From www.georgerodrigue.com:

The Estate of George Rodrigue Releases Posthumous “Blue Dog” Print to Benefit the Louisiana State University School of Music and the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts

‘Take Five’ to be unveiled at The Cook Hotel Thursday, September 4th at private reception featuring the Rodrigue Steinway Piano

BATON ROUGE—On Thursday, September 4th the Estate of George Rodrigue will unveil a new posthumous print, Take Five, at a private reception at the Cook Hotel (3848 West Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge) from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. The silkscreen was designed by George Rodrigue before his passing on December 14, 2013 and has been printed posthumously in a limited numbered edition of 950. Following the unveiling, the print will be available for purchase at www.GeorgeRodrigue.com and in Rodrigue Studio locations in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Lafayette, and Carmel, California. The print is offered at a price of $500 with all proceeds supporting the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA) and the LSU School of Music.

For more information or to purchase your copy of this print, please visit www.georgerodrigue.com.

“Tiffany”, the Blue Dog Steinway, made an appearance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Orleans Jazz Market, a 14,000 square foot facility dedicated to preserving and promoting jazz. Performances by Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis concluded the ceremony.

The Blue Dog Steinway was the last major project of the late Blue Dog artist George Rodrigue. Learn more about Tiffany at http://www.rodriguesteinway.com/ and view our gallery for more images of “Tiffany”.

Photos by Offbeat Magazine/Stephen Maloney. For more photos and information visit:

http://www.offbeat.com/2014/02/25/photos-new-orleans-jazz-market-groundbreaking-ceremony/

The personal piano of legendary Vladimir Horowitz, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, has arrived at Hall Piano Company. On April 4th – 6th, you can have the chance to see, touch, hear and play on this unique instrument.

For more information, please visit our Horowitz Piano page.

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Join us in welcoming Adam Mayon at Hall Piano Company for this exclusive recital!

Seating is Very Limited and Reservations are Required.

Please call or email Jan at 504-733-8863 to reserve your seat today.

Adam Paul Mayon is a native of Morgan City, Louisiana. Born to be a musician, he started taking piano lessons with Claire Sampey at the age of 5, and he has kept his musical dreams alive for the past 15 years. Adam was awarded the Ignatian scholarship from Loyola University in New Orleans in 2008. He is currently a senior at Loyola, majoring in piano performance and studying under Dr. John Murphy, Professor of Piano at Loyola. Other teachers of great influence in Adam’s life include Dr. Frank Heneghan and Dr. Chan Kiat Lim. Adam’s passion for the piano has taken him a long way; in 2009, he won Loyola’s Concerto and Aria Competition as a freshman. In the spring of 2011, he was declared the national winner of the Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Loyola also awarded him the Theodore Presser Scholarship for being a promising and worthy musician.

The finale of the fourth annual Monster Piano Concert at Nicholls State University featured 21 pianists, including faculty, students, alumni and guests, playing on 21 Steinway pianos.  The concert in Talbot Theater marked Nicholls’ official acceptance as an “All-Steinway School”.  This event also stands as the largest collection of pianists and pianos to perform simultaneously in the state of Louisiana.

Congratulations to our dear friends at Nicholls State University!

The Department of Music at Nicholls State University will host the fourth annual Monster Piano Concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Talbot Theater on campus.
Several pianists, including faculty, students, alumni and guests, will perform on 21 Steinway pianos – all to be placed on stage. The evening will begin with wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30. Tickets are $50 per person and include food, drink and entertainment. All proceeds will benefit the Department of Music.

“This year’s event will be very exciting because a representative of Steinway & Sons, from New York, will be on hand to present our university with an ‘All-Steinway’ plaque,” Dr. Carol Britt, head of the Department of Music, said. “The designation puts the Nicholls Department of Music in very prestigious company. About 130 institutions in the world can claim the title, and we know it will go a long way toward recruiting the best music students to our school.”

A very special gift for one of New Orleans’ Treasured Teachers. Students of Ms. Donna Ancar raised money to buy her a new piano. Funds raised were matched by the Steinway Society of New Orleans and the generosity of Hall Piano Company owners John D. Wright, Jr and Steven O. Kinchen, Sr. Congratulations to all that worked together to make this initiative successful!

Thirty five youngsters ages 6 to 15 enjoyed their first experience playing the piano this summer as Hall Piano sponsored our “Hall Music Academy” Free Summer Piano Camp.

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”.