Our most recent session was at Ottawa's Steinway Piano Gallery, and it was one of our biggest gatherings to date. Four new members played for the first time. And as well as all of the solo piano works, we had a 1-piano duet, a 2-piano duet, and a 4-piano sight-reading performance!
The huge range of music played was as follows:
- Gail: Nocturne by Heinrich Hofmann (op.88, no.3)
- May Lou: Barcarolle #1 Op. 26 by G. Faure
- Karin and Greg (2 Piano Duet): Pavane, arranged by Sherman Storr, by G. Faure
- Christopher: Consolation #3, by F. Liszt
- Erin: Waltz in B minor by F. Chopin
- Nick: Girl with the flaxen hair, by C. Debussy
- Jackie: Sonata in C Major by W.A. Mozart
- Gordon: Waltz in C minor op. 64 #2 by F. Chopin
- Jeff: Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place) op. 82, by R. Schumann
- David R: Sarabande , 1st French Suite, by J. S. Bach
- Lynda J: Marcha Oriental, by E. Granados
- John W.: 2 Russian Folk songs (Ekh Dorogi, and Stenka Razin)
- Michele: Polytonality, by R. Murray Schafer
- Caryn: Moonlight Mood, by Gillock
- Gared: Excursions II op. 20, by S. Barber
Round 2
- Mary Lou: Andalusa, by E. Granados
- Christopher and David (duet): Siciliano , by J. S. Bach arranged by Sharon Aaronson
- Lynda: Classical Gas, by Mason Williams
- Gregory: Traumerai, by R. Schumann
- Nick: What Child is this, traditional, arranger unknown
- Gail: The Little Shepherd, by C. Debussy
- John W.: Free improvisation starting on D
- Gared: Preludes op 28 #3, 11; Etude Op. 25 #24, by F. Chopin
Round 3
Christopher, Nick, Gordon, and Lynda sight read 4-pianos, 8-hands arrangements of “Over the Rainbow” and “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”
