Upright Piano for Auditorium Stage

Three years ago, ERA faculty and staff raised $10,000 to fund a baby grand piano. This piano is specifically slated for community use in the event center area and, therefore,  cannot be moved. With the increase in events, assemblies, trainings, concerts, and theatre productions in the Auditorium, we would greatly benefit from a piano dedicated for these events.

Over the past three years, we have been blessed to have students, staff, and parents grace the halls with their talent. We have enjoyed hearing students playing for pleasure during morning arrival and practicing between activities after school, parent volunteers playing for special events, and little ones practicing their etudes and songs. We want to increase this occurence by having a second instrument for full school use.

Each music room has an upright piano, but they are aging. When the music department has performances, they must wheel their classroom piano to the stage. With each move, not only is there a risk for damage, but the piano must also be tuned.

Pianos are beautiful and very delicate instruments. Though extremely large, their insides are fragile and the smallest tweak can ruin its sound. When moving a piano, you have to be very careful to ensure that nothing is damaged on neither the outside nor the inside of the piano.  

There are three reasons for raising funds to purchase another piano.

1. We do not want to damage our pianos in any way by constantly moving them.

2. Each time you move a piano, it needs to be tuned, which is expensive.

3. It is difficult to move a piano back and forth onto the stage without a portable ramp, which costs up to $10,000. By purchasing a piano dedicated to stage events and performances, we eliminate the need for a costly ramp that needs to be assembled, disassembled, and stored.

The beauty of having this gorgeous instrument on stage at all times is that our music department and theatre have access to it whenever they need it for teaching, performances, or an event.

The full cost of the piano, including shipping, purchase and installation of a Climate Control System to help maintain a consistent humidity level within the piano, and a dolly/cart is estimated to be $12-14,000. With your help, we can purchase this beautiful instrument for the entire school's benefit.

Thank you for keeping music as an integral part of the Classical setting for all to enjoy.

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