To All, Just a heads up that there are still two openings for the seminar listed above. Here are the details. I know that several on this list have signed up already and we hope that anyone interested will also be able to sign up. The application form is on page 2 of the attached Word document. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Kent Webb Manager, Technical Service and Support Steinway & Sons kwebb at steinway.com Steinway & Sons and Oberlin Conservatory of Music Present - Concert and Technical Strategies for Institutional Technicians July 19 – 24, 2009 Steinway and Sons is pleased to offer this week-long technical training seminar. It will be held at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, which is Steinway’s oldest continuous client, has been an all-Steinway school since 1877, and is home to 199 Steinway grand pianos. The seminar will focus on the ways in which Conservatory technicians approach Steinway pianos which are not only under constant use, but which also must meet high-level performance requirements in studios and on the concert stage. Each participant will be assigned a Steinway grand to service. Ed Wedberg, of Steinway and Sons Concert and Artist Department at Steinway Hall and Kent Webb, Manager of Technical Service and Support will present technical lectures on concert preparation and music school service. John Cavanaugh, Robert Murphy, and Ken Sloane, members of the Oberlin Conservatory Department of Piano Technology, will lead discussion panels and hands-on training aimed at solving problems faced by piano technicians in the music school. Eric Schandall, formerly of Steinway & Sons, will also be a guest instructor this year. Additionally, faculty from the Conservatory will lead discussions relating to the essential relationship that exists between faculty, staff, students and technicians in a well run school. We also will have a representative from Steinway & Sons who will give you some examples of the support that is available to institutions from Steinway & Sons of fully designed programs for fundraising, not only for purchase of new instruments but also for their maintenance. Located in a small town in Northern Ohio, Oberlin College is 45 minutes from Cleveland and its cultural resources and 30 minutes from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, where transportation is available to Oberlin by limousine service or car rental. Oberlin’s rural surroundings are excellent for bicycling and jogging. Housing will be in a local motel a few minutes from the Conservatory and is included in the tuition. Enrollment is limited. The cost for this seminar is $1080. This includes single-room accommodation at the Oberlin Inn, all lunches and dinners (breakfasts on your own). Interested applicants for this seminar should complete the enclosed application form (PAGE 2 of the attached document). For more information, contact Anna Hoffmann, Director of Oberlin Conservatory Outreach Programs, at (440) 775-8044, or anna.hoffmann at oberlin.edu Logistics notes from Anna Hoffman : Fly in on Sunday July 19 - Shuttles available from the Cleveland airport to Oberlin at Noon, 2pm, 4pm (35 min drive to Oberlin). Seminar ends at noon on July 24 (most people have lunch first (included in price at the dining hall). Shuttles are available from the Oberlin Inn to the Airport on Friday July 24 at 1pm and 3pm. Also taxi's are available. Applications should be sent to: Kent Webb C/o Steinway and Sons, 1 Steinway Place, Long island City, NY 11105. Tel. 718-204-3181 FAX 718-721-0194 Or, preferably by email to: kwebb at steinway.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Oberlin Seminar 2009 Announcement and application.doc Type: application/msword Size: 47616 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090627/50dd3331/attachment-0001.doc>
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