Yamaha Marks 10 Millionth Instrument with Contest
BUENA PARK, CA (December 9, 2005) — Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, is celebrating the milestone production of its 10 millionth wind instrument with an essay contest to thank the schools and educators who have supported the company through the years. A first prize of $20,000 in Yamaha wind instruments and a second prize of $5,000 in Yamaha wind instruments will be awarded to the winning schools.
Between October 1 and December 15, music educators will be able to visit www.Thanks10Million.com to submit their essays describing how Yamaha wind instruments contributed to their school’s music program or students. Entrants can also e-mail their essays to Thanks10Million@yamaha.com, or send them in via fax [(714) 522-9475] or postal mail (Yamaha Corporation of America, Attn: Winds Department, 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA, 90620.)
A panel of five judges, including Yamaha artists and other music industry luminaries, will evaluate the entries.
“Forty years of success and ten million instruments sold is a great milestone for our company, and all of our employees can be proud of their contribution to this achievement,” states Rick Young, Vice President/General Manager, Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division. “In addition, the support we’ve received from the educational community has been a key ingredient in our success, and this contest is a small way for us to show our gratitude.”
The winning schools will receive the same instruments that many of the best musicians choose; Yamaha woodwind and brass instruments are found in many of the top orchestras in the world, and are also the choice of leading pop and jazz musicians. From the world’s top symphonies and artists to high school marching bands and classroom recorders, Yamaha is the world’s number one wind instrument manufacturer, leading the industry through an innovative blend of traditional, old world expertise and the latest, cutting-edge production technology. Because of its reputation for high-quality instruments, Yamaha is the most requested name in schools today.
The first wind instrument to bear the Yamaha name, a trumpet, was produced in 1965, and the company displayed trumpets, trombones and saxophones at the 1967 Chicago NAMM show. Nikkan and Yamaha merged in 1970, and Yamaha opened the world’s largest wind instrument factory in Toyooka, Japan the same year.
Yamaha wind instrument production came to America in 1974, when Yamaha Musical Products (YMP) opened a factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1989, YMP opened a new state-of-the-art factory in Grand Rapids, and celebrated the completion of its 5,000,000th wind instrument two years later in 1991. In 1995, the company introduced its revolutionary Silent Brass System, changing the way musicians practice, and 2001 saw the opening of the U.S. Custom Shop in Grand Rapids. In 2004, Yamaha Artist Services Inc. opened on Fifth Ave. in New York City as a place for artists to practice, perform, present master classes and collaborate on models in development.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.
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A panel of five judges, including Yamaha artists and other music industry luminaries, will evaluate the entries.
“Forty years of success and ten million instruments sold is a great milestone for our company, and all of our employees can be proud of their contribution to this achievement,” states Rick Young, Vice President/General Manager, Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division. “In addition, the support we’ve received from the educational community has been a key ingredient in our success, and this contest is a small way for us to show our gratitude.”
The winning schools will receive the same instruments that many of the best musicians choose; Yamaha woodwind and brass instruments are found in many of the top orchestras in the world, and are also the choice of leading pop and jazz musicians. From the world’s top symphonies and artists to high school marching bands and classroom recorders, Yamaha is the world’s number one wind instrument manufacturer, leading the industry through an innovative blend of traditional, old world expertise and the latest, cutting-edge production technology. Because of its reputation for high-quality instruments, Yamaha is the most requested name in schools today.
The first wind instrument to bear the Yamaha name, a trumpet, was produced in 1965, and the company displayed trumpets, trombones and saxophones at the 1967 Chicago NAMM show. Nikkan and Yamaha merged in 1970, and Yamaha opened the world’s largest wind instrument factory in Toyooka, Japan the same year.
Yamaha wind instrument production came to America in 1974, when Yamaha Musical Products (YMP) opened a factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1989, YMP opened a new state-of-the-art factory in Grand Rapids, and celebrated the completion of its 5,000,000th wind instrument two years later in 1991. In 1995, the company introduced its revolutionary Silent Brass System, changing the way musicians practice, and 2001 saw the opening of the U.S. Custom Shop in Grand Rapids. In 2004, Yamaha Artist Services Inc. opened on Fifth Ave. in New York City as a place for artists to practice, perform, present master classes and collaborate on models in development.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.
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