The decision of the University of Lock Haven of Donate 11 Pianos Steinway to other institutions marks the day when the music died in the small Pennsylvania College, or at least the day its older music finished officially.
Steinway Pianos-used by John Lennon's artists to Billy Joel and beyond, they are advertised and expensive instruments, with price labels that extend up from $ 100,000 each depending on the model. Since 2008, Lock Haven has had 22 Steinways on campus, thanks to a gift of 1966 student and current vice president of the Luhu Trustee Council, Margery Dosey and her late husband. The gift led to Pennsylvania University to achieve Steinway's status, which the manufacturer gives universities around the world, often prestigious music schools, which only feature Steinway pianos on campus.
Now, with the blessing of Dosose, 11 of those 22 Steinway pianos are addressed elsewhere.
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A Bachelor of Musical Education, established around the same time as the DOSEY Gift, is also at the exit, a victim of low registration and the plan to merge six public universities in Pennsylvania. According to college, there were no students enrolled as Music Majors when the cut was announced last year. Now Lock Haven is converting 11 Steinways to two sisters and other non-profit organizations.
"Based on the reduced use of Lock Haven, it makes sense to transfer some of the pianos to our integration partners, Bloomsburg and Mansfield universities. Both institutions have vibrant and vibrant music programs that can immediately benefit from the Donations to allow these wonderful instruments to be maintained and played, "Spokesman at Doug Sputafore University wrote in an email.
In addition, two of the pianos go to local school districts and another to a church. googleg.cmd.push (function () googleg.display ("dfp-ad-article_in_article"););
"Steinway is being provided at Renovo Elementary School, one of the smallest and smallest schools, most rural schools where the piano is expected to have an immediate and transformer impact on the Young people, developing minds, helping to uncognise and encourage appreciation. For music, "he said.
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If the students of Renovo Elementary are inspired by the new piano to study music at the university, they will not be able to do it in Lock Haven, at least not As an important music, although music will continue to be part of the general education curriculum, Sputefore was pointed out.
Cutting music Music at Lock Haven, a rural campus located approximately three hours from Pittsburgh, means one less option for local students who make up the vast majority of the campus community, said Richard Goulet, professor of History at the University and Chapter Chapter of the Association of College of Pennsylvania and the University.
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"Elimination of curriculum (older) reduces opportunities for the population in large rural PA and halves, the purpose of the State Higher Education System (Passhe), of which LU is a Of the 14 universities, to provide a comprehensive higher education experience to Citizens of PA at a more affordable price, "Goulet wrote in an email.
The formal announcement at the end of music Major, arrived in March 2021, Goulet said. He pointed out that the end of this program, and others, come from the mandates of the Chancellor's Office, Dr. Daniel Greenstein, that the 14 Universities of Passhe comply with financial sustainability
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