We had the privilege of performing on two different instruments at Ottawa Pianos. The first round was on a hand crafted 6’ 1” S3X with recent technological innovations that enhance both sound and performance. The second round was on the CFX concert grand. There was a diverse suite of pieces, including works by four composers that were new to us, three of whom are still alive. This included a very contemporary work that is highly popular but that none of us had apparently heard of before! So there is always something new to learn in music.
Here's what was played:
- Gregory: Bumble Boogie, by Jack Fina (arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee)
- Lynda: Mazurka Ob. 68 #2, by F. Chopin
- Randy: Airs à faire fuir #1 and 2, by E. Satie
- Lyndsay: Ticklin’ Toes, by Florence B. Price
- Karin and David (duet): Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, by M. Ravel, duet arrangement by Ray and Marie-Thérèse Alston
- Perry: Elegie, by S. Rachmaninoff
- Allona: Minuet in E, by J. S. Bach
- Gregory: Introduction and Fugato, by Cuthbert Harris
- Lynda: Op. 68 # 3, by F. Chopin
- Randy: Morceau, by Arsentiy Kharitonov
- Lyndsay: the Ringtone Waltz, by Marc-André Hamelin
- Karin: la Fille aux cheveux de lin, by C. Debussy
- David: Blinding Lights, by The Weeknd
- Allona: Sonatina in F, by L. van Beethoven
