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Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107 by Cécile Chaminade from Concert for Ukraine

May 3, 2022
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    Cécile Chaminade’s Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107, was composed in 1902 for flute and piano and later arranged by herself for flute and orchestra.The piece remains a standard and popular part of the flute repertoire. Helen Haeun Kim is an active flutist, her performances appeared on premier venues such as London’s Royal Albert […]

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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven from Concert for Ukraine

April 30, 2022
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    Liz Sellers, Pianist/Organist at Pender UMC in Fairfax, VA, and violinist Anthony Shields  performed Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven during Pender’s new Concert Series which began on April 23, 2022. The Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, is a four movement work for violin and piano by Ludwig […]

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Shout It Out!

April 16, 2022
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Is Your Tune Piano in Tune?

March 30, 2022
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  When it comes to tuning, every piano is different, even two pianos of the same style and make are different, and the humidity of the room makes a big difference, he said. High humidity causes the sound board to swell, stretching the strings and causing the pitch to go sharp, while low humidity has […]

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What George Gershwin’s Steinway Teaches Us About Technology

March 18, 2022
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The Gershwin family donated the Steinway to the University as part of the George and Ira Gershwin initiative that is focused on research and study of the brothers’ music. According to Marc Gershwin, George and Ira’s nephew, “I wanted the instrument to be accessible to the students and faculty who would be preserving the legacy […]

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Today is the Anniversary of Van Cliburn’s Death!

February 27, 2022
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Van Cliburn was just a pianist much the way Neil Armstrong was merely an astronaut. Simply put, the tall Texan’s musical talent and successes were out of this world. Cliburn, who died Wednesday February 27, 2013 at age 78 at his Fort Worth home due to complications from bone cancer, was 23 when he strode into […]

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Musical Presidents

February 21, 2022
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  Presidents’ Day (celebrated on the third Monday in February), was originally established in 1885 in recognition of George Washington. The holiday became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. Presidents’ Day is […]

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Happy Birthday, Carl Czerny!

February 21, 2022
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1791 ~ Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer whose vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works. His books of studies for the piano are still widely used in piano teaching. More information on Czerny     At the age of fifteen, Czerny began a very successful teaching career. Basing his method on the […]

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About Steinway Grand Pianos

February 16, 2022
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  Founded in Manhattan in 1853, Steinway & Sons is widely considered to be one of the greatest piano makers in the world. Its grand pianos grace the world’s grandest stages and are played by the best pianists. Source: These Photos Show How Steinway Makes Its Famous Grand Pianos

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2022
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Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an influential American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer, whose innovations to the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano.  He wrote the Valentine Stomp above in 1929.

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