University of Victoria Becomes Canada's First All-Steinway School

University of Victoria Becomes Canada's First All-Steinway School

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Victoria has become Canada's first All-Steinway School.

"This is an investment in the future of University of Victoria music students, as well as an investment in the future of Canadian culture," said University of Victoria Fine Arts Dean Dr. Sarah Blackstone. "Our students deserve to learn and perform on the very best pianos available."

University of Victoria, located in Victoria, British Columbia, is the world's 99th All-Steinway School, joining an exclusive roster of some of the finest institutions specializing in the study of music.

"By becoming an All Steinway School, the University of Victoria has shown a commitment to excellence on every level by providing the best instruments possible for its students and faculty. 98% of all pianists performing with orchestras worldwide choose the Steinway piano exclusively," said Todd Sanders, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Steinway & Sons. "Steinway & Sons is deeply honored to welcome the University of Victoria as Canada's first All Steinway School."

This month, 60 new Steinway and Steinway-designed Boston pianos will be delivered to the University of Victoria for performance spaces, teaching studios and practice rooms. Tom Lee Music, Steinway's exclusive authorized dealer in British Columbia is responsible for facilitating this transaction.

"We congratulate The University of Victoria on their historic achievement," says Simon Phillips, Tom Lee Music's Vancouver Island Regional Manager. "The All-Steinway School designation will help to further establish the University of Victoria's School of Music as one of the finest music schools in the world and will serve as a shining example to all other schools in Canada."

About the University of Victoria

The University of Victoria is one of Canada's leading universities. The university's School of Music offers intensive academic and professional training for performers, composers and scholars in an environment that respects individuality and cultivates a passion for music. For more information, visit www.uvic.ca.

About Tom Lee Music

Tom Lee Music, British Columbia's authorized Steinway & Sons dealer, has been bringing music making to British Columbia's music educators, cultural organizations, professional and hobbyist musicians since 1969 through its nine retail locations in BC. For more information visit, www.tomleemusic.ca.

About Steinway & Sons

Since 1853, Steinway pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value. Handcrafting each Steinway requires up to one full year, and the result is an instrument of rare quality and global renown. Not surprisingly, Steinway remains the choice of 9 out of 10 concert artists, and it is the preferred piano of countless musicians, professional and amateur, throughout the world. For more information, visit www.steinway.com.

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