Yamaha has announced that Broken City Percussion (BCP) has opted to use Yamaha marching and concert instruments exclusively.
Read More...Yamaha Artist Services has honored both David Smith, music professor, and Dr. Michael Varner, former director of Percussion and World Music at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Read More...Yamaha has donated two YPG235 keyboards to Mercy Ships, an organization that sails a modern floating hospital directly to the people who do not have access to area hospitals or similar medical services.
Read More...Last month, the nine winners of the 2017 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition performed at the 29th annual Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) celebration weekend, which ran from June 24 – 27, 2017 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Read More...Yamaha Corporation of America has partnered with the Eastman School of Music to sponsor five graduate students to participate as fellows in the Institute for Music Leadership’s 2017 Eastman Leadership Conference.
Read More...At this year’s Winter Guard International (WGI) Indoor Percussion & Winds World Championships, eight awards were earned by groups using solely Yamaha instruments.
Read More...Yamaha and the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music have announced that they will be selecting five graduate students from an international pool of applicants to participate as fellows in the 2017 Eastman Leadership Conference.
Read More...Yamaha announced its sponsorship of United Sound, and will provide major support by integrating Special Education students into Band Programs via peer mentoring system.
Read More...In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Music for All announces it will host the Music for All Summer Symposium this June, one of the nation's largest summer music camps for both students and teachers. The symposium is presented by Yamaha, and will be held at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Read More...In 2007, when Eric Akers took over the music program at Barboursville Middle School in Barboursville, West Virginia, only 11 students participated in the school orchestra. Akers worked hard to expand the program, but he did not have enough instruments to accommodate the demand. Up to a half-dozen students shared one of the few violins and cellos that belonged to the school and no one could take them home to practice.
Read More...Sung Chang, Vanessa Meiling Haynes, and Haozhou Wang captured first place in their respective categories in the 7th Biennial Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition, taking the top prizes in the prestigious competition. Sung Chang earned top honors in the Bösendorfer competition, earning the $15,000 David Katzin Award and an opportunity to be a featured soloist with the Phoenix Symphony.
Read More...Légère Inspiration Mouthpiece Combination
Nick Kuckmeir designed each piece as the perfect complement to Légère reeds.
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