann is a music professor and Chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Maryville College in TN. He is a full-time faculty member at Maryville College teaching music theory, aural skills, applied improvisation, songwriting, directing the jazz band, and teaching various other courses both in and out of the music department.
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Please RSVP to Greg: events “at” americanpianogallery.com
or by calling: 865-671-3388
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THE STEINWAY SOCIETY OF KNOXVILLE
Mission Statement
THE STEINWAY SOCIETY is composed of like-minded people from all walks of life joined together to promote musical understanding and appreciation among themselves and others.
Each meeting is designed to promote thoughtful listening, discussion and eflection about music, the related arts, and history and literature as well. The Society also seeks to promote awareness of varied opportunities for musical enrichment. Neither ownership of a piano nor ability to play is necessary for membership.
Members believe music provides beauty and satisfaction far beyond mere entertainment. Music is a critical necessity to a life well lived and a vital component in the growth and development of human character.
Members of the Society seek to better understand how great music is created and how to more fully enjoy the variety of fine music that is available.
The Society provides knowledgeable and interested people unique opportunities to hear and discuss great music. Members include both music professionals and non-professionals who love music. Members of the Society believe that each can learn from the other.
The Society fosters and promotes ways to help people, children and adults
alike, realize the importance of music to our being, and to make quality music of all kinds (whether classical, jazz, rock, blues, country, or music of other styles or cultures) an integral, cherished part of their lives.
It is well known that music has the power to mend schisms and soothe the troubled heart, to build bridges rather than walls, and to transcend the boundaries of human divisions. It is appropriate then that The Steinway Society should seek ways to encourage and support the universality of the musical experience, including the patronage of worthy musical endeavors.
About Us
The Steinway Society of Knoxville is the not-for-profit arm of American Piano Gallery. American Piano Gallery is a four generation old company that has been family owned and operated since 1929 and serving Knoxville since 2008. With 80 years of family owned and operated business experience, American Piano Gallery is poised to serve the musical community in East Tennessee for many years to come.
To learn more visit www.americanpianogallery.com.
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June 13, 2011 – KNOXVILLE (UTK & Steinway)
UTK Chancellor Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek and his wife Ilene, Mr. and Mrs. Powell (donor), Sally Coveleskie (Steinway), Mr. and Mrs. Haslam (donor)
It’s been said that a musician is only as good as his or her instrument. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s School of Music is working to provide its students with the finest pianos in the industry made by Steinway & Sons. The goal to raise more than $3.5 million to become an All-Steinway School was announced Monday during an on-campus event with university and Steinway representatives, along with donors and friends of the university.
“Becoming an All-Steinway School is an important goal for the university,” said Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek. “Achieving this goal will transform our recruiting efforts for students and will enrich the music facilities throughout our campus. Access to these beautiful instruments will allow our students to fully realize their artistic talents.”
To receive All-Steinway School status, at least 90 percent of an institution’s pianos must be a Steinway or other brand owned by the parent company. The university must purchase a minimum of sixty-one pianos including upright pianos and concert grand pianos from six to nine feet in length.
To date, more than $840,000 has been raised which has funded one Steinway Hamburg nine-foot concert grand piano and three Steinway Hamburg seven-foot grand pianos.
“The product of our school is our students,” said Jim Powell, a UT alumnus and supporter of the Steinway initiative. “With the investment of these pianos, we will have more and more of these talented kids,” he said, referring to two School of Music students who performed during the Steinway announcement.
“Partnering with a company like Steinway opens doors for our students that otherwise might not be possible,” said Angela Batey, interim director for the School of Music. “Becoming an All-Steinway School places UT’s School of Music in a position to offer our students the very best training and learning experiences.”
The pianos will fill the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center scheduled for completion in 2013. Two Steinways also will replace pianos in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center. Steinway & Sons will work with UT to manage instrument inventory and create a customized service plan for care of the pianos.
Internationally, more than 120 universities, conservatories, and schools are classified as All-Steinway Schools, including the Oberlin Conservatory, the Cincinnati Conservatory, and the Cleveland Institute. Several Southeastern Conference schools bear the classification as well as several Tennessee colleges.
The Natalie L. Haslam Music Center will be a 123,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that will include the 400-seat Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, music library, dedicated rehearsal facilities for band, choral, opera, and orchestra programs, computer labs, a recording studio, forty performance studios/offices, and a variety of technology-enhanced practice and rehearsal rooms.
In 2006, Natalie and Jim Haslam, co-chairs for the Campaign for Tennessee, and the Haslam Family Foundation gave the University of Tennessee $32.5 million. The largest allotment of this money, $10 million, went to the UT School of Music, which dedicated the funds for the construction of a new facility.
To find out more about supporting UT’s All-Steinway School Initiative, contact Cathy Dodge at 865-974-2365 or Susan Hyde at 865-974-3156.
(More Pictures from the annoucement)
Source: Tennessee Today
VIDEO OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Steinway Society 6/12
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Steinway Society of Knoxville
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 12, 2011
TIME: 3pm
WHO: Emi Kagawa
WHERE: American Piano Gallery
11651 Parkside Dr
Farragut, TN 37834
(map to the location)
DO I HAVE TO OWN A PIANO: No…Come and enjoy
music and fellowship around music!
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A native of Osaka, Japan, pianist Emi Kagawa is a soloist and chamber musician who has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Italy, and Japan. She has won numerous national and international competitions, including the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition at Juilliard and the Nancy Clark International Piano Competition. As co-director of MANI Brooklyn Chamber Music, she has participated in world premieres of contemporary composers, and is currently collaborating in numerous productions involving visual artists, filmmakers, and dancers. The New York Sun described her as “an artist both interesting and bold… quite literally throws herself into her performances… creating truly exciting music.”
With her innovative approach as an artist and as a co-director of MANI Brooklyn Chamber Music, Ms. Kagawa has participated in the world premiers of composers of our time, and she is currently collaborating in a number of productions involving a variety of contemporary visual artists, filmmakers, and dancers.
A dedicated educator, Ms. Kagawa is currently on the piano faculty of St. Joseph University in Philadelphia, and private instructor at Lehigh University, PA, and has served on the faculties of New York University, New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program, the Perlman Music Program, the Great Neck Conservatory, the Piano School of NYC, the New York Summer Festival, and the Belvoir Arts Camp. She maintains established private teaching studios in both New York and New Jersey.
Ms. Kagawa received her Bachelor’s degree from the Kyoto City University of Arts, and her Master of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and has continued her studies at the Juilliard School as a full scholarship student and New York University. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Among her teachers and coaches are Jerome Lowenthal, Richard Goode, Claude Frank, Larry Graham, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Miyoko Lotto, Martin Canin, Christina Dahl, Gilbert Kalish, Ann Schein, Angela Cheng, Bernard Greenhouse, and Samuel Sanders.
Being away from her instrument, Emi enjoys sitting by the water in nature and cooking for her friends at her apartment in New York.
Go to www.emikagawa.com for more information about Emi
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or by calling: 865-671-3388
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THE STEINWAY SOCIETY OF KNOXVILLE
Mission Statement
THE STEINWAY SOCIETY is composed of like-minded people from all walks of life joined together to promote musical understanding and appreciation among themselves and others.
Each meeting is designed to promote thoughtful listening, discussion and eflection about music, the related arts, and history and literature as well. The Society also seeks to promote awareness of varied opportunities for musical enrichment. Neither ownership of a piano nor ability to play is necessary for membership.
Members believe music provides beauty and satisfaction far beyond mere entertainment. Music is a critical necessity to a life well lived and a vital component in the growth and development of human character.
Members of the Society seek to better understand how great music is created and how to more fully enjoy the variety of fine music that is available.
The Society provides knowledgeable and interested people unique opportunities to hear and discuss great music. Members include both music professionals and non-professionals who love music. Members of the Society believe that each can learn from the other.
The Society fosters and promotes ways to help people, children and adults
alike, realize the importance of music to our being, and to make quality music of all kinds (whether classical, jazz, rock, blues, country, or music of other styles or cultures) an integral, cherished part of their lives.
It is well known that music has the power to mend schisms and soothe the troubled heart, to build bridges rather than walls, and to transcend the boundaries of human divisions. It is appropriate then that The Steinway Society should seek ways to encourage and support the universality of the musical experience, including the patronage of worthy musical endeavors.
About Us
The Steinway Society of Knoxville is the not-for-profit arm of American Piano Gallery. American Piano Gallery is a four generation old company that has been family owned and operated since 1929 and serving Knoxville since 2008. With 80 years of family owned and operated business experience, American Piano Gallery is poised to serve the musical community in East Tennessee for many years to come.
To learn more visit www.americanpianogallery.com.
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Science Hall of Fame Awards 2011: Vivian Wang
Vivian Wang of Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, Pa., was a winner of the Da Vinci Science Center Hall of Fame’s 2011 Spirit of Leonardo Award for Outstanding Curiosity, Creativity, and Imagination.
Science Hall of Fame Awards 2011: Vivian Wang
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Carson-Newman selects new Steinway B
Carson-Newman Selects a new Steinway B
On May 17, 2011 Dr. Hussung, Dr. Fogg, and Dr. Measels went to New York with Brandon Herrenbruck from Steinway to select their new B for their recital hall. This B joins a 2 Os, 4 Boston GP178, 3 Boston GP163, and 3 Boston UP126 pianos that have been delivered this school year. Carson-Newman with their Friends of Music is on a campaign to become an All-Steinway School. For more information please contact Dr. Clark Measels at Carson-Newman at: http://www.cn.edu/music/
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Pellissippi’s Press Release about Steinways
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011
Pellissippi State first community college in Tennessee to achieve
‘All Steinway School’ status
Ten Steinway pianos were carefully unloaded on May 5 and set in their predetermined places at Pellissippi State Community College. With that delivery, the academic institution became the first community college in the state to achieve designation as an All Steinway School.
The instruments joined three other pianos from world-renowned Steinway and Sons that were already delivered to Pellissippi State. Now the college’s Music program can boast 13 Steinway pianos in its studios, practice rooms and performance venues.
Of the 10 Steinways placed most recently, three are grand pianos and seven are uprights. The latest delivery brings the school’s total to four Steinway grands and nine upright models.
The 158-year-old Steinway and Sons company is known for its meticulous construction of grand pianos, in particular. Each of the grands has 12,000 parts and takes one full year to craft by hand. Those at Pellissippi State feature a satin ebony finish, and both the grands and the uprights include an artist’s bench.
A fundraising campaign is currently under way by the Pellissippi State Foundation to bring Steinways to the college’s Music program, and the most recent delivery is a major milestone toward the campaign’s goal.
The Foundation kicked off the All Steinway School campaign in 2010 in order to elevate the Music program to world-class status. Pellissippi State is not only the first All Steinway community college in Tennessee, but it is also the fourth All Steinway community college in the nation and one of only about 120 All Steinway colleges and universities in the world.
The All Steinway School campaign continues, and individuals interested in participating are asked to call the Pellissippi State Foundation at (865) 694-6529 or visit www.pstcc.edu/steinway.
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Cutline: Pellissippi State music student Kat Dickenson was the first to play this Steinway piano after it was delivered to the choral room.
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TweetPellissippi State reaches All-Steinway Goal!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PELLISSIPPI STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE REACHES ITS GOAL TO BECOME AN ALL-STEINWAY SCHOOL
Knoxville, TN – May 3, 2011 – On April 27, 2011, President Dr. Allen Edwards, along with Music Program Coordinator Dr. Bill Brewer and Steinway representative Brandon Herrenbruck made the historic announcement that Pellissippi State Community College had reached its goal of becoming an All-Steinway School – Tennessee’s first community college to earn this distinction.
“As an All-Steinway School, we will build prestige, enhance student and faculty recruitment, and create a legacy of excellence in music education for future generations,” said Music Program Coordinator, Dr. Bill Brewer.
The new pianos arrive on Thursday, May 5 at 1:00pm following a yearlong campaign. Beginning in 2010, the Pellissippi State Foundation sought to elevate the Music program at Pellissippi State Community College to world-class status by raising $600,000 for the placement of 13 Steinway pianos in studios, practice rooms and performance venues.
All-Steinway Schools demonstrate a commitment to excellence by providing their students and faculties with the best equipment possible for the study of music. That is why the only pianos owned by Pellissippi State Community College – from the practice room to the recital hall – are designed by Steinway & Sons.
Pellissippi State is committed to providing the best quality education for its students - which starts with enabling students to practice and perform on the world’s finest pianos. Incomparable sound and performance make Steinway the piano of choice for schools committed to providing the very best for their students. The enduring quality of Steinway pianos underscores the wisdom of the College’s investment. Students will choose to invest their talents at Pellissippi State Community College, because this school has invested in them.
Media Contact:
Peggy Wilson
865.694.6529
foundation@pstcc.edu
10915 Hardin Valley Road
P.O. Box 22990
Knoxville, Tennessee 37933-0990
More information on the Pellissippi State campaign: http://pstcc.edu/steinway/
More information on All-Steinway Schools: http://steinway.com/institutions/all-steinway-schools/
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