Volume 1, Issue 1 June 2016 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 1

PERIOD June 2016 Inside this issue: PERIOD PIANO 610 Amigos Dr B1 CENTER NEWS New Acquisitions 2 Redlands, CA 92373 and Loans 909– 796-4226 CENTER NEWS Memorable 2015 2 Our Purpose: To promote Performances piano conservation and period piano performance; Rare Steinway 2 Pianist Jocelyn Swigger to perform Chopin on Erard Piano to document, record and exhibit historical . Find OUR FIRST ANNUAL To facilitate and support the PTG Conference 3 SUMMER BENEFIT Sunday, June 26, 3 PM collection of historical piano CONCERT data by research, site visits, Exhibits Pianist: Jocelyn Swigger web data gathering, the The Complete Etudes of Director Profile: 3 Pianist Jocelyn Swigger, profes- creation and sustaining of a sor at the Sunderman Conser- Frederic Chopin museum, and other means. Larry Buck vatory of Gettysburg College, To educate through exhibits, will perform the complete La Sierra University lectures, concerts & events. Why Your Gifts 4 Chopin Etudes, Op. 10 & 25, Hole Memorial Auditorium 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, www.periodpianocenter.org are So Important at our first annual Period Pi- ano Center Summer Benefit Riverside, CA 92515 Concert. She notes that it’s rare to hear all the Etudes at Why Your Gifts are So Important Board of Directors: once, and particularly rare on 2017 CALENDAR OF TECHNICAL DRAWINGS Period Piano Center & A museum with instruments for performance and study is unique an Erard. Chopin said Erard & PLAN VIEW PHOTOS was his favorite piano on the La Sierra University and exceptional. The piano remains the most useful instrument President days when he felt like he Team Up Drawings by David Rubenstein and photographs by Larry Buck William Shull for music learning. Our goals of conserving historic pianos of all needed some help from the EXCLUSIVELY for A $200 GIFT from you UPON REQUEST periods, of providing both replicas and restored instruments for piano. Swigger says, “The We are grateful to La Sierra Vice-President study and performance, while teaching and publishing on piano Chopin etudes are so difficult University Dept. of Music David Rubenstein that I can use all the help history—these goals require a significant startup budget. Chair Dr. Elvin Rodriguez and from the piano that I can get." primary reference piano Piano Studies Chair Dr. Kimo HOW CAN YOU HELP? Treasurer The Period Piano Center has while composing the bulk of Smith for supporting our Lorraine Armstrong acquired several Erard pianos, their piano repertories. event. We’re also thankful to *Provide sponsorship for our benefit concert; including two verticals and 5 Mendelssohn owned two Dr. David Kendall from LSU grands, dating from 1842 to successive Erards. Pianist *Host a benefit concert in your home where our artists will pro- Director to serve as our board member. Larry Buck 1911. The most recently Swigger visited the Period It is our goal to engage pianists, vide an intimate performance on a period instrument. built instrument retains the Piano Center in the fall of local colleges, universities and distinctive design of the earli- 2015 to become familiar *Designate special project funding, such as piano acquisitions, Director piano teachers, students to est 1842 but is in far better with the Erard in prepara- discover and experience histori- commissioning of replicas of historic pianos, funding of special David Kendall condition, making it an excel- tion for recording and per- cal performance practice first research projects such as the early Steinway book project, even lent instrument for perform- forming the Chopin Etudes. hand. Period Piano Center the future museum building. Director ance and study. Though The unique Erard and with our 50+ pianos collection, Geoffrey Sive many makers had promi- tone is closer to the piano of will provide pianos for every- Your monetary donation is tax-deductible, we will provide a year- nence, the Erard had a unique Chopin’s time, and she was one to experiences what the end receipt. We invite you to send a check to Period Piano Cen- place, as it was the most so pleased she said she’d like composer heard from their prominent piano used in the to help Period Piano Center ter, 610 Amigos Dr., B-1, Redlands, CA 92373 or go online to our own at the time. Future oppor- newly developing concert through benefit performance tunities may include visiting webpage at www.periodpianocenter.org and follow the instruc- stage. Liszt, Debussy and events! We’re grateful for artist master classes as well as Ravel are particularly known her generosity. tions. the use of Period Piano Center for using the Erard as their pianos for student recitals. PERIOD PIANO CENTER NEWS Page 2 Page 3

Recent Acquisitions and Loans 2015-2016 Period Piano Center Exhibits “Exhibiting antique pianos and engaging 1911 Erard 7’ Grand FOUR VIENNESE PIANOS Portillo of Los Angeles referred For eight years, we have ac- Western and Pacific Regional to be performed on from SACRAMENTO STATE a T. Gilbert square, and Frank tively exhibited at Piano Tech- Conference (WESTPAC), the with the technician by Ms. Swigger UNIVERSITY were received Strnad of Santa Monica, CA a nicians Guild (PTG) conven- South Central Regional Con- Heintzmann transposing upright. at conferences in 2015. Two Bosendorfer tions. The goal is to increase ference, and the PTG Annual Grands, one 1860s and an- fosters quality Director Finds Fancy the awareness of the historical Convention—all have seen the With Raffi Kachichian at other 1880s, were donated to Early Steinway value of the pianos encoun- Period Piano Center exhibit. This WESTPAC 2015 antique piano care, us, thanks to their piano tech- spring Period Piano Center also 1880s Bosendorfer tered by piano technicians, nician Ted Kidwell. Both are exhibited in Seattle, WA at brings quality Concert Grand and to involve PTG members We will share the exhibit booth over 8’ in length, one flat- WESTPAC 2016. to sponsor our mission. The with Ken Eschete, and will also museum donations, strung, the other over-strung. PIANO TECHNICIANS Mid-Atlantic Regional Confer- The next conference will be attend the “Changing Keys” - and promotes Also a Belarhadek, which was HAVE IMPORTANT ROLE: ence (MARC), the California the upcoming PTG Convention piano exhibit at the Colonial and Technical Institute in Nor- period music actually owned/used for teach- A few fine squares was do- State Conference, the Pacific Williamsburg Foundation. ing by professor Lorna Peters folk, VA. understanding.” nated to us as the result of Fancy Cabinet in early Stein- Northwest Conference, the ***** until a back injury limited her “Period Piano referrals by Michael Kemper of way Catalog (Photo courtesy of —Bill Shull work to the . Af- UCLA (Steinway), David Van- Steinway & Sons Collection, La Center offers Memorable 2015 Performances (Continued) ter additional restoration these derlip of Pomona College Guardia & Wagner Archives at La pianos may be useful in future Guardia College Community Col- exactly the (Lighte—one of the best- After the riveting performance Director Profile: Larry period performance. lege/CUNY) sounding squares in our collec- French topped off the event Buck, Piano Technician, experience the NOTABLE CHICKERINGS: tion), and Randy Woltz Director Larry Buck encouraged a with Gottschalk’s hilarious Rebuilder, Photogra- modern concert In addition to our 1859 and (Steinway with sostenuto). Harvard professor to donate a rare narrative of the missing 14th Frank pher, Lowell, MA 1867 Chickering concert Thanks to Larry Lobel of Peta- early “fancy” Steinway flat-strung pianist. French has promised French as pianist needs: the grands , the new added Chick- luma, CA has referred more concert grand, #1396. Probably to return for a repeat of this Gottschalk 2nd generation piano ering 109C, a 6’5” 1890 grand than one instrument, going the twentieth Steinway grand built, extraordinary program to a with the technician Larry Buck chance to practice this 8’ rosewood piano was sold in 1859 Chick- is the same model as the fa- out of his way to help facilitate larger audience. began a collaboration March of 1858. Currently in ering and play on earlier mous Glenn Gould Chicker- an 1843 Erard and the 1859 with Bill Shull in 2006. storage at a rebuilding shop in PERIOD PIANO CENTER ing. Piano technician Michael Chickering donated by Spring They visited sites to docu- instruments side by Yonkers NY. #1396 was built Lake Village in Santa Rosa, AT CLAUDE MONTAL Reiter has loaned us Chicker- before Steinway and Sons invented ment pianos, especially COMMEMORATION: side with modern ing Square #8141 from 1847. CA . Also, conservator Robert the over-strung grand piano. historic Steinways for Bill’s book project. They ones.” President Bill Shull and Cath- Memorable 2015 Performances erine Lee joined the Piano documented pianos in —Pianist Jocelyn Technicians Guild Foundation Brussels, Belgium, Cape Two memorable performance Caribbean influenced music of in recognition of Fred Sturm’s Cod, New Orleans, San events occurred in 2015 which Gottschalk, the first American- Swigger, after her Antonio, Fresno, Orinda used Period Piano Center pianos. born superstar concert pianist. translation of Claude Montal’s and San Francisco, often visit to Period Piano Pianist Frank French performed a For most of his career, Gottschalk work on in Eng- program of Louis Moreau toured with the Chickering piano. lish. They performed three on short sleep. He served Center in the fall of Gottschalk in the Spring of 2015 The 1859 Chickering concert French parlor songs with an as the first Vice-President on the 1859 Chickering concert grand provided by Period Piano of Period Piano Center 2015 Erard vertical from the collec- grand. This concert was for the Center is like the Chickering of tion. The Erard, discovered by and currently exhibits a Piano Technicians Guild Western his early tours, including his visits 1866 Erard “Piano Droit No. 9” Phil and Sally Rehfeldt at an Bill Shull and Catherine Lee with few museum pianos at his and Pacific Regional Conference. to San Francisco. (continue on cordes obliques (Vertical Piano 1859 Chickering Grand, flat estate sale, carried well in the the 1866 Erard vertical piano shop in Lowell. Frank French, who has studied page 3) No. 9, oblique strings) strung with Brown action large ballroom hall. ethno-musicology, is fond of the