University Chancellor visits Roger’s Piano to see hometown piano competition live via Yamaha Disklavier

This past weekend, Roger’s Piano was pleased to host University of Alaska, Fairbanks’ Chancellor Brian Rogers and his wife Sherry Modrow for a live viewing of the Alaska International Piano e-Competition Award Ceremony and Concert.    The Chancellor and his wife were traveling in Boston at the time, and stopped by Roger’s to watch the live broadcast of the the event via the Yamaha Disklavier player piano.

The competition took place in three rounds in the Davis Concert Hall on campus, and was judged by an international panel of renowned musicians, and culminating with a performance with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra for each finalist. (pictured left to right, Roger’s Piano owner Carol Wu, Sherry Modrow, and Chancellor Brian Rogers)

Through the use of a Yamaha Disklavier, a premier Internet-connected player piano, the performances taking place live in the Davis Concert Hall were shared with international audiences, as other connected Disklaviers around the globe play synchronously with the performer, displaying the precise keystrokes and pedal technique of each musician in real time.

A webcast accompanied the performance as well, allowing international audiences to follow this far north competition from their own homes, schools and communities.

The winners of this competition were awarded more than $65,000 in prize money and performances, including performances in Chicago and New York City.

(at right, Roger’s Piano owner Roger Shaffer watches the closing ceremony and concert live on the Disklavier piano with Chancellor Rogers and his wife Sherry)

Roger’s has New England’s best selection of Disklavier pianos on display at it’s Route 9 showroom in Natick.  For your own private demonstration of this technology in action, call us today at (508) 545-0766