by Aaron Hansen | Aug 9, 2019 | Press Releases
Coralville, IA – August 9, 2019, West Music has been named a Top 100 Dealer by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the global association of music products and music retailers. The award honors retail music dealers who demonstrate exceptional... 
by Aaron Hansen | Dec 14, 2017 | Press Releases
Coralville, IA – December 13, 2017– Just in time for the holidays, Cedar Rapids (CR) schools were awarded a Fall 2017 VH1 Save the Music Grant. VH1 Save The Music provides brand-new musical instruments to public elementary and middle schools that demonstrate a need... 
by Aaron Hansen | Nov 6, 2017 | Music Therapy, Press Releases
Coralville, IA – November 6, 2017 – KALA radio held a Fourth of July broadcast about Charles Harper, a Vietnam veteran who was invited to their station to transfer his old recordings into a digital format. As a young man, Harper was a proficient musician and received... 
by Aaron Hansen | Jul 30, 2017 | Press Releases
Coralville, IA – July 25, 2017 – West Music President & CEO, Robin Walenta, has been named Chair of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Executive Committee. Walenta’s appointment was confirmed by unanimous vote at the industry’s annual mid-year... 
by Aaron Hansen | May 31, 2017 | Music Advocacy, Press Releases
Last week, Robin Walenta, President and CEO of West Music presented Iowa Senators Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley with a flag in representation of the two school districts in Iowa that were recognized as the Best Communities for Music Education by The NAMM Foundation.... 
by Tina Chapman | May 17, 2017 | Conservatory, Press Releases
Coralville, IA – May 17, 2017 – West Music will honor prominent composer Robert D. Vandall at their Two Grand Spring Recitals this weekend at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts. The recitals feature students of West Music based Nancy Cree Keyboard Learning... 
