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School of Music Enters Final Phase of Steinway Campaign
Posted Jan. 24, 2011
Kent State University's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music has embarked on the final phase of its five-year Steinway Piano Campaign. Following the successful completion of the campaign, the school will receive an All-Steinway School designation - claimed by only 120 schools and organizations worldwide. Currently, the school has raised more than $1.7 million, allowing the purchase of 47 pianos. Thus far, the newly acquired pianos have been placed in the school's teaching studios, classrooms and practice rooms, as well as the main performance space, Ludwig Recital Hall. The campaign balance is $330,000 for 13 pianos.
Ronald Losby (left) visits the School of Music.
"Our goal is to complete this campaign this summer and have the 13 remaining pianos in place for fall 2011," says Dr. Denise Seachrist, director of Kent State's School of Music. "Owning and maintaining the highest quality pianos affects all areas within a school of music. With our students attaining impressive positions in major orchestras and performing in major venues around the world, the All-Steinway School designation is significant."
Recently, the president of Steinway and Sons, Ronald Losby, paid a visit to Kent State.
"Becoming an All-Steinway School shows a commitment to educational excellence," Losby told Seachrist. "After my visit, it's very evident that Kent State's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music is serious about its students' experience."
While on the Kent Campus, Losby also met with piano performance majors who performed for him on one of two Steinway grand pianos in the studio of Steinway Artist-in-Residence, Dr. Donna Lee. Lee is one of two Steinway Artists-in-Residence. Lee and Dr. Jerry Wong, both associate professors of music at Kent State, were awarded this highly regarded title in 2009 for their exemplary level of performance. Worldwide, there are only 1,600 Steinway Artists-in-Residence. Other notable Steinway artists include Billy Joel, Duke Ellington, Lang Lang, George Gershwin, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Cole Porter, just to name a few.
For more information on Steinway and Sons, visit www.steinway.com. Information about All-Steinway Schools is available at www.steinwaypianos.com/Institutional/all-steinway-schools.
For more information on the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State, visit http://dept.kent.edu/music or call 330-672-2172.