Happenings at Hall Piano, Metairie
Written by Wayne Land
August 27th, 2010
Classes were held each week Monday through Thursday in which each young person learned their way around the piano keyboard playing such songs as “Mary Had A Little Lamb”, “Frere Jacques”, Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” and even the great jazz standard “When The Saints Go Marching In”.
Written by Steve Kinchen
July 26, 2010
The Staff of Hall Piano Company would like to extend our most sincere congratulations to Mr. Eduard Kunz, Gold medalist of the 2010 New Orleans International Piano Competition. This All-Steinway Event was held in New Orleans the week of July 19th and featured 158 contestants from all over the world.
Hall Piano company was once again a proud sponsor of the N.O.I.P.C. and provided all of the pianos, technical services, audio and video archiving for the event. Videos from each night’s performances can be viewed in the Hall Piano Company Galleries page or by clicking the following link:
2010 NOIPC Video Archive
2010 NOIPC Video Archive
Written by Steve Kinchen
July 1st, 2010
For over 30 years, Hall Piano Company has hosted local piano teacher’s spring recitals in our beautiful showroom. This year marked our largest recital season in our 52 year history.
Participating teachers were provided with the complementary use of our resident Steinway & Sons Model “D” concert grand valued at over $128,000.00, professional audio recording, and for the first-time in Hall Piano Company history, live internet coverage of the recitals for friends and family members that were unable to attend.
Written by Chad Clements
July 1st, 2010
Nicholls State University is now celebrating a major milestone on their road to becoming an All-Steinway School: they are nearly halfway through replacing the total piano inventory with Steinway & Sons pianos. An initiative to start an All-Steinway School acquisition started in February of 2008 with two Model O Steinway grand pianos into the piano major teaching studio.
Pictured Left to Right: Dr. David Boudreaux, Ms. Donna Sammarco, Dr. Carol Britt, and Dr. Luciana Soares
The newest acquisition represents a huge step forward to an All-Steinway School status for Nicholls State University. Five Steinway pianos total were selected, consisting of two Model K 52" uprights, two Model 1098 45" uprights, and a Model B 6'10-1/2" Semi-Concert grand. The pianos are being placed into service in teaching studios and practice rooms.
Written by Wayne Land
May 3rd, 2010
Hall Piano Company and Steinway and Sons partnered again this year April 23rd through May 2nd to make the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival an all Steinway event. Through the diligent efforts of Hall Piano Company’s servicestaff and with the support of Steinway & Sons, the festival again proudly incorporated the use of only Steinway pianos throughout all performances in which a piano was needed.
Written by Brett Guillory
December 6th, 2009
The Steinway Society of New Orleans made the largest contribution in its history towards the purchase of a new Steinway concert grand piano that was recently acquired by First Baptist Church of New Orleans and had its debut concert on Sunday, Dec. 6th. This brings the non-profit organization's total charitable contributions to over $50,000.
The Steinway Society of New Orleans is committed to supporting the arts and educational community in the Greater New Orleans area through piano competitions for scholarships, a "piano bank" for underprivileged youth, cash donations, and through special educational and social events.
Written by Chad Clements
November 5th, 2009
This week, First Baptist Church of New Orleans' almost 4 year initiative to replace an aging concert grand in their sanctuary culminated with a trip to the Steinway & Sons factory in Queens, NY. Since Steinway pianos are hand crafted as individuals as opposed to mass produced pianos, Steinway gives piano purchasers who are considering performance pianos (Model D or Model B) the option to come directly to the factory to hand-pick a piano that best meets their preferences.
In attendance to select the new Steinway Model D concert grand piano were Associate Pastor of Worship and Music Robert Comeaux, church pianist Kirk Branch, and church organist John Thibodaux. "We looked at several different pianos, and although the Steinway was not the least expensive choice, it was the best instrument to invest in for the long term", says Comeaux. After taking a tour of the Steinway factory Tuesday morning, the selection committee made quick work of narrowing down the right piano. Church pianist Kirk Branch says, "all of the pianos were beautiful, but I think we found one that will ultimately be the best fit for our congregation."
Written by Brett Guillory
[Taken from www.thenichollsworth.com] - 9/17/09- Written by Mike Cartozzo
Eighteen pianists will play six pianos during a fundraiser to purchase Steinway pianos for the Division of Music.
Carol Britt, director of the School of Fine Arts, stands by one of the Steinway pianos the University was able to purchase through funds raised at last year's Monster Piano Concert. This year's concert is scheduled for Sept. 22.
Picture by Jamison Taylor.
The Office of Institutional Advancement and the Division of Music worked together to bring back the Monster Piano Concert because of the overwhelming praises of the first concert and the request of several attendees and participants from last year.
Written by Brett Guillory
July 27th, 2009Hall Piano Company is proud to congratulate Sean Yeh as the winner of the first ever New Orleans International Piano Competition for Young Artists.
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Video graciously provided by Nola.com, along with the accompanying article.
From left to right: Tommy Edds of Steinway & Sons, Sean Yeh, Daniel Weilbaecher of MASNO, and Steve Kinchen of Hall Piano Company
Tommy Edds of Steinway & Sons and Steve Kinchen of Hall Piano Company
Sean Yeh and Steve Kinchen
Written by Brett Guillory
Once again, our beloved city will play host to some of the most exciting talent in
the concert piano world in July. The 2009 New Orleans International Piano Competition for Young Artists will feature the next generation of concert pianists 14 to 18 years of age. This year's event will once again be hosted at Loyola University's Roussell Hall, and as an official Steinway & Sons competition, will be featuring the exclusive use of Steinway
Concert and Artist grand pianos.
For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on the internet at the Hall Piano Company website. This will be terrific for friends and families around the world that will want to cheer their favorite competitor on as well as fans of the competition worldwide that were unable to travel to New Orleans this for this event.
Click here to watch the NOIPC live broadcast!
For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on the internet at the Hall Piano Company website. This will be terrific for friends and families around the world that will want to cheer their favorite competitor on as well as fans of the competition worldwide that were unable to travel to New Orleans this for this event.
Click here to watch the NOIPC live broadcast!
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