Cleveland Institute of Music Adds Fourteen New Steinways
Nineteen New Pianos Elevate Northwest to All-Steinway School Status
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Spirio | r Heats up Northwest Mississippi Community College Center for Performing Arts
Nineteen New Pianos Elevate Northwest to All-Steinway School Status
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A Total Game-Changer — CCU Celebrates All-Steinway School Status with Two New Spirio | r
Coastal Carolina University (CCU) recently attained the coveted status of All-Steinway School, a prestigious designation recognizing those colleges, universities, and conservatories that use solely Steinway and Steinway-designed pianos for instruction, practice, and performance. CCU now joins the elite ranks of only around 230 All-Steinway Schools in the world.
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Becomes All-Steinway School
WISE, VA – Nestled among the Appalachian Mountains in Southwest Virginia, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has long been recognized for its commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. This year, UVA Wise took a notable step toward superior standards in music education with its attainment of All-Steinway School status. The prestigious All-Steinway School designation identifies those colleges, universities, and conservatories that have made the commitment to use only Steinway and Steinway-designed pianos in their classroom, practice, and performances spaces—thus ensuring students, faculty, and visiting artists have access to the world’s finest pianos.
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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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