This was a very successful meeting and Graham tells me that ‘The weather prevented use of the garden so we ate, drank and played cheerfully inside.’

Our next meeting is to be held at Ann’s house in Cardiff on Saturday August 19th so please do let me know if you are planning to come along.

Best wishes to all,

Leonora

https://practisingthepiano.com/ is for amateur pianists.

Thank you to Simon Scott for the information.

This is an extract from an article about using performance as an important part of practising.

Practising the Piano

It’s wonderful to see many people taking up the piano or returning to it as amateurs. However, many amateurs limit their playing to themselves at home and are anxious about playing in front of others. Although this is perfectly understandable, it is a great shame as it means missing out on sharing something that you are passionate about with people who will appreciate it and support you!

In this week’s blog post we provide some encouragement, suggestions and resources to help you get started on the path to performing as an amateur pianist. 

This was a wonderful afternoon of music, friendship and food. Our hosts were Cheryl and Bryan who made us so welcome, thank you both. We celebrated Christine’s birthday with a lovely cake – please see photos of the meeting below.

Tango and Rumba from Easy Dances – Matyas Seiber – Leonora and Jean

Blade Runner – Vangelis – Matthew O Connor

Sonata in E flat Hob.XVI/52, II Adagio, III Presto – Haydn – Mark Ware

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair   – Debussy – Kay Silverman 

The Marchioness   – Markiza  – Len Miller

Bagatelle No 3    – Keith Snel – Len Miller

Sonata in B flat D960 Andante sostenuto – Schubert  – Peter Harney

Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas – Ravel – Heather and Jean

Notturno II Seliger Tod – Liszt – Heather

Prelude in D major, Bk 2, Well Tempered Clavier – J S Bach

– Simon Scott

Elegie No 1  from Morceau de Fantasie – Rachmaninov – Cheryl

Ladies in Lavender Nigel Hess – Cheryl

Sonata in D Major for 4 hands K.381 – Andante and Allegro molto

Mozart – Graham and Jean

Ernest’s Improvisation  for left hand alone  on popular song  “someone to watch over me”  Gershwin – Ernest

Nocturne  Opus  9 no. 2 in D flat composed for left hand alone  Scriabin – Ernest

Pathetique  Sonata, second movement  – Beethoven – Steve

MUSIC AT CHRIST CHURCH,

BROAD STREET, BRISTOL CITY, BS1 2EJ

(The Church with the quarter-jacks)

Wednesday lunchtime recitals in JUNE 2023

1.10 – 1.45 p.m.

7th            GARY DESMOND (Organ)

(St Mary, Bathwick)

March by Malcolm Archer: The Royal Standard (for the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee), a chorale prelude by  J S Bach, Three Pieces by Choveaux, and Variations on St Denio by Hans Uwe Hielscher

14th             PAUL WALTON (Organ)

(Assistant, Bristol Cathedral)

Programme to include music by JS Bach

21st          PETER SHEPHERD (Organ)

(Chesterfield Parish Church)

Buxtehude, Duruflé and Walton

28th          SAMUEL BRISTOW (Organ)

(St Matthew’s Westminster)

Bach, Mendelssohn and Ravel

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Admission free                                                 Retiring Collection

Tea & Coffee are available before and after each recital

Monday Lunchtime Concert: Four Hands: Gaeun Song and Chanmi Kim

June 5 @ 1:10 pm – 2:00 pm

5th June, 1:10pm.

World class Korean pianists on UK tour! Astor Piazzolla – The Four seasons of Buenos Aires for piano for four hands. Francis Poulenc Sonata for piano four hands. Edward Elgar Salut d’amour for piano.  

Disabled access. Tea and coffee from 12.30pm. Free Entry, retiring collection: suggest £10 minimum.Add to calendar

DETAILS

Date:June 5Time:

1:10 pm – 2:00 pmEvent Category:Monday lunchtime concerts

ORGANISER

St Stephen’s Lunchtime ConcertsView Organiser Website

VENUE

St Paul’s CliftonSt Paul’s Road,
Bristol, BS8 1LS United Kingdom + Google Map