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Patrick Cunningham recognized in "Irish Philadelphia"
If you live in or around Philadelphia, here is a great book to pick up.
Marita Krivda Paxon wrote about the role of the Irish in the development o...
Music More Effective Than Drugs At Releasing Brain's Painkillers
AUGUST 11, 2015 by JOE BATTAGLIA
400 published scientific papers have proven the old adage that "music is medicine." Neurochemical benefits of mus...
Make Art In Philly...
During the Democratic National Convention, we were asked to help set up a display of art pianos done by students of The Philadelphia School Distric...
A visit to Yamaha Artist Services, New York
In the middle of Midtown Manhattan there is a location, more of a sanctuary, for musicians. It features rehearsal space, recording space, performan...
Custom sized keyboards - now everyone can comfortably play!
For well over 100 years the piano keyboard has had a standard width to the keyboard. Whilemanyearlier
standard-size-keyboard
Standard Si...
Why use a professional piano mover?
A piano is difficult to move. It is heavy, awkwardly shaped, and delicate all at once. Properly moving one requires specialized equipment, techn...
The best of Classical and Jazz in one evening
Fei Fei Dong, one of the final six contestants in the 14th Van Cliburn competition, joins John Beasley, the one time keyboardist for greats like Fr...
Pat Martino and Dave Frank - together at Cunningham
It is rare to have the opportunity to see two artists like Pat Martino and Dave Frank together. But to see them in such an intimate venue and ha...
What is in a frame? (PIANO frame, that is)
The frame of any grand piano is normally made from gray cast iron. This material is dense, heavy, and quite strong. It needs to be because the f...
Andreas Schiff and Bosendorfer
Excerpt from The Guardian, April 7, 2016...by Andrew Clements
Along with Bach, the first Viennese school – Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert ...
George Gershwin and Cunningham Piano
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular me...
Bosendorfer Imperial gets rave reviews from Westminster Choir
The Westminster Choir has gained a stellar reputation for quality and they have recently performed in Carnegie Hall as well as in The Kimmel Cen...