Music played on June 21, 2020

A hot mid-summer afternoon of playing via Zoom, which we are becoming more comfortable with.  Several performers provided recorded versions of their performances.  The URLs for their performances (plus password if needed) are presented here.  No guarantee that the videos are still available :-)

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Jeff	Intermezzo Op. 116 No. 4, by J. Brahms
2.	Gregory	Toccata in D Minor, by J. S. Bach
3.	Wesley & Deborah	Après Un Rêve (flute with piano accompaniment) by Gabriel Fauré. Screen share. Password: opgmusic
4.	Jane T.	The Prayer, by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, piano arrangement was by Dan Coates
5.	Gordon	Sonata #8, op 13 (Pathetique), 2nd movement, by L. V. Beethoven
6.	David	Sonatina in G Major, by W. A. Mozart
7.	Adrian	Etude Op. 5 No. 11 “Winter Wind”, by F. Chopin. Screen share

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Gordon	Fur Elise, by L. V Beethoven
2.	Wesley	Waltz Op. 69 #1 by F. Chopin Screen share, Password: opgmusic
3.	Adrian	D Major Prelude and Fugue from WTC Book 1, by J.S. Bach Screen share
4.	David	Prelude and Fugue in F Minor from WTC Book 2, by J.S. Bach, view David's multi-camera performance at https://youtu.be/ixDRGtub8bw

Music played on May 24, 2020

We had another fun afternoon with Zoom.  Still searching for the “secret sauce” to provide the best piano sound, which is getting better but continues to be a work in progress.

One note: we have a new Scriabin interpreter this session: Karin.

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1a.	Gregory	Waltz in A Flat, Op. 39 No. 15, by J. Brahms
1b.	Gregory	Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen, Op 15 No. 1, by R. Schumann
2.	Karin	Prelude in G Flat Major, Opus 16, No. 3, by A. Scriabin
3.	Gordon	Sonata op. 13, 1st Movement (Pathetique), by L.V. Beethoven
4.	Lynda	Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1, by F. Chopin
5.	Jeff	Intermezzo Op. 116 No. 4, by J. Brahms
6.	Sachie	Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6, by E. Grieg
7.	David	Prelude and Fugue in F Minor from Book 2 of Well Tempered Clavier, by J.S. Bach

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Gregory	Lara's Theme (from Dr. Zhivago), by Maurice Jarre
2.	Lynda	Hungarian Dance, by J. Brahms
3.	Gordon	Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, by J.S. Bach
4.	Sachie	Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D Minor (on her spinet), by J.S. Bach
5.	David	Let It Be. by J. Lennon, arrangement by Andrew Wrangell, SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here

Music played on May 3, 2020

The OPG had our second Zoom session today. We are still learning how to make it work for us :( With the fine Spring weather, there was a slightly smaller group of enthusiastic participants. This allowed some time to share ideas on how we each go about learning a new piece.

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Lynda	Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2, by F. Chopin
2.	Christopher	Romance Op.9 No. 2, by J. Brahms
3.	Erin	Adagio in F Major, Hob. XVII:9, by J. Haydn
4.	Walter	Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 - Allemande, by J. S. Bach
5.	Jeff	Etude Tableaux Op. 33 No. 5, by S. Rachmaninoff
6.	David	Sonata in B Minor, K. 27, by D. Scarlatti Zoom screen share of his performance from a year ago

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Walter	Lyric Piece Op. 54 No. 2 Norwegian March, by E. Grieg
2.	Jeff	Prelude in B Minor, Op 32. No. 10, by S. Rachmaninoff