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Campus Review
February 13, 2012
Spivey Hall’s New Steinway has Arrived
Clayton State University’s world-
famous Spivey Hall has a new addition
to its musical repertoire, a new
Steinway & Sons D-274 concert grand
piano (serial number 591261), which
arrived from Hamburg by Lufthansa
air cargo this past Friday, Feb. 10, in
the wee hours of the morning.
The piano was picked-up by Steinway
Piano Galleries’ piano movers later
Friday, and delivered to Spivey Hall
around 1:30 p.m. Steinway Piano
Galleries then spent most of the after-
noon uncrating and assembling the
instrument.
Acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis,
who opened Spivey Hall’s current con-
cert season, served as artistic advisor
to Spivey Hall for the piano selection,
and Ulrich Gerhartz, director of
Concert and Artist Services for
Steinway & Sons in London, served as
technical advisor. The selection team that
gathered at the Steinway & Sons factory
in Germany also included Sam Dixon,
executive & artistic director of Spivey
Hall; Christoph Syllaba, president & CEO
of Steinway Piano Galleries in Atlanta;
and Dr. Michael Koch, a member of the
Friends of Spivey Hall.
Acquisition of the piano was made possi-
ble with a generous seed grant from the
Chaparral Foundation, augmented by a
significant allocation from Clayton State
University, a grant from The Coca-Cola
Company, special gifts to the Friends of
Spivey Hall Piano Fund, and other dona-
tions from the Friends.
The new piano, which will be called
“Clara,” joins “Walter” (a New York
Steinway grand purchased new in 1998)
and “Emilie” (the 1983 Steinway grand
Arts Page
Young People’s Concert Features Percussionist
Kristin Lyman and an Auditory Journey, Feb. 15
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall is
famous as both a world-renown small per-
formance venue, and as the home of an
award-winning education program.
The latter will be featured on Wednesday,
Feb. 15 at 9:45 a.m., when Spivey Hall
presents another in its series of Young
People’s Concerts, featuring a member of
Clayton State’s Visual and Performing
Arts faculty, percussionist Dr. Kristin
Lyman, who will be taking attendees on
an auditory journey based on the book
“Moses Goes to a Concert.” This book,
written by Isaac Millman, is the story a
young boy who is deaf and how he expe-
riences his first symphony concert.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to expe-
rience and `feel’ a live music performance
in one of the world’s great concert halls,”
says Spivey Hall Education Manager
Catherine Giel.
Tickets to Lyman’s auditory journey are
only $1 per person and can be reserved by
calling the Spivey Hall Education
Department at (678) 466-4481. In addition,
Spivey Hall will provide an ASL inter-
preter, Susan Holly, for the performance.
Giel also notes that Spivey Hall has extend-
ed invitations to Georgia schools and pro-
grams that work with students with hearing
disabilities. To learn more about the Spivey
Hall Young People’s Concerts, visit
www.spiveyhall.org/education.
A synopsis of Millman’s book follows:
“Moses and his school friends are deaf,
but like most children, they have a lot to
say. They communicate in American Sign
Language, using visual signs and facial
expressions. And even though they can't
hear, they can enjoy many activities
through their other senses. Today, Moses
and his classmates are going to a concert.
Their teacher, Mr. Samuels, has two sur-
prises in store for them, to make this par-
ticular concert a special event. Moses and
his classmates learn about the sounds of
instruments through vibration. Students
will hear the story, discuss what makes
Moses and his friends so special, learn
about the science of sound, and might
even have the opportunity to perform on
some of the instruments!”
More information is available at:
http://us.macmillan.com/mosesgoestoa-
concert/IsaacMillman.
Steinway, cont’d., p. 11