Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Report from the September 20, 2015 session

Host: Gared

A small group gathered at Gared's home and played a wide variety of music, including a number of contemporary works. We also chatted about piano teachers, piano buying, and technology in today's pianos and teaching methodologies.

Round 1:

- Gregory: “Reverie” by C. Debussy
- Julie: “La Valse d’Amélie” by Yann Tiersen
- Gared: “The Boisterous Chipmunk” (own composition)
- Darlene: “Prelude Op. 11 #5” by A. Scriabin
- David and Christopher (duet): “Sonata Op. 6, 2nd Movement” by L. van Beethoven

Round 2:

- Gared: “Prelude Op. 25 #2” by F. Chopin
- Gregory: “Fly me to the moon” by Bart Howard
- Christopher: “I Giorni” by Ludovico Einaudi
- Julie: “Comptine d’été #2” by Yann Tiersen
- Darlene: Selections from “Variations on the theme Salve tu domine” by W. A. Mozart
- David: “Nocturne Op. 9 #2” by F. Chopin, SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece

Round 3:

- Gared: “Mischief”, “Shapeless dreams”, and “Mouse” (own compositions)