🎵 Notes from July 21 2024 meetup

We had a good turnout on a sunny Sunday in July, proving that our interest in the piano is alive and well in all months!  We had a good assortment of pieces from traditional to old to modern. Composer Jason Sifford has not been performed for our group before.

Here's what was played:

• Martin: French Suite #4 in E flat major, by J.S. Bach
• Jeff: Etude Tableau, Opus 33 No.# 5, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Kathy: Prelude and Fugue in B major, by J.S. Bach
• Mary Lou: Prelude, by Marjan Mozetich
• Perry: Liebestraum #3, by F. Liszt
• Christopher: Reverie, by C. Debussy
• Paul and Emil: Valse Lente, by Mel Bonis
• Lyndsay: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, traditional arranged by Florence Price
• Lorraine: Rialto Ripples, by G. Gershwin
• Mary Lou: Impromptu in G flat major, Opus 9 #3, by F. Schubert
• Kathy: Arietta, Opus 12, #1, by E. Grieg
• Paul: Romance sans paroles, by G. Faure
• Jeff: Aux cypres de la ville d’este #1, by F. Liszt
• Lyndsay: Incognito (Jazz Nocturne), by Jason Sifford
• Lorraine: Prelude in C major, by J.S. Bach

🎵 Notes from July 7 2024 meetup

As expected, our July turnout at Grace's was a bit lower, but we had fun nonetheless and there were a few lighter “summer” pieces as well as a good assortment of others. Composers Sakamoto and Mozetich are new to our ever growing roster of composers performed.

Here's what was played:

• Gregory: Fly Me to the Moon, by Bart Howard
• Jeff: Etude Tableaux, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Grace: 20220302-Sarabande, by Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Jocelyne: Etude in A Major, by Carl Czerny
• Hedda: Misty, by Erroll Garner
• Mary Lou: Prelude from Three Pieces for Piano, by Marjan Mozetich
• Natalie: Nocturne Op. 55 #1, by F. Chopin
• Perry: Scherzo #2, by F. Chopin
• Gregory: I’m in the Mood for Love, by Jimmy McHugh
• Hedda: Georgia on My Mind, by Hoagy Carmichael
• Jeff: Preludes Op. 11 #2, 17 #3 and 11 #10, by A. Scriabin
• Mary Lou: Rondo in A minor, by W. A. Mozart
• Natalie: Mazurka Op. 17 #4, by F. Chopin
• Grace: Root Beer Rag, by William Joel