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At 86, Annville pianist still calls music key to life

Ira Shenk's life has been filled with music. At the age of 86, he plays piano at morning Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Annville, PA. "My fingers still work," he said. When Shenk was a youngster growing up in Fontana, he began taking...

October 23, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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Want Quick, Accurate Thinking? Ask a Musician

We all want to stay sharp-witted as we age, which explains the recent proliferation of brain games and puzzles. But newly published research suggests a low-tech way of retaining our mental agility: Learn to play a musical instrument. According to this...

October 3, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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Paulson Acquisition Of Steinway Completed

Press release from Music Trades Magazine: THE PAULSON COMPANY completed its acquisition of Steinway Musical Instruments on September 19, paying $40 a share, or $512 million, for the renowned piano maker and ending a hotly contested bidding contest. John...

September 30, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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New Placement for Popular Piano Project

When Mark Maziarz, along with Alison Butz, established Art Pianos for All, an art project where decorated pianos are placed in accessible areas to be played and enjoyed by the public, he had no idea how popular the instruments would be. So far, Maziarz...

September 24, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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Piano Hospital provides playable art exhibit

Vancouver’s School of Piano Technology for the Blind is bringing back beautiful playable art to a public space in the area. Those who encountered an intricately-decorated piano, or 10, along the sidewalks of Vancouver last August, were among the thousands...

September 24, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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No Strings on a Piano, but the Tone Is Grand

There are some things you just don’t expect to read about in a column about electronics. Gluten-free waffles, for example. Ferrets. Moist towelettes. And you’d probably expect that list to include pianos. No, not digital pianos. Not those plastic,...

September 20, 2013  By Richard Rejino   Posted In  News 
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