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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.