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An Epic Gala!

Keene State College is closer to earning the prestigious All Steinway School designation, following the All-Steinway, All Together Gala and Celebration! More than 200 friends of Keene State College Music gathered to celebrate musical excellence and hear students and special guests perform a variety of pieces for two, four, and eight hands. The event raised $35,000 toward the final instrument to be purchased: a nine-foot long Steinway & Sons SPIRIO | r, the world’s finest high-resolution player piano capable of live capture and playback.

To demonstrate the revolutionary capabilities of the Steinway SPIRIO | r, junior Piano & Violin Performance major Nabil Hetman demonstrated one of the special features of the instrument. He pre-recorded the first movement of Cesar Franck’s infamously complex Sonata for Piano and Violin, then at the Gala he performed on violin, accompanying himself at the piano!


Thank You to Our Gala Concert and Celebration Sponsors!

88 Keys Sponsors

  • Keene Endowment Association
  • Putnam Foundation
  • Steinert & Sons

Prelude Sponsor

  • Cambridge Trust Private Banking and Wealth Management

Creative Sponsor

  • Douglas Co.

Program Sponsors

  • Erika and Mitchell Greenwald
  • Cheryl and Jay Kahn
  • Tonya and Jonathan Marshall

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