The music department received 28 new Steinway pianos last Tuesday.

An anonymous gift in celebration of the department’s 50th anniversary was given in March. The donation was the largest in the department’s history.

Steinway pianos can cost from $30,000 to $100,000 or more. The department head previously declined to say the amount of the gift.

The pianos will be placed in Lisner Auditorium and the department’s studios and practice rooms. One is reserved for President Steven Knapp’s home at the F Street House.

After 50 years, GW’s music department can now be considered an all-Steinway school that expects its students to perform at their best.