Campbellsville University Adds Extra Distinction to Their School of Music with Yamaha CFX Piano

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky., Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Campbellsville University's School of Music has selected the Yamaha CFX concert grand piano as the centerpiece of their concert instrument collection and a permanent addition to its recital hall.

Adding to an already considerable collection of Yamaha keyboard instruments, including a full piano lab with nine brand new Clavinova pianos, the School of Music chose the CFX after a diverse cross-section of musicians at the School gave rave reviews to a model on loan to the School for a competition.

Dr. Tony Cunha, dean of the Campbellsville University School of Music, traveled to Yamaha Corporation of America headquarters in Buena Park, Calif. with professor of music Dr. Wesley Roberts to select the piano that would occupy pride of place in Gheens Recital Hall. While there had already been talk at the School for some time about the possibility of acquiring a CFX, Dean Cunha began making solid plans to do so following last year's Kentucky Music Teachers Association (KMTA) Annual Piano Competition.

"We already enjoyed a very good relationship with Yamaha, so we suggested to them that we forge a partnership to provide pianos for the KMTA event," Cunha said. "They agreed right away, and our dealer in Lexington, Willis Music, was able to get us three pianos for the competition, one of which was the CFX. That one we held on to for about a month at the School after the event was over so we all could get some hands-on experience with it."

Students, faculty, guests and accompanists alike put the piano through its paces over the course of that month, and they all praised the CFX on a variety of fronts.

"We fell in love with it," Cunha recalled. "Each person who came to me to tell me what a great piano it was cited a different aspect that impressed them – the lower register, the upper register, the action, the effects, the consistency of sound across registers – and each aspect was given a glowing review. When you hear the kind of unanimous and comprehensive feedback I heard about the CFX from such a broad array of pianists, you take notice."

The Yamaha CFX concert grand piano, the flagship model of the company's CF line, possesses a wide palette of tonal colors and the most expressive and subtle nuances which allow it to project over the sound of a symphony orchestra. This skillfully handcrafted instrument represents the culmination of numerous refinements in performance and appearance designed to achieve the highest standards of excellence.

Campbellsville University is the first college in Kentucky to take on a CFX concert grand piano as an integral part of their instrument collection. The School of Music will be keeping the CFX in their Gheens Recital Hall. It will be their "go-to" piano, according to Cunha, for use in master classes, concerts, recitals by students and faculty, guest-artist performances; every performance in Gheens Recital Hall will be on the CFX.

Campbellsville has already booked Yamaha Artist Lara Downes for such a performance on September 26.

For more information on Campbellsville University School of Music, visit http://www.campbellsville.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/school-of-music/

For more information on Yamaha Corporation of America, visit http://www.usa.yamaha.com/

About Campbellsville University School of Music
The Campbellsville University School of Music provides the kind of education one would expect to find in a conservatory setting: highly qualified and dedicated faculty, frequent performance opportunities, rigorous academics, and professional training. The School of Music attempts to broaden the education of every student in the University by providing a wide range of experiences in music; by offering class instruction which seeks to develop an understanding of music as a communicative art, its place in life, and its value to the individual; and by offering specialized training in musical skills. The School of Music guides students in the attainment of academic, spiritual, vocational, cultural, and social values through professional training, musicianship, and the liberal arts concept.

About Yamaha
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) is one of the largest subsidiaries of Yamaha Corporation, Japan and offers a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement, commercial installation and home entertainment products to the U.S. market. Products include: Yamaha acoustic, digital and hybrid pianos, portable keyboards, guitars, acoustic and electronic drums, band and orchestral instruments, marching percussion products, synthesizers, professional digital and analog audio equipment, Steinberg recording products and NEXO commercial audio products, as well as AV receivers, amplifiers, MusicCast wireless multiroom audio systems, Blu-ray/CD players, earphones, headphones, home-theater-in-a-box systems, sound bars and its exclusive line of Digital Sound Projectors. YCA markets innovative, finely crafted technology and entertainment products and musical instruments targeted to the hobbyist, education, worship, music, professional audio installation and consumer markets.

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