Saturday, October 26, 2019

Music played on October 20, 2019

Our group enjoyed a sunny afternoon performing on a truly great Steinway concert grand. The mid-fall weather may have kept some folks away, but there was room enough for a few members who were there just to listen. We welcomed first time member Hedda.

Jennifer Messer, our gracious Steinway host, provided a short overview of the regular events that are held at the Steinway Gallery. This includes a monthly Adult Music Sharing session similar to our own OPG meetings. You can sign up for the event reminders at Eventbrite.

We had an interesting programme of music at this meeting. In addition to the usual repertoire of classical and romantic music, players performed three excerpts from movies or musicals.
Does this continue the trend started last month?

  • My Heart will go on (used in 'The Titanic')
  • Carousel Waltz (from Carousel)
  • Cruella De Vil (from 101 Dalmatians)
We had a run-away winner in the 'most popular composer' competition: our dear friend Ludwig. There were five performances of movements from his Sonatas, ranging from Op 14 to Op 110. No other competitor had more than one performance. Congratulations Ludwig!

Round 1:

# Performer Work
1. Gregory Magnetic Rag, by S. Joplin
2. Gordon Sonata Op. 14 No. 1, 1st mvt, by L. van Beethoven
3. Jackie Sonatina in F major, by Anton Diabelli
4. Lynda Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers
5. Jeff Etude Tableau Op. 33 No. 7, by S. Rachmaninoff
6. Adrian Sonata Op. 110, 1st mvt., by L. van Beethoven
7. Caryn Noturno Op. 54 No. 4, by E. Grieg
8. David My Heart will go on, by James Horner arr. Dietmar Steinhauer
9. Jorge Ground in D minor, by Henry Purcel
10A. Hedda Consolation, by F. Mendelssohn
10B. Hedda “Cruella De Vil” from 101 Dalmations

Round 2:


# Performer Work
1. Jackie Theme from “Love Story”, by F. Lai arr. By P. Keverin
2. Adrian Sonata Op. 78, 1st mvt, by L. van Beethoven
3. Lynda Sonata Op. 13, 2nd mvt (adagio), by L. van Beethoven
4. Jeff Prelude No. 24, by D. Shostakovitch
5. Jorge Sonata op 27, #2 (Moonlight), 1st mvt, by L. van Beethoven
6. Gordon Prelude Op. 28 No. 4, by F. Chopin
7. Randy Pieces Froides: Danses de travers No. 1 and 2, by E. Satie
8. David Prelude in F minor, WTC2, by J. S. Bach