Monday, January 13, 2025

🎵 Notes from January 13 2025 meetup

We had another enjoyable afternoon of music at 10,000 Hours Piano Rehearsal Studios with a mix of solo piano and ensembles — piano/violin, piano 4-hands, piano/voice! Mozart, Bach and Chopin were our most popular composers.

Here’s what was played:
  • Martin: Sonata #12 1st mov, by W. A. Mozart
  • Christopher: Intermezzo Op. 117#1, by J. Brahms
  • David R: Invention #14 in B flat major, by J. S. Bach
  • David R: Prelude in B minor , by J. S. Bach (arr. A. Siloti)
  • Françoise/Kevin (piano/violin): Bluebird, by Alexis Ffrench
  • Françoise/Kevin (piano/violin): One More Day, by Rebecca Kaiserin
  • Dennis: Opus 23, by D. O'Halloran
  • Jocelyne: Moment Musicale Op. 94 D. 780 #6, by F. Schubert
  • Dave A/Karin (4-hands): Nocturne #5, by John Fields
  • Natalie: Sonata #14 K. 457 2nd mov, by W. A. Mozart
  • Mizuki: Sonata #3 K. 281, by W. A. Mozart
  • Jenny: Prelude and Fugue in C major, by J. S. Bach
  • Mary Lou: Etude Op. 10 #3 in E major, by F. Chopin
  • Mizuki: Gymnopédie #1, by E. Satie
  • Dennis: Song for Gavin, by L. Einaudi
  • David R: Valse Op. 64 #2, by F. Chopin
  • Françoise (piano/voice): When You Taught Me How to Dance, by Katie Melua

Monday, January 6, 2025

🎵 Notes from January 5 2025 meetup

What better place to spend a cold sunny winter afternoon than playing the piano at Natalie's? Eight of us did, performing our usual mix from baroque to modern. Laurens van Rooyen was new for us; we have not yet heard many Dutch composers. 

Here’s what was played:
  • Gregory: Paragon Rag, by Scott Joplin
  • Karin: Reverie, by Laurens van Rooyen
  • Kathy: Sonata K466, by Domenico Scarlatti
  • Natalie: Sonata Op. 437 3rd mov, by W. A. Mozart
  • Hedda: Incognito, by Jason Sifford
  • Jocelyne: Sonata in F minor WoO 47 #2, by L. Beethoven
  • Paul: Mazurka Op. 17 #4, by F. Chopin
  • Randy: Nostalgie, by Eric Satie
  • Gregory: My Way, by  J. Revaux
  • Paul: Mazurka in A minor Op. 7 #2, by F. Chopin
  • Karin: Imaginary Landscapes, by Laurens van Rooyen
  • Natalie: Cuba from Suite Espanola, by Isaac Albeniz
  • Kathy: Prelude in E flat, Well Tempered Klavier book 2, by J. S. Bach
  • Natalie: Sonata Op. 437 2nd mov, by W. A. Mozart