<p>Excuse me, but have you done your research? The world-renowned Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam is one of the leading music schools in the United States. The Crane School was founded in 1886 by Julia Etta Crane (1855-1923) as the Crane Normal Institute of Music and was one of the first institutions in the country to have programs dedicated to training public school music teachers. Julia Crane petitioned the Juilliard Foundation to purchase her school. The Crane Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1839, the second earliest college orchestra in the country after Harvard. Crane is an All-Steinway School following the acquisition of 141 Steinway pianos beginning January 24, 2007. This $3.8 million dollar purchase includes 3 new concert grand pianos and coincidentally makes this the largest purchase order that Steinway has ever received in the history of the company.</p>
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