The Lee Trust for Historic Preservation donated a vintage Steinway grand piano to the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center on Thursday.

World-renowned performers visiting the center will use the piano during upcoming concerts. The 1920 Steinway & Sons Model A concert grand piano is worth about $35,000.

“We here at the Lee Trust are delighted to have donated to the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center. We know it will be loved and cared for properly there,” said Gina Taylor, director of the Lee Trust for Historic Preservation.

Acclaimed New York City-based pianist and vocalist Brenda Earle became the first performer at the center to use the piano on Friday during the Wycliffe Gordon Jazz Quartet concert.

Next month acclaimed musicians Wendy Chen and Brandt Fredriksen will perform on the piano.

Chen has earned numerous awards for her talent. At 17, she won first prize in the National Chopin Competition. She later received first prize in the Washington International Competition and was named Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for the Arts.

Fredriksen, a frequent performer at the center, has played at Carnegie Hall and around the world. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music and is a member of the American Virtuosi Chamber Players.

“We are so pleased at the generous gift of this beautiful Steinway concert grand piano from the Lee Trust for Historic Preservation. We will treasure it always and look forward to bringing the world’s finest concert pianists to the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center to perform on it,” said Jim Griffith, executive director of the center.

Fort more information on the donation and for upcoming performances, call 333-1933 or visit: www.sbdac.com.

The Lee Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1993, preserves and develops the heritage of Lee County and its surrounding municipalities.

Founded in 1997 by Jim Griffith as Florida Arts Inc., a nonprofit organization, the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center holds the annual Florida Arts Festival and numerous other exhibitions, gala events, and performances. The center’s mission is to nurture innovation and excellence in the visual and performing arts through these events and community outreach programs.