Steinway Pianos for Higher Education
Schools demonstrate a commitment to excellence and an unparalleled educational experience by providing their students with the rich, unrivaled sound, incomparable tone, and pristine touch of Steinway & Sons pianos. These pianos inspire students to realize their artistic talents, and best prepare them to compete at the highest level in the professional world.
Educational Sales & Service
STEINWAY & SONS is devoted to partnering with you and your educational institution to help you acquire and maintain our premium Steinway pianos for higher education learning. Our institutional sales team has developed customized resources that have a proven success record for managing piano inventories in colleges, universities and conservatories of all sizes which include:
• Inventory Analysis and Planning Tools
• Fundraising Programs for Donor Cultivation
• The All-Steinway School program
• Leasing-to-Own Options
• Technical Service Guidelines
• Factory Seminars for Technicians
• Selection Room Access at the Steinway Factory
All-Steinway Schools
All-Steinway Schools demonstrate a full commitment to excellence by providing their students and faculties with the finest Steinway pianos possible for the study of music in higher education. That is why the only pianos owned by the institutions listed here — from the practice room to the recital hall — are designed by Steinway & Sons.
Oberlin Conservatory of Music — Oberlin, OH (since 1877)
Yale School of Music — New Haven, CT (since 1897)
Cleveland Institute of Music — Cleveland, OH (since 1920)
Curtis Institute of Music — Philadelphia, PA (since 1924)
Academy of Vocal Arts — Philadelphia, PA
Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music — Berea, OH
Central Conservatory of Music, School of Piano — Beijing, China
China Conservatory of Music, School of Piano — Beijing, China
Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico — San Juan, Puerto Rico
Conservatory of Maastricht — Maastricht, Netherlands
Harbin Conservatory of Music — Harbin, China
Leeds College of Music–Conservatoire — Leeds, England
Maastricht Conservatory — Netherlands
Music Academy of the West — Santa Barbara, CA
Piedmont University — Conservatory of Music, Demorest, GA
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama — Cardiff, Wales
Shenandoah University–Shenandoah Conservatory — Winchester, VA
Tianjin Conservatory of Music, School of Piano — Tianjin, China
University of Cincinnati–College Conservatory of Music — Cincinnati, OH
Ball State University — Muncie, IN
Belmont University — Nashville, TN
Bemidji State University — Bemidji, MN
Benedictine College — Atchison, KS
Blackburn College — Carlinville, IL
Blue Ridge Community College — Flat Rock, NC
Bluffton University — Bluffton, OH
Boise State University — Boise, ID
Bowie State University — Bowie, MD
Bucks County Community College — Newtown, PA
Cairn University — Philadelphia, PA
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona — Pomona, CA
California State University, Dominguez Hills — Carson, CA
California State University, San Marcos — San Marcos, CA
Cardinal Stritch University — Milwaukee, WI
Carl Sandburg College — Galesburg, IL
Chestnut Hill College — Philadelphia, PA
Coastal Carolina University — Conway, SC
College of the Canyons — Santa Clarita, CA
The College of New Jersey — Ewing, NJ
Collin College — McKinney, TX
Coker University, Hartsville, SC
Columbus State University, Schwob School of Music — Columbus, GA
Concordia University — St Paul, MN
Connecticut College, New London, CT
Converse College, Petrie School of Music — Spartanburg, SC
Cuyahoga Community College — Cleveland, OH
Cuyamaca College — El Cajon, CA
Davidson College — Davidson, NC
De Anza College — Cupertino, CA
Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music — Pittsburgh, PA
East Tennessee State University — Johnson City, TN
Fairfield University — Fairfield, CT
Florida Gulf Coast University, Bower School of Music — Fort Myers, FL
Florida International University — Miami, FL
Franklin & Marshall College — Lancaster, PA
Franz Liszt College of Music Weimar at Kangnam University — Seoul, Korea
Fresno City College — Fresno, CA
George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
Georgia College — Milledgeville, GA
Gordon State College — Barnesville, GA
Gustavus Adolphus College — Saint Peter, MN
Hamilton College — Clinton, NY
Hastings College — Hastings, NE
Herbert W. Armstrong College — Edmond, OK
High Point University — High Point, NC
Hollins University — Roanoke, VA
Huston- Tillotson University — Austin, Texas
Illinois State University — Normal, IL
Illinois Wesleyan University — Bloomington, IL
Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania — Indiana, PA
Indiana University South Bend — South Bend, IN
James Madison University — Harrisonburg, VA
Kansas State University — Manhattan, KS
Kennesaw State University — Atlanta, GA
Kent State University — Kent, OH
Kharkiv State Music College — Ukraine
Kutztown University — Kutztown PA
Lake Michigan College — Benton Harbor, MI
Las Positas College — Livermore, CA
Lewis & Clark Community College — Godfrey, IL
Liberty University — Lynchburg, VA
Lindenwood University — St. Charles, MO
Lipscomb University — Nashville, TN
Liverpool Hope University — Liverpool, England
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania — Lock Haven, PA
Lone Star College - Montgomery — Conroe, TX
Los Angeles Valley College —Valley Glen, CA
Loras College — Dubuque, IA
Martin Methodist College — Pulaski, TN
McLennan Community College — Waco, TX
Mercer University, Townsend School of Music — Macon, GA
Miami University — Oxford, OH
Middle Tennessee State University — Murfreesboro, TN
Midland College — Midland, TX
Millikin University — Decatur, IL
Missouri State University — Springfield, MO
Missouri Western State University — St. Joseph, MO
Montclair State University, John J. Cali School of Music — Montclair, NJ
Moravian College — Bethlehem, PA
Mount St. Joseph University — Cincinnati, OH
New Jersey City University — Jersey City, NJ
Nicholls State University — Thibodaux, LA
North Greenville University — Tigerville, SC
Northern Arizona University, Kitt School of Music — Flagstaff, AZ
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
Northwest Mississippi Community College – Senatobia, MS
Odessa College — Odessa, TX
Oklahoma Christian University — Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City University — Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State University — Stillwater, OK
Oral Roberts University — Tulsa, OK
Ottawa University — Ottawa, KS
Park University, International Center for Music — Parkville, MO
Pellissippi State Community College — Knoxville, TN
Pomona College — Claremont, CA
Portland State University — Portland, OR
Prairie View A&M University — Prairie View, TX
Prince Georges Community College — Largo, MD
Principia College — Elsah, IL
Radford University — Radford, VA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Troy, NY
Rowan University — Glassboro, NJ
Royal Holloway College, University of London — London, England
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — Winona MN
Santa Fe College — Gainesville, FL
Seton Hill University — Greensburg, PA
Snow College — Ephraim, UT
Southern Adventist University — Collegedale, TN
Southern Utah University — Cedar City, UT
Southwestern Assemblies of God University — Waxahachie, TX
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — School of Church Music, Ft. Worth, TX
Spelman College — Atlanta, GA
Spring Hill College — Mobile, AL
State University of New York, Potsdam–Crane School of Music — Potsdam, NY
Teachers College, Columbia University — New York, NY
Texas A&M International University — Laredo, TX
Texas A&M University-Commerce – Commerce, TX
Texas Christian University — Ft. Worth, TX
The George Washington University — Washington, D.C.
The University of Toledo — Toledo, OH
Trinity University — San Antonio, TX
Troy University — Troy, AL
Tulane University — New Orleans, LA
Union College — Schenectady, NY
University of Alabama, Birmingham — Birmingham, AL
University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, AR
University of Central Florida — Orlando, FL
University of Central Missouri — Warrensburg, MO
University of Central Oklahoma — Edmond, OK
University of Denver, Lamont School of Music — Denver, CO
University of Edinburgh, Reid School of Music — Edinburgh, UK
University of Florida — Gainesville, FL
University of Georgia — Athens, GA
University of Maryland — College Park, MD
University of Melbourne, Faculty of Music — Melbourne, Australia
University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota—Morris — Morris, MN
University of Missouri — St. Louis – St. Louis, MO
University of Mobile — Mobile, AL
University of Montevallo — Montevallo, AL
University of Northern Colorado — Greeley, CO
University of South Africa — Pretoria, South Africa
University of South Carolina — Aiken, Aiken, SC
University of South Florida — Tampa, FL
University of Tennessee–Knoxville — Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee–Martin — Martin, TN
University of Texas of the Permian Basin — Odessa, TX
University of Texas – Tyler, Tyler, Texas
University of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT
University of Victoria — Victoria, BC, Canada
University of Virginia’s College at Wise — Wise, VA
University of West Florida — Pensacola, FL
University of West London — London, England
University of Wolverhampton — Wolverhampton, England
Utah State University — Logan, UT
Utah Valley University — Orem, UT
Vassar College — Poughkeepsie, NY
Virginia State University – Virginia State University, VA
Virginia Wesleyan University —Virginia Beach, VA
Waldorf College — Forest City, IA
Wallace State Community College — Hanceville, AL
Wayland Baptist University — Plainview, TX
Weatherford College — Weatherford, TX
Weber State University — Ogden, UT
Webster University — St. Louis, MO
West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA
West Texas A&M University — Canyon, TX
West Valley College — Saratoga, CA
Western Michigan University — Kalamazoo, MI
Westfield State University, Westfield, MA
Westmont College — Santa Barbara, CA
Wheaton College — Norton, MA
Youngstown State University, Dana School of Music — Youngstown, OH
Ackworth School — West Yorkshire, England
Amadeus International School of Music — Vienna, Austria
Ashford School — Ashford, England
Brentwood School – Brentwood, England
Bromley High School GDST – London, England
Cheltenham College — Glouchestershire, England
Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing & Fine Arts — East Orange, NJ
City of Edinburgh School of Music — Edinburgh, Scotland
Cranbrook School — Sydney, Australia
Cushing Academy — Ashburnham, MA
Durham School — Durham, England
Episcopal High School — Alexandria, VA
Gould Academy — Bethel, ME
Hampton School — Hampton, England
Kronberg Academy — Kronberg, Germany
Levine School of Music — Washington, D.C.
Loretto School — Musselburgh, Scotland
Loughborough Endowed School — Loughborough, England
Malvern College —Worcestershire, England
Moscow Special Gnessins' School of Music — Moscow, Russia
The Mount School — York, England
Musica Mundi School — Waterloo, Belgium
New Yorker Musische Akademie im CJD Braunschweig — Braunschweig, Germany
Pacific Northwest Ballet and School — Seattle, WA
Pangbourne College — Pangbourne, England
Plockton High School — Plockton, Scotland
Qatar Music Academy — Doha, Qatar
Royal Alexandra & Albert School — Surrey, England
Rimsky Korsakov Music School — Moscow, Russia
Somerset College — Queensland, Australia
St. Albans School — St Albans, England
St. Margaret's Episcopal School — San Juan Capistrano, CA
St. Paul's Co-educational College — Hong Kong, China
Stauffer Center - Accademia Stauffer — Italy
Stowe School — Buckingham, England
Syddansk Musikkonservatorium, Konservatoriet i Esbjerg — Esbjerg, Denmark
Tonbridge School — Kent, England
Trinity School — London, England
Valley Christian Schools — San Jose, CA
Wellington School — Somerset, England
Educational News & Features
Highlights from the Steinway Chronicle
The STEINWAY CHRONICLE presents Institutional news from STEINWAY & SONS. This publication includes in-depth articles with compelling photographs covering STEINWAY's Institutional customers.
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Cleveland Institute of Music Adds Fourteen New Steinways
Nineteen New Pianos Elevate Northwest to All-Steinway School Status
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A Total Game-Changer — CCU Celebrates All-Steinway School Status with Two New Spirio | r
Coastal Carolina University (CCU) recently attained the coveted status of All-Steinway School, a prestigious designation recognizing those colleges, universities, and conservatories that use solely Steinway and Steinway-designed pianos for instruction, practice, and performance. CCU now joins the elite ranks of only around 230 All-Steinway Schools in the world.
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Spirio | r Heats up Northwest Mississippi Community College Center for Performing Arts
Nineteen New Pianos Elevate Northwest to All-Steinway School Status
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Becomes All-Steinway School
WISE, VA – Nestled among the Appalachian Mountains in Southwest Virginia, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has long been recognized for its commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. This year, UVA Wise took a notable step toward superior standards in music education with its attainment of All-Steinway School status. The prestigious All-Steinway School designation identifies those colleges, universities, and conservatories that have made the commitment to use only Steinway and Steinway-designed pianos in their classroom, practice, and performances spaces—thus ensuring students, faculty, and visiting artists have access to the world’s finest pianos.
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Retiring Dean Helps Raclin School of the Arts Cross the Finish Line to All-Steinway Status
In early 2020, just before a pandemic turned the world upside down, Dean Marvin Curtis of Indiana University South Bend’s Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts was focused on two upcoming celebrations. The first was his own impending retirement—after twelve years as the Raclin School’s dean, Curtis could see his June retirement approaching quickly.
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“We Really Wanted to Make it Something Special” Virginia Wesleyan University Becomes All-Steinway School
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Over the past five years, students and faculty at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach have witnessed a renaissance of energies devoted to the institution’s musical and performing arts programs. Fueled partly by student demand and partly by the passions of committed faculty and administration, VWU’s performing arts focus has soared—so much so, in fact, that VWU has recently witnessed the construction of a brand-new performing arts center and the renovation of two existing venues to provide more support for recitals, theater, and live performances.
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Curtis and Spirio | r: “Now we have a piano that remembers human expression”
PHILADELPHIA, PA – As a young prodigy, Ray Ushikubo dreamed of performing sonatas for piano and violin by himself – a feat the Curtis Institute of Music student not only accomplished with aplomb but exceeded in his expectations using Steinway’s Spirio | r technology.
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Spirio | r stirs emotional response to piano legends at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The Texas Lottery was not calling, but Dr. David Heller was about to strike institutional gold in the shape of a seven-foot Steinway grand piano. Alumnae Janet Dicke just finished reading an article in USA Today and phoned the chair of music, asking if he might be interested in a state-of-the-art Spirio | r for Trinity University...
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Valley Christian Conservatory of the Arts Introduces Spirio | r to the Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, CA – As the first west coast embracer of Spirio | r technology, All-Steinway Valley Christian Conservatory of the Arts is entering an exciting realm of piano studies and performance in the Silicon Valley.
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Steinway the “unanimous choice” of Faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University
LOOMINGTON, IL – Cyril Frevert so cherished his education at Illinois Wesleyan University that he wished for students to maximize their experience with nothing less than world-class pianos. After graduating in 1961, he went on to earn a master’s degree at Northwestern University and enjoyed a rewarding career as a teacher and church organist. Mr. Frevert passed away two years ago in Florida at the age of 79.
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All-Steinway Weatherford College adds two Spirio | r grands, plans for another
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS – Brent Baker says he was “blown away” when he first experienced a Spirio | r and knew it could be a catalyst for the fine arts programs at Weatherford College. The executive director of the Weatherford College Foundation was in Manhattan for Steinway’s “Keys to Finding Funds” seminar. “When we came to New York, we had already decided to go ahead with our All-Steinway campaign, but the seminar was invaluable because we heard from other institutions and learned a great deal about what could work in our situation,” he notes.
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Perseverance pays with a prestigious All-Steinway designation for Davidson
DAVIDSON, NC – Davidson College considered upgrading its pianos around the same time that Stephen Curry was leading the upstart Wildcats on a surprising run through the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament...
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University of South Carolina Aiken becomes first public All-Steinway School in the Palmetto State
AIKEN, SC – Judith Goodwin came to New York City with one wish but left with a solid game plan and fire to fulfill a much bigger dream. The advancement officer at the University of South Carolina Aiken wanted to learn more at Steinway’s “Keys to Finding Funds” seminar about replacing a 30-year-old concert grand piano in the Etherredge Center.
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Treasured heirloom tells a Steinway story at the University of South Florida
TAMPA, FLORIDA – After she toured the Steinway & Sons factory in 2011, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft uttered prophetic words. “The enduring qualities of a Steinway make it a phenomenal gift to any student,” she said. “When you are buying a Steinway, you are buying something for a lifetime, even longer than a lifetime.”
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Juilliard’s ever-popular practice rooms continue a Steinway grand tradition
At the House of Juilliard in the heart of historic Lincoln Center resides one of the world’s largest inventories of Steinway & Sons pianos: Steinways on concert stages, in practice rooms, faculty studios, classrooms and dance studios.
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Steinway & Sons honors Gary Graffman
Steinway & Sons has been a constant companion in Gary Graffman’s life since the age of seven, when he received his first Steinway piano from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. To help celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kimmel Center, the legendary Steinway Artist accepted a gold-plated Steinway Lyre...
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