We enjoyed the opportunity to perform on Hedda’s Kawai grand piano. In what may be a first for our group, the opening piece was for one piano, six hands (!) and was composed by Rachmaninoff when he was just 18 years old.
Here’s what was played:
• David R, Karin, Randy: Romance, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Anne-Marie: Improvisation Op. 84 #5, by Gabriel Fauré
• Andrew: Lied italienischer Marinariby and Fantasietanz, by R. Schumann
• David A: Selections from Scenes from Childhood, by R. Schumann
• Wesley: Polonaise Op. 26 #1, by F. Chopin
• Hedda: Polonaise in E Major, by J. S. Bach
• Mary Lou: Sonatina in G Minor 3rd mov, by C. Guastavino
• Karin: La plus que lente, by C. Debussy
• Hedda: Étude, by Sterndale Bennett
• Wesley: Bethena: A Concert Waltz, by Scott Joplin
• Anne-Marie: The Gentle Waltz, by Oscar Peterson
• David R: Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight) 1st and 2nd mov, by L. V. Beethoven
• Andrew: Because, by Lennon McCartney
• David A: Berceuse, by André Gagnon
• Mary Lou: Rondo in A Minor, by W. A. Mozart
