🎵 Notes from April 15, 2023 meetup

Another delightful morning on a fabulous piano at Steinway Gallery. We welcomed Carolyn and Françoise and hope to hear them again.  Quite a few pieces were by composers not previously heard by the group.  Our biggest surprise was the Invention by Billy Joel, a composition in the Baroque style.  

Here’s what was played: 

• Gregory: Graceful Ghost Rag, by William Bolcom
• Françoise: Light and Shade, by Janette Mason & James Thompson
• Grace: Invention in C minor, by Billy Joel
• Dave A: Ashokan Farewell, by Jay Unger
• Karin and David R (duet): Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, by M. Ravel
• Lorraine: Sonata No. 1 in F, by L. V. Beethoven
• Carolyn: Prelude No. 1, by J. S. Bach
• Grace: Impromptu in A flat Op. 90 #4, by F. Schubert
• Karin: Vocalise, by S. Rachmaninoff (piano arrangement by P. Barton)
• Françoise: With Closed Eyes, by Guiseppe Stablum
• David R: Blinding Lights (with audio track accompaniment), by The Weeknd 
• Carolyn: An End Once and For All, by Sam Horlick
• Lorraine: Solfeggietto, by C. P. E. Bach

🎵 Notes from April 2, 2023 meetup

The turnout was somewhat small at Gregory's, but that simply meant that everyone could play multiple pieces, including six by one person!  Composer Viktor Kossenko was new to the group.  All players had their pieces recorded, so that each person could listen to their own performance again (gulp!)

Here's what was played:

• Gregory: Magnetic Rag, by Scott Joplin
• Jeff: Etude Tableau Op. 33 #5, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Gordon: Humoresque Op. 10 #2, by P. Tchaikovsky
• Gordon: Waltz in B minor, Op. 25 #6, by Viktor Kossenko
• Wesley: Sonata KV300H (Andante Cantabile), by W. A. Mozart
• Gregory: Von Fremden Landern und Menschen, by R. Schumann
• Jeff: Prelude Op. 16 #3, by A. Scriabin
• Jeff: Prelude Op. 16 #2, by A. Scriabin
• Gordon: Nuages Grise, by F. Liszt
• Gordon: Consolation #5, by F. Liszt
• Wesley: Gladiolus Rag, by Scott Joplin
• Gordon: Invention in A minor, by J. S. Bach
• Gordon: Invention in F major, by J. S. Bach
• Wesley: Polonaise Op. 26 #2, by F. Chopin
• Jeff: Prelude Op 11 #12, by A. Scriabin
• Jeff: Prelude Op. 11 #10, by A. Scriabin