ATLANTA - Julie Powell of Tucker, Ga., is the proud new owner of a
Baldwin upright piano because she knows her car horns. That's right ... car
horns.
She qualified for a contest - sponsored by Cooper Music Co. on National Public
Radio station WABE 90.1 FM - to win the piano by correctly answering this
question: What is the only piece of symphonic music to feature automobile horns?
Of course, it is George Gershwin's An American in Paris.
After Julie qualified, her name was drawn from 500 entries by M. Blake Cooper,
president of Cooper Music, during a 100th anniversary celebration at the
10,000-square-foot store at 1610 Northeast Expressway. Also on hand for the
event was Nick Georgoff, Baldwin regional sales manager.
In addition to the cherry-finish Baldwin Decorator Series piano, Julie also will
receive free piano lessons and an hour-long in-home piano concert.
"The lessons and concert are included with all piano sales," Blake says, "so
we're including them with this piano, too."
According to Julie, who took piano lessons as a child, she never owned a piano
but has wanted one for the past 20 years or so.
She is "thrilled" with her prize and confident that a few "refresher" lessons
will have her playing again in no time.
However, this isn't the first time Julie is a prize winner. Two years ago, she
won a Macy's gift certificate, which she used recently to purchase new home
furnishings. "And now, I have this beautiful piano that looks perfect with my
new curio cabinet and oriental carpet," she laughs.
Cooper Music, celebrating 100 years in business this year, is the exclusive
Baldwin dealer in Georgia.
A fourth-generation, family owned music business, Cooper Music has been ... and
continues to be ... a strong supporter of the arts community in and around
Atlanta, Blake says. Because of that, the company has garnered honors for
excellent community service, education and marketing from the Keyboard Insights
Group, a national music research organization that recognizes the top U.S. music
keyboard retailers.
The Baldwin piano contest was the first promotion presented by Cooper Music and
WABE, but it won't be the last. In fact, Blake already seems poised for the next
contest. "Quick," he smiles. "What was Mozart's favorite hobby?"
Want to know the answer? Call Cooper Music at (404) 329-1663.
