First, a shout-out to Ottawa Pianos for hosting our group and for providing 'treats' to make a great intermission break.
Sunny summer weather was not enough to deter an active, if somewhat smaller than expected, crowd from the opportunity to play a diversity of pieces on Felix, the grandest of Ottawa Pianos’ grand pianos. As a matter of interest, Felix himself will be on stage at the NAC July 18th to August 3rd in the performance of 2 Pianos 4 Hands.
The group welcomed a new member: Randy. And we welcomed back Nancy from a convalescence - great to hear you back playing!
Sunny summer weather was not enough to deter an active, if somewhat smaller than expected, crowd from the opportunity to play a diversity of pieces on Felix, the grandest of Ottawa Pianos’ grand pianos. As a matter of interest, Felix himself will be on stage at the NAC July 18th to August 3rd in the performance of 2 Pianos 4 Hands.
The group welcomed a new member: Randy. And we welcomed back Nancy from a convalescence - great to hear you back playing!
A wide variety of music was played from 16 different composers. Oddly, only one composer was repesented by more than one peice. That leads to a clear winner in the composer compeition: J.S. Bach who had three pices played.
Round 1:
| # | Performer | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gregory | Introduction and Fugato, by Cuthbert Harris |
| 2. | Mary Lou | The Hermit Thrush at Eve, by Amy Beach |
| 3. | Randy | Petite Ouverture à danser, by E. Satie |
| 4. | Erin | Suite No. 4 in F, 1st Mov., by G. F. Handel |
| 5. | Nick | Prelude Book 1, No. 4, by C. Debussy |
| 6. | Nancy | Autumn Afternoon, by Eugenie Rocherelle |
| 7. | Jackie | Menuet in D Minor, by J. H. Buttstett |
| 8. | Christopher | Song Without Words, Op. 30 No. 1, by F. Mendelssohn |
| 9. | J.P. | Sonata Op. 2 No. 3, 1st Mov. by L. von Beethoven |
| 10. | David | Prelude in F Minor, WTC 2, by J. S. Bach |
| 11. | Janice S. | Prelude in C, WTC 1, by J. S. Bach |
| 12. | Janice G. | Night Club 1960, by A. Piazzolla |
| 13. | Jeff | Etude Tableaux, by S. Rachmaninoff |
Round 2:
| # | Performer | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie | Sonatina in G Major, by M. Clementi |
| 2. | Erin | October, from Les Saisons, by P. Tchaikovsky |
| 3. | Jeff | Preludes Op. 11 No. 10 and Op. 17 No. 3, by A. Scriabin |
| 4. | Nick | Allemande and Courante, French Suite No. 5, by J. S. Bach |
| 5. | David | Plaisir D’Amour, by J. P. Martini, transcribed by R. Strobl |
