We had an excellent session at the home of Françoise. Alberta Clipper tried to ruin the party but arrived and left too soon, leaving us with a sunny afternoon. We had 24 individual pieces played, and some were quite short. The challenging piece by Lorraine was only about a minute, but still twice the length than if it were played at the designated tempo! There were quite a few classics, and some Christmas favourites all of which had really good arrangements. Several new composers were added to our list, plus others that are performed quite infrequently.
Here's what was played:- Gregory: Elite Synchopations, by Scott Joplin
- Gordon: Waltz Op. 124 #4, by R. Schumann
- Gordon: Waltz Op. 39 #8, by P. Tchaikovsky
- Gordon: Waltz Lente Op. 33, by Oskar Merikanto
- Andrew: Prelude and Fugue in D major, by J. S. Bach
- Jean-Claude: Silent Night in the style of Rachmaninoff, by Derry Bertenshaw
- Dennis: Ave Maria, by Sygvaldi Kaladòns
- Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Andantino, by Brian Crain
- Françoise: (piano and vocals) and Kevin (violin): Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen
- David R: English Suite #3 Gavotte and Musette, by J. S. Bach
- Randy: Contredance in B flat major B. 17, by F. Chopin
- Kevin (violin) and Randy (piano): Spiegel im Spiegel, by Arvo Pärt
- Jocelyne: Moment Musical Op. 94 #6 D780, by F. Schubert
- Dave A: International Christmas Carols medley
- Natalie: Cuba from Suite Espanol, by Albéniz
- Lorraine: Prelude in D major Op. 34 #5, by D. Shostakovitch
- Mizuki: Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas, by Hugh Martin
- Grace: Music from “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”, by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Sachie: White Christmas, by Irving Berlin
- Sachie: Salut d’Amor, by Edward Elgar
- Dennis: Song of Gavin, by L. Einaudi
- Grace: Skating, by Vince Guaraldi
- Jean-Claude: Shephards at the Mange, by F. Liszt
- David R: Polovtsian Dance from Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin (arr. Felix Blumenfeld), SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here
