I encourage anyone that has this week available to attend!! It's a great
learning experience!! (and, Kent is lots of fun...unless he isnt! ) (he
said with a huge grin and a wink!)
It is really worth the trip. they teach you tons, you have great dinners,
and get to know other fellow techs! Go for it!!
All the best and another thanks, Kent, for a great week last summer!!
Paul T. Williams RPT
PianoTechnician
School of Music
5 Westbrook Bldg.
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0100
pwilliams4 at unl.edu
Kent Webb <kw88keys at yahoo.com>
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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
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