First Steinway pianos Delivered as SAGU Strives to Become an All-Steinway School
Written by Jacinda Timmerman, Staff Writer
Thursday, 25 June 2009 13:40
On Tuesday, June 23, Steinway Hall Dallas delivered the first two of twenty-five Steinway pianos to the SAGU Music Department. SAGU is in the process of becoming an All-Steinway School.
As SAGU continues to grow and expand curriculum, the Music Department’s goal is to provide students with the best musical instruments available. By investing in Steinways, SAGU is demonstrating, in the words of Steinway & Sons, “a commitment to excellence by providing their students and faculty with the best equipment possible for the study of music.”
SAGU will become the first A/G institution to achieve the All-Steinway School status. The university will also join an elite class of institutions exclusively using Steinway pianos. This class includes The Juilliard School in New York, Yale School of Music, and Carnegie-Mellon University School of Music.
For over 150 years, Steinway & Sons has been dedicated to the ideal of making the finest pianos in the world. Steinway & Sons remains committed to individual craftsmanship, each year producing a limited number of handmade pianos, considered by many to be the finest in the world. Over 1,300 prominent concert artists and ensembles choose to bear the title Steinway Artist.
“In keeping with our missions of excellence, SAGU is deeply committed to providing the best academic experience possible for our students,” commented Linda Robins, Music Department Chair. “This is why we need the best possible tools to assist them in achieving their goals. The inclusion of Steinway pianos in the Department of Music’s plan for growth and development ensures a standard of artistic excellence at SAGU for many years to come.”
The SAGU Music Department is in the process of raising funds for twenty-five Steinway pianos and thus achieve its goal of becoming an All-Steinway School. If you are interested in contributing to the fundraising efforts of this project, contact Linda Robins, Music Department Chair, at lrobins@sagu.edu or 972-825-4793. Click here to check out online giving opportunities.