Music played at the July 20, 2014 session

Thanks to Winnie for hosting another afternoon of enjoyable music!

Here's what was played:

Karin -- Edward MacDowell, Improvisation, Op. 46 No. 4 in F Major
Jorge -- own baroque composition
Julie -- Rachmaninoff, Étude Tableau, Op. 33 No. 8 in G Minor
John - own arrangement of hymns:
           Rex Lelacheur, Canadian Centennial Hymn
           Halle, European hymn tune appearing in Schicht's Choralbuch in 1819
           Morning Hymn Medley: "A glorious day is dawning", "Still, still with Thee when purple morning breaketh" and "Joy cometh in the morning"
Christopher -- Chopin, Nocturne Op. 72 No. 1 in E Minor
Winnie -- Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement
Grace (guest visiting from Edmonton) -- Chopin, Polonaise in G Minor
David -- Bach, Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2, piano transcription by Wilhelm Kempff

2nd round:

Jorge -- Bach, Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774
Christopher (clarinet) & David (piano) -- Percy Grainger, Irish Tune from County Derry, duet transcription by Terry Oxley
Julie -- Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 854
John -- own arrangement, Russian folk song Daleko, daleko (Far away, far away)
Grace -- Russian Waltz, Story for the Mother, Three Guitars
Karin -- Edward MacDowell, Marionettes - Part 8 Epilogue, Op. 38 No. 8
Winnie -- Massenet, Meditation from opera Thais

3rd round:

David -- Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement
Jorge -- Manuel Ponce, Intermezzo
John -- own composition, Chorus of Morning Glories

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