Friday, September 30, 2011

Steinway donates unique piano to music museum. (Items of Interest).

Steinway donates unique piano to music museum. (Items of Interest). A one-of-a-kind Steinway Model B grand piano--commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM NAMM International Music Products AssociationNAMM National Association of Music MerchantsNAMM National Association of Music ManufacturersNAMM National Association of Mirror Manufacturers )--has been presented to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal resort-town in northern San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003. . According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Frank Mazurco, executive vice president of Steinway & Sons, the NAMM Centennial Steinway grand has been signed by twenty-eight renowned Steinway artists in addition to carrying the signature of the museum's founding president, Henry Z. Steinway, the great grandson Noun 1. great grandson - a son of your grandson or granddaughtergreat grandchild - a child of your grandson or granddaughter of Steinway & Sons's founder. "This museum plays an extremely important role in educating the world about the importance of music making and what music has meant to this country," Mazurco said. "We are honored to present this grand piano to the museum." Among the Steinway artists to sign the NAMM Centennial Steinway's cast-iron plate are Tom Grant, John Nauman, Robert DeGaetano, John Lewis, Joyce Di Camillo, Mike Long, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Jean-Yves Thibaudet (b. 7 September 1961) is a French pianist born in Lyon, France to non-professional musical parents. His father played the violin and his mother, a somewhat accomplished pianist herself, introduced the instrument to Jean-Yves in 1966. and Larry Dalton. The Museum of Making Music, located at the NAMM headquarters, was founded in 2000 as a nonprofit institution, providing an interactive, century-long overview of American music making through the display of more than 450 vintage instruments, hundreds of audio and video clips and an interactive stage.

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