Around twenty five of us met at Simon and Jill’s for over four hours of music and food. The newly restored Bösendorfer was put through its paces and hugely enjoyed. Many thanks to Malcolm McKeand of Falmouth for his many weeks of hard work and superb craftsmanship which were much appreciated! Ernest will be receiving his birthday telegram from the King in a couple of months and a very special part of the afternoon was his playing of his own arrangements for left hand of pieces by Rubinstein and Shostakovich for which he received a standing ovation! Chopin featured especially strongly with performances of his Fantasy, G minor Ballade, a nocturne and mazurka. There was also music from China and Japan. Members were able to enjoy their meals at tables in the garden and listen to the music wafting out. Despite it being the hottest day of the year so far the usual high standard of music making appeared to be unaffected.
Playlist
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Nancy | Ravel | Menuet from Sonatine |
| Peter | Beethoven | Bagatelle op. 119 no. 4 – Andante Cantabile |
| Boyang | Joe Hisaishi | Summer (from Kikujio’s Summer) |
| Mark | Mozart | 2nd mvt Sonata in A minor K 310 |
| Kathryn | Rachmaninoff | Prelude in G# minor, op. 32 no. 12 |
| Ruth | Schubert | 1st mvt Sonata in A minor op. post. 164 D537 |
| Kay | Debussy | Rêverie |
| Anne | Tchaikovsky | October (from The Seasons) |
| Steve W | Debussy | Rêverie |
| Steve B | Chopin | Nocturne in C# minor, op. 27 no. 1 |
| Cheryl | Francis Lai | Theme from Emmanuelle 2 |
| Brian | Scarlatti | Sonata K69 |
| J B Lully | Gavotte in D minor | |
| Jonathan | Zequina de Abreu | Tico-Tico |
| Simon S | Chopin | Fantasy in F minor, op. 49 |
| Jan | Bach | Gavotte from English Suite in G minor |
| Ernest (playing his own LH arrangements of both pieces) | Rubinstein | Melody in F op. 3 no. 1 |
| Shostakovich | 2nd mvt from Piano Concerto no. 2 | |
| Juliana | Rachmaninoff | Moments Musicaux in E minor op. 16 no. 4 |
| Chopin | Ballade in G minor op. 23 | |
| Hailying Li (arr.) | Flute and Drum at Sunset (Chinese ancient song) | |
| Simon H | Chopin | Mazurka in A minor, op. 67 no. 4 |
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