QRS Music Technologies, Inc. to Provide 16 Grand Pianos with Pianomation Systems to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, to
February 13 2006 - 7:15AM
Business Wire
QRS Music Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QRSM), a leader in the design,
manufacture and distribution of pianos, piano-based audio and
multimedia products, music and piano accessories, announced today
that it will provide the National Gallery of Art in Washington,
D.C., with 16 player pianos to perform music for the well-known
dada film "Le Ballet Mecanique." The installation will be activated
for a seven- to ten-minute demonstration each weekday at 1:00 and
4:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 pm, March 12-29, 2006.
The performance will be staged near the entrance of the Gallery's
Dada exhibition (on view through May 14, 2006) using 16 QRS
Pianomation-driven grand player pianos, three xylophones, four bass
drums, a tam-tam, a siren, and three "airplane propellers," all
controlled using MIDI technology. "Partnering with the National
Gallery of Art on this performance is an opportunity for us to
raise awareness about modern piano-based entertainment systems,"
said Tom Dolan, President and CEO of QRS Music Technologies.
"Player systems today are affordable and versatile; they increase
the enjoyment and usage of pianos and are particularly fun for home
entertaining, which is why we sell so many to people buying grand
pianos." "Le Ballet Mecanique," by American composer George Antheil
(1900-1959), was originally written in 1924 for 16 roll-playing
pianos. Due to the technical difficulty involved in getting 16
player pianos to play music precisely in synchronization (and in
conjunction with human players and a conductor), Antheil's
conception was not realized until recently. The computer-driven
installation of the work at the National Gallery will be designed
and installed by Paul D. Lehrman of Tufts University and Eric
Singer of the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots. When
conceived, roll-playing pianos were cutting-edge technology. The
QRS Pianomation(R) MIDI system was the first product of its kind to
"marry" analog and digital technology, making it possible to turn
any piano into a reproducing player piano. Today, the technology
continues to evolve. At the most recent NAMM show QRS introduced
DVD SyncAlong(TM) technology that enables Pianomation(R) player
owners to synchronize performances on their player piano with
concert DVDs of popular artists such as Diana Krall, Nora Jones and
Billy Joel. About QRS Music Technologies, Inc. QRS Music
Technologies, Inc. manufactures and distributes pianos and piano
accessories, Pianomation(R) musical instrument digital interface
(MIDI) systems for acoustic and digital pianos, and compact discs
and music rolls for player pianos. QRS is the creator of
Pianomation(R), the first MIDI system to combine analog and digital
technology to turn any piano into a reproducing player piano. QRS
Music was founded in 1900 and is based in Naples, Florida. QRS is
traded over-the-counter on the OTCBB: QRSM. Additional information
about QRS is available at www.qrsmusic.com. National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, located in Washington, D.C., on the
National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Ave. NW,
is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. For
information call 202-737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for
the Deaf (TDD) at 202-842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at
www.nga.gov. For more information about the Gallery, the Dada
exhibition, and the performance of "Le Ballet Mecanique," visit
www.nga.gov. The National Gallery of Art, one of the world's
preeminent museums, was created for the people of the United States
of America by a joint resolution of Congress accepting the gift of
financier, public servant, and art collector Andrew W. Mellon in
1937, the year of his death. The Gallery's collection of some
106,000 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and
decorative arts traces the development of Western art from the
Middle Ages to the present. Forward-Looking Statements Statements
made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or
performances are forward-looking statements. Any statements
containing words, such as, "believes," "should," "anticipates,"
"plans," or "expects" as well as other statements are
forward-looking, and those statements involve risks and
uncertainties outside of the control of QRS and are based on
current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ
materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking
statements. Attention is directed to cautionary statements in QRS
filings on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, and
other QRS filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
those filings are available on the Web site of the Securities and
Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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