There was a full house at Steinway Gallery, and we wish to remind the group of all the support that Jennifer Messer has provided to our group over the past number of years. We welcomed new member Monica. There is a continuing trend for ensembles, with three this time. In addition to many of our favorite well-known composers, we heard works for the first time by de Abreu and Westenra. Incidentally, de Abreu is Brazilian, and the rousing piece played today is part of an encouraging shift to more works by composers from Latin America.
Here’s what played:- Gregory: Elite Syncopations, by Scott Joplin
- Karin: Song Without Words Op. 19 No. 2, by Felix Mendelssohn
- Christopher: Reverie in F minor, by Dennis Alexander
- Perry and Andrew (two piano duet): Braziliera from Scaramouche Suite, by Darius Milhaud
- David R: Prelude in B minor, by J. S. Bach, transcribed by Alexander Siloti, SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here
- Monica: Os Pintinhos no terreiro Zequina, by de Abreu
- Natalie: Mazurka Op. 17 #4, by F. Chopin
- Mary Lou: Rondo in A Minor, by W. A. Mozart
- Hedda: Intermezzo No. 1, by Manuel Ponce
- Dennis: Song of the Pilgrim, by F. Mendelssohn
- Grace: Experience, by Ludovico Einaudi
- Françoise (piano and vocals) and Kevin (violin): Faun, by Olafur Arnalds
- Françoise (vocal), Dennis (piano) and Kevin (violin): Dark Waltz, by Hayley Westenra
- Jeff: Aux Cypres de la villa d’este No. 1, by Franz Liszt
- Mizuki: Polonaise Op. 26 #1, by F. Chopin
- Lorraine: Sonata Op. 78 #24, by L. V. Beethoven
- Perry: June (from The Seasons), by P. Tchaikovsky
- Grace: Three Preludes, by George Gershwin
