Notes from September 20 2025 meetup

We had a good session this morning at Steinway Gallery, with several new composers and two piano/violin duets.

Here’s what was played:

• Gordon: Intermezzo Op. 118 #2, by J. Brahms
• Jeff: Prelude in B minor, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Nick: Sonata L. 10, by J. Haydn
• Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Dawn and One More Day, by Rebecca Kaiserin
• Paul: Goldberg Variations Aria, by J. S. Bach
• David R: Goldberg Variations #7, #19 and Aria, by J. S. Bach
• Natalie: Arabesque #1, by C. Debussy
• Mary Lou: Reverie in F minor, by D. Alexander
• Grace: Prelude Op. 28 #4, by F. Chopin
• Grace: How Insensitive, by T. Jobim
• Mizuki: Piano Sonata WoO 47 #2, by L. V. Beethoven
• John R: Etude Op. 25 #7, by F. Chopin
• Gordon: Prelude Op. 17 #6, by A. Scriabin
• Nick: Two Part Invention #1, by J. S. Bach
• Jeff: Preludes Op. 16 #3 and Op. 11 #10, by A. Scriabin
• John R: Sonata  K 570 (in B flat), 3rd movement (Allegretto), by W. A. Mozart
• David R: The Legend of Carau Postlude, by Drew Jurecka, this piece concludes an engaging multimedia story by the Payadora Ensemble at https://legendofcarau.com/

Notes from September 7 2025 meetup

We had a full afternoon playing at Natalie’s, on a perfect sunny early fall day.  We welcomed new member Thulasi, who thanked us for the warm hospitality.  J. S. Bach was a popular composer today, but we still are hearing composers for the first time, one of whom (Padre José Gallés) we only know his birth and death years (1758 or 61 to 1836). 

Here's what was played:

• Gregory: Bumble Boogie, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Jack Fina
• Thulasi: Passacaglia, by G. F. Handel arr. Halvorsen
• Karin: Bruyères, by C. Debussy
• Jeff: Aux Cypres de la Villa d’Este, by F. Liszt
• Dave: A Wonderful One, by Paul Whiteman
• Andrew: Sinfonia #15, by J. S. Bach
• Natalie: Italian Concerto 2nd mov, by J. S. Bach
• Mary Ann: Claire de Lune, by C. Debussy
• Kathy: Prelude & Fugue in B minor WTC Book 2, by J. S. Bach
• Lorraine: Land of the Silver Birch, traditional
• Lorraine: Farewell to Nova Scotia, traditional
• Wesley: Adagio in F minor, by Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de St. George)
• Jocelyne: Moment Musical Op. 94 D780 #6, by F. Schubert
• Christopher: Prelude in C minor Op. 28 #20, by F, Chopin
• Christopher: Little Prelude in C minor BWV999, by J. S. Bach
• Wesley: Milonga del Angel, by Astor Piazzolla
• Jeff: Preludes Op. 11 #12 and Op. 17 #3, by A. Scriabin
• Andrew: Sonata in C minor, by Padre José Gallés
• Lorraine: Prelude in B flat minor BWV 867, by J. S. Bach
• Natalie: Capricchio Op. 116 #3 and Intermezzo Op. 116 #2, by J. Brahms
• Thulasi: Song of the Twilight, by Nakada Yoshinao