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Benefactor Donates Piano to Inspire Interest in Music, Culture |
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Tobin J. Klinger |
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Oct 9, 2002 |
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| Dorothy MacKenzie Price |
Dorothy MacKenzie Price began listening to classical music more than 40 years ago. “I started enjoying music as an usher at the [Toledo Museum of Art] Peristyle while I was a student,” she said.
Price earned her degree in business from UT in 1948.
Since that time, she has dedicated herself to creating opportunities for musicians and music lovers alike. “It’s an investment in people. I’m a people person,” said Price of her philanthropy. “If I see the need, if I hear about something, I’m going to do something about it.”
Although Price has supported numerous music and arts programs in the region for many years, her latest act of generosity is the donation of a 9-foot Yamaha concert grand piano for use in Doermann Theater.
Combined with a new Wenger Acoustical Shell, installed thanks to the Way International Foundation, these enhancements to the theater are already receiving rave reviews.
According to Price, “[Pedro Carboné] couldn’t have been happier. He couldn’t have asked for anything more.” Carboné was the virtuoso pianist who had the honor of being the first performer to be featured with the piano and shell during his Sept. 29 concert.
Price was instrumental in bringing Carboné to campus; she met him at the International Music Festival at the Mannes School of Music in New York. After hearing him perform, Price said to herself, “I have to bring him to Toledo.”
The Carboné performance will likely be the first of many on the new piano. “I’m looking forward to it being used, used, used,” said Price, who prefers the classics, but enjoys music of many styles. “As long as it’s good, I can listen to it,” she said.
Price sees her work with UT and exposing people to music as a way to improve culture around the area. “People have to be exposed to the best. If they’re exposed to cultural events in college, they’ll buy tickets to cultural events later in life,” she said. And put simply, she has a great belief in the power of music. “It enhances people’s lives.”
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