Music played at the May 25, 2014 session

Host: David
Piano: Yamaha Disklavier DC3M4Pro, a 6'1" studio grand

We enjoyed another eclectic range of piano music. There is always an opportunity to discover new pieces! Welcome to new member Irina.

Here's what was played:

Lynda -- Gershwin, Prelude No. 1
Sue -- Bach, Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
Karin -- B.J. Rosco, The Performance, from Dec 86 issue of Clavier Magazine
Diana -- Chopin, Polonaise in C# minor, Op. 26 No. 1
Marilyn -- Jim Croce, Bad Bad Leroy Brown
John -- own arrangement/improvisation, Medley of 10 French Songs
Gloria -- Andrew Lloyd Webber, Think of Me
Liz -- Mendelssohn, Venetian Gondola Song Op.19 No 6
Céline -- Schumann, Romance in F# major, Op. 28 No. 2
Sachie -- Rachmaninoff, Étude, Opus 39 no. 6 in A minor “Little Red Riding Hood”
Mandi -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 2
David -- Schubert, Impromptu in G Flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3
Liz - Mark Tanner, Lament for Typhoon Haiyan

Irina provided background music of Chopin during our refreshments.

Music played at the April 13, 2014 session

Thanks to John W. who welcomed us warmly to his home and his 1920s Heintzman "upright grand" on Sunday April 13.

For our edification and amusement Diana explained that 19th century music professor Ebenezer Prout wrote humorous words for the main theme of each of the 48 fugues in Bach's Well-tempered clavier.  The list can be seen at http://everything2.com/title/Prout%2527s+words+for+the+Fugue+Subjects+of+Bach%2527s+Well-Tempered+Clavier.

Here is what we played:

Diana -- Schumann, Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12 No. 8, “The End”
Liz (via Skype) -- Mendelssohn, Song without words, op. 19, no. 4
Vanessa -- Chopin, Nocturne in E minor, op. 72, no. 1
Delaney -- Mozart, Ave verum corpus from the Requiem
Janice S. -- Bach, Invention no. 13 in A minor
Kathy -- Two pieces by Mona Rejino: Reverie and Nocturne
Nick B. -- Bach, Little prelude, BWV 933
Winnie -- Initial portions of three pieces: Mozart, Sonata in C major K545 1st movement; Beethoven, Moonlight sonata 1st movement; and Massenet, Meditation from Thaïs
John -- Own arrangements of three hymns: Danny boy, Yield not to temptation, and Purity

2nd round:

Liz -- Granados, Valses poeticos, no. 5
Diana -- Bach, Fugue in D minor, Well-tempered clavier book 1, BWV 851 (Prout's words for this are "He trod upon my corns with heavy boots—I yelled!")
Nick B. -- Bach, Little prelude, BWV 934
Janice S. -- Joni Mitchell, Both sides now
Delaney -- Satie, Gymnopedie no. 1
Vanessa -- Accompanied herself singing the aria "Verdi Prati" from Handel's opera "Alcina"
Winnie -- Bach, Prelude in C major, Well-tempered clavier book 1
John -- Own arrangements of two hymns: Alma and Heavenward

Music played at the April 6, 2014 session

Thanks to Karin for hosting and sharing her two (!) splendid pianos ... a German Grotrian Steinweg upright and a recently acquired 1912 Pleyel 5’6” grand.  And welcome to new member Mandi.

Here's what was played:

Sachie -- Bach, Sinfonia from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Mary Lou -- Bach, French Suite No. 5, BWV 816: Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Bourrée, Loure, Gigue
Tim --  Schubert, Impromptu in G flat major, Op. 90 No. 3
Christopher -- Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, 2nd movement, Andante, D.664
Gared -- Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, 2nd and 3rd movements, Adagio and Allegro assai, K.332
Karin -- Mendelssohn, Song Without Words Op. 19 No. 2
David -- Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66

2nd round:

Sachie -- Rachmaninoff, Étude, Opus 39 no. 6 in A minor “Little Red Riding Hood”
Gared -- own composition "Drunken Rabbit"
Christopher -- Cole Porter, Night and Day, arrangement by John Kember
David -- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488, 2nd movement, Adagio (solo piano and orchestra transcription)

Music played at the March 16, 2014 session

Host: Sachie

Karin -- Scriabin, Prelude in Gb major, op. 16, no. 3
Diana -- Beethoven, Sonata "Pathetique", op. 13, 1st movement
Liz (via Skype) -- Beethoven, Sonata, op. 10, no. 1, 2nd movement Adagio molto
Lin -- Denes Agay, Blue waltz
Céline -- Alain Morisod, Elodie
Mary Ann -- Beethoven, Archduke trio op. 97, 2nd movement Scherzo
Janice S. -- Joni Mitchell, Both sides now
Winnie -- Mozart, Sonata in C major K545, 2nd movement Andante
Gloria -- Deep river (spiritual)
Julie -- Schubert, Impromptu in Bb major D935 op. 142 no. 3
Sachie -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in G major op. 32 no. 5
John -- 3 Russian folk songs:  Moonlight serenade, Thank you heart, and Stenka razin

Music played at the February 16, 2014 session

Host: Ottawa Pianos

6-hands sight-reading (Nick M., Diana, Nick B.) -- Scott Chalfant, Pom-pom

Diana -- Alberto Ginastera, Rondo on Argentine children's folk tunes
Vanessa -- Duke Ellington, I got it bad
Nick B. -- Chopin, Prelude op. 28 no. 4
Jorge -- Bach, Prelude in B minor
Janice S. -- Joni Mitchell, Both sides now
Nick M. -- Mozart, Sonata in C major K309 (284b) 1st movement
Daniel -- own composition "Saturday morning"
Winnie -- Jules Massenet, Meditation (originally for violin)
John -- own composition "Chorus of morning glories"
Sachie -- Bach, Sinfonia from Partita no. 2 in C minor
Mitchell -- own composition "The last dance"
Gared -- Bach, Prelude and fugue in D minor (Well-tempered clavier book 2)
Julie -- Stephen Heller, Prelude in C# minor, op. 81 no. 10
Christopher -- Larysa Kuzmenko, Mysterious summer's night
Lynda J. -- Chopin, Military polonaise in A major, op. 40 no.1
Mary Ann -- Mendelssohn, Song without words op. 19 no. 6 "Gondola song"
Delaney -- portion of Beethoven, Sonata in Eb major op. 7 1st movement

2nd round:

John -- own composition "Waltz fantikaska"
Gared -- own composition "Reflections"
Nick B. -- Grieg, Raven's wedding op. 17 no. 25
Jorge -- Bach, Invention in E major
Nick M. -- Brahms, Rhapsodie op. 79 no. 2
Daniel -- own untitled composition

After the music was over, the pianists gathered for a group photo around the Yamaha grand.

Music played at the January 29, 2014 session

Host: Mary Ann

The session included five piano soloists, and a special performance by Mary Ann's piano trio.

Jorge - Bach, Prelude in B minor; and Manuel M. Poncé, Intermezzo
Lin - Debussy, Girl with the Flaxen Hair; and Denes Agay, Blue Waltz
Gloria - Bach, Bourée in A minor
John - Beethoven, Sonatina in G; and Jingle Bells in the style of 10 composers in 6 minutes
Christopher - da Rocha, Habanera; and Christopher Norton, Jane’s Song
Mary Ann (piano), Sandra (cello), Cliff (violin) - Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Andante

Music played at the January 19, 2014 session

Host: Ann

Sachie - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Étude, Opus 39 no. 6 in A minor “Little Red Riding Hood”
Tim - J.S. Bach, Italian Concerto, second movement, BWV 971
Janice S - W.A. Mozart, theme and 8 variations from Twelve Variations on Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman, K.265/300e
Daniel - Two of his own compositions, Réflexions and an untitled jazz progression; and the theme from the movie Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain by Yann Tiersen
Gared - Johannes Brahms, Ballade for piano in D minor, Opus 10, no.1 (Edward); and his own composition, Prelude in C
Darlene - Camille Saint-Saens, Gavotte in C Minor, Opus 23
Mitchell - Own untitled composition

Music played at the January 5, 2014 session

Host: Lynda

We had our first session of the new year at Lynda's. We're still growing! We welcomed two new members, John and Darlene, and beamed in Liz from the UK, courtesy of David's Skype set-up. We were reminded by the selections of Karin and Christopher that there's wonderful music to be found in magazines such as Klavier and Pianist -- a lesson demonstrated many times by our founder, Liz.

Here's what we played:

Diana -- Mendelssohn, Song Without Words, Op. 67, No. 4 in C, “Spinning Song”
Karin -- Frank Sanucci, “A Plaintive Song: to my beloved brother, Jim” in Gm, in Klavier, Sept’84
Lynda -- Beethoven, German Dances [book of 3], No. I in C, Wo08
Liz -- Beethoven, Sonata in F, Op. 10 No. 2, 2nd movement
Vanessa -- Thelonius Monk, “Round Midnight” in Gb
Christopher -- Dmitri Kabalevsky, “Dreams”, Op. 88, No. 1
David -- Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66
Elizabeth -- Brahms, Waltz in Ab major, Op. 39 No. 15
John -- Own arrangement, Jingle Bells, variations in the style of 10 classical composers
…2nd round…
Christopher -- Mark Tanner, Lullaby for Prince George in Bb [in Pianist Magazine, Issue 75]
Lynda -- Schubert, Moments Musicaux, D.780, Op. 94, No. 6, “Plainte d’un Troubadour”, in Ab
Diana -- Schumann, Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12 No. 6, “Fabel” in C major
John -- Extemporaneous inventions on celtic themes using mainly the black notes.

Many thanks to Lynda for the warm hospitality and the opportunity to play a terrific Yamaha.

Music played at the second December 2013 session

Host: Kathy

Luc -- Bach,  Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792
Mary Lou -- Bach, French Suite No. 5, BWV 816: Allemande, Courante and Sarabande
Kathy -- Leonard Bernstein, Lullaby for Susanna Kyle
Daniel -- André Gagnon, Musique Pour Plus Tard
Tim -- Mendelssohn, Song Without Words Op.38 No. 6 - "Duetto"
Nick B -- Grieg, Lyric Pieces No. 1 Arietta and No. 2 Waltz, Op. 12
Liz -- Fanny Hensel, Melodie, Op. 5 No. 4
Jennifer -- Chopin, Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 2
Christopher -- Paderewski, Nocturne in B Flat, Op. 16 No. 4
David -- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K488, 2nd Movement, Adagio (solo piano and orchestra transcription), SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here

2nd round:
Luc -- Chopin, Nocturne in C# Minor, No. 20 Op. posthumus
Mary Lou -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
Daniel -- Own composition: "Air and Variations for Sunday Afternoon"
Nick B -- Grieg, Lyric Piece No. 3 Watchman's Song, Op. 12
Christopher -- Oscar Peterson, Jazz Exercise No. 2
David -- Schubert, Impromptu in G Flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3

Music played at the first December 2013 session

Janice S. hosted the first session of the month, with music running from Bach to Tony Bennett. The ten performers included three members playing for the first time with the group [Karin, Vanessa & Cristina] and Liz from the UK with another of her wonderful discoveries of music composed by women . . . Here's what was played:

Karin -- Chopin, Waltz in A minor [Op. posthumous]
Liz -- Fanny Hensel, Melodie, Op. 5, No. 4
Lynda -- Schumann, Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26, Nos 2 & 3: Romanze in G min; Scherzino, in Bb
Mary Ann -- Beethoven, Archduke Piano Trio, Op. 97, 3rd movement excerpt, theme & 3 variations
Mary Lou -- Bach, Allemande, Courante & Sarabande from French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Delaney -- Philip Glass, Metamorphosis, Movement No. 1 in C major
Janice S. -- Mozart, Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”, K265, Nos 1-8.
Vanessa -- My Love Went to London, John Wallowitch [music], Tony Bennett [lyrics], in Db
Elizabeth -- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, 3rd movement, 1st half.
Cristina -- Bach, Sinfonia No. 3 in D major, BWV 789, excerpt