Music Trades Roland Lang Lang

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FOREFRONT News ANAlysis iNformed opiNioN

Roland Renews Music ed aid In 2009, the Foundation unveiled


another groundbreaking concept in its

ThRough lang lang FoundaTion 101 Pianists events, which pair up


100 young pianists with lang lang
himself in various cities around the
world for an inspirational experience
that culminates in a masterclass and
concert for an audience comprising
educators, parents, and community
members. last fall, the program
returned to the U.S. and featured lang
lang plus 100 young student pianists
performing on 50 roland HP-504
Digital Pianos. Students ranging in age
from 7 to 17 were selected from more
than 200 applicants throughout the
northeast and were initially paired with
a partner to practice four-hand arrange-
ments of two popular classical pieces.
after months of individual practice and
guidance from their private teachers,
the 50 duos came together to rehearse
International pianist sensation Lang Lang and perform at the tilles Performing
performing with 100 young musicians at arts center on the campus of long
a 101 Pianists concert in New York.
Island University Post in new york.
Since its inception the Foundation has
staged similar events in Paris, berlin,
In 2008 InternatIonal celebrIty munities worldwide. roland london, Hong Kong, rome, chicago,
pianist lang lang launched the lang corporation is a longtime supporter of new york, and Washington Dc, thrilling
lang International Music Foundation in the Foundations mission and activities. more than 100,000 audience members
response to the impact of budget cuts Starting in the fall of 2013, the organi- and providing a once-in-a-lifetime inspi-
on school music education. our goal is zation set out to create free group ration to more than 1,200 young musi-
to inspire and educate as many kids as piano lesson programs in public cians. another 101 Pianists concert will
possible, said lang lang International schools throughout the United States. be held at Sonoma State University in
Music Foundation ceo lukas thanks to successful fundraising and a california.
barwinski. lang lang wants every partnership with roland corporation Playing piano used to be something
child to have access to music experi- U.S., which donated two piano labs, kids did by themselves or in one-on-
ences that ignite something wonderful the first Keys of Inspiration programs one lessons with a piano teacher
inside of them. our hope is that the were launched in boston, drilling scales over and over, said
Foundation will capture musics poten- Massachusetts at the award-winning barwinski. the Foundation is working
tial to provide inspiration to kids around boston arts academy and orchard to bring a collaborative, social aspect
the world in a meaningful way. Gardens K-8 School. the schools were into piano playing because more chil-
lang langs celebrity within his native chosen, in large part, because of their dren are encouraged to play when they
china is popularly credited with inspir- rich history in developing students see their peers doing it. our programs
ing millions of chinese children to take music appreciation. In 2015 the pro- let them get a glimpse of what its like
up the piano, and his Foundation is gram will expand into additional U.S. to perform on a stage.
having an impact on children and com- schools.

24 MUSICTRADES July 2015 Reprinted With Permission

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