🎵 Notes from the September 20, 2026 meetup

We had a good session at Natalie's in Kanata, playing on her lovely Boston piano. We welcomed Jacqui and Mihaela to the group. Pieces ranged from traditional to modern, with every genre in-between. 

Here's what was played:

• Jacqui (violin): Vocalise Op. 34 #14 by Rachmaninoff
• Gregory: Songs without words Op. 30 #6 by Mendelssohn
• Karin: Nocturne Op. 32 #1 by Chopin
• Kathy: Adios nonino by Astor Piazzolla
• Christopher: Departure (Lullaby) by Max Richter
• Christopher: andata by Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Jeff: Prelude Op. 34 #21 by Shostakovitch
• Jeff: Prelude Op. 34 #2 by Shostakovitch
• Mary Lou: Sonata K466 by Scarlatti
• Natalie: Piano Piece Op. 946 #2 by Schubert
• Ryan: Prelude Op. 23 #4 by Rachmaninoff
• Mihaela: Lavender's Blue, Traditional
• Mihaela: Let it Be by The Beatles
• Jocelyne: The Swallow by Friedrich Burgmüller
• Jacqui: Prelude Op. 28 #4 by Chopin
• Jeff: Intermezzo Op. 116 #6 by Brahms
• Mary Lou: Rhapsody in G minor Op. 79 #2 by Brahms
• Natalie: Fantasy Op. 111 #3 by Robert Schumann
• Ryan: Prelude Op. 3 #2 in C# minor by Rachmaninoff

🎵 Notes from the September 5, 2026 meetup

Today's session was in Orleans where we had a chance to play on Michael's Young-Chang Bergmann piano, which was unfamiliar to most of us.

Here's what was played:

• Gregory: Impromptu Op. 76 #7 by J. Brahms
• Sylvia: Sonata in A major L483 by D. Scarlatti
• Gordon: Opus 68 #13 May, Sweet May by R. Schumann
• Gordon: Opus 68 #28 In memoriam by R. Schumann
• Mizuki: Sonata #8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique", 3rd. Mov. by L.V. Beethoven
• David G: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, WTC book 1 by J.S. Bach
• David R: Ad Libre by Alexandra Stréliski, here
• David R: French Suite #4, Allemande by J.S. Bach, here
• David R: Saman by Olafur Arnolds, here
• Michael: Véronique by Michael Saykaly
• Wesley: Sonata #8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique", 2nd mov. by L.V. Beethoven
• Gregory: Toccata in D minor by J.S. Bach
• David R: Pink Panther by Henry Mancini, here
• David R: Atacama Desert by Wynne-Anne Rossi, here
• Wesley: Polonaise, Op. 26 #1 by F. Chopin
• Michael: Greensleeves, traditional
• Mizuki: Arabesque #1 by C. Debussy
• Gordon: Intermezzo Op. 116 #6 by J. Brahms
• Sylvia: Summertime by George Gershwin
• Sylvia: Autumn Leaves by Joseph Cosma
• Sylvia: Black Orpheus by Luiz Bonfa & Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Sylvia: Take the A Train by Billy Strayhorn

Thank you to all of our volunteer hosts for the opportunity to play on such wonderful pianos in different homes and venues around the city!