25
April
2026
Give Me Liberty, Give Me Song: America's Journey at 250
Sat. Apr 25th, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Tom Strange, curator of the Sigal Music Museum, will offer an overview of the piano’s history in the United States, highlighting how builders in a new cultural and economic landscape developed innovations shaped by local conditions and changing musical tastes. He will then introduce several landmark instruments from the Piano Performance Museum—Geib (1824), Nunns & Clark (1833), and a Steinway square grand (1865)—discussing their makers and distinctive qualities. Musical examples will be performed by Patricia García Gil, Postdoctoral Associate and Artist-in-Residence at Cornell’s Center for Historical Keyboards.
Catskill Mountain Foundation
Now in its 28th year, the Catskill Mountain Foundation is a nonprofit arts organization that produces programs and workshops and operates multiple cultural venues, partnership initiatives, and signature festivals throughout the region.
Venue(s)
Piano Performance Museum at the Doctorow Center for the Arts
Now on display: The Diane Estrin Miniature Piano Museum. A unusual collection of miniature pianos that mimic our larger collection of instrumental pianos.
The Piano Performance Museum is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm by appointment only.
