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Eleven Club members (one missing from photo) took part in a piano recital at the St Monica’s retirement home on Cote Lane. The event was well attended and seemed to be very well received. Many congratulations to the players and thanks to Jill for manning the door and giving out programmes.

PROGRAMME

Bristol Piano Club Recital, Oatley Hall. 2:30 – 4:30, Sunday September 27th

Join Members of the Bristol Piano Club for an enjoyable afternoon of classical and light piano music.

1	Matthew	Satie – Gnossienne No. 1 and Liszt – Consolation No. 3
3	Fran	Wilbur Schwandt – ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’
4	Simon H	Chopin – Mazurka A minor Op 67. No.4 and  Ravel – Prelude
5	Mark	Brahms – Rhapsody in G minor Op.79 No.2
6	Nickie	Nicola Melanie Manning – ’Sweet Dreaming’ which blends into ‘Gliding Swan’, ‘Magical Garden’ and ’Sunny Skies’
7	Simon S	Faure – Nocturne No. 6 in Db major
	INTERVAL
8	Nancy	Schubert – Sonata in A major, D 959 – extract
9	Ruth	Bach – Allemande from Partita no.4 BMV 828 and Coleridge Taylor, arr. Julian Joseph – ‘Deep River’
10	Peter	Bach – Sarabande from the French Suite No.2;  Chopin – Mazurka Op 7 No.1 and Bartok – Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm : No.6
11	Natalie	Beethoven – Adagio Cantabile from “Pathetique” Sonata
12	Simon H	Stanley Myers – Cavatina and Fred Weatherley –Danny Boy (Irish trad.)
13	Kathryn	Chopin –Barcarolle

Twenty of us met at Simon and Jill’s for a meeting with a large part devoted to the memory of Ernest Woolford who died last year aged ninety nine. The meeting opened with Simon giving a talk on Ernest and his love for the piano and the music of Liszt. This was accompanied by recordings of Ernest playing Liszt and Bach-Busoni and a rolling display of photos supplied by Club members. Afterwards other members contributed their reminiscences of the Ernest and his unfailing kindness and encouragement, and of his courage in later years. A special page on the Club website will be set up later this year for members’ memories of Ernest.

After this the playing commenced on Simon and Jill’s Bösendorfer grand with the emphasis on music associated with Ernest.

Rain precluded us from venturing into the garden but there seemed to be plenty of space in the downstairs rooms for everyone to mill around and enjoy the buffet and drinks.

The next meeting, at Trinity URC in Waterford Rd, Henleaze will be the AGM and all members are encouraged to attend.

Playlist

Matthew O’C	Barry Mills	Clouds
Peter	Liszt	Consolations 4 and 3
	Amy Woodforde -Finden	Kashmiri Song
Steve	Rachmaninoff	Serenade in Bb minor, Op. 3 No. 5
Simon H	Chopin	Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4
Brian	Liszt	Nocturne (Liebestraum) No. 1
Mark	Brahms	Rhapsody Op. 79 No. 2
Matthew G	Bach	Prelude in E major, Bk. 1, WTC
Kathryn	Rachmaninoff	Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
Richard	Caesar Cui	Valse in E minor
Ruth	Bach	Allemande from Partita No. 4
	Coleridge Taylor	Deep River, arr. Julian Joseph
Jonathan	Fauré	Romance Sans Paroles No. 3
Jean W	Gershwin	Someone To Watch Over Me, arr. Tom Poster
Chun Kit Poh	Bach	F minor Concerto, 2nd mvt, arr. Cortot
Simon S	Billy Mayerl	Marigold and Shallow Waters

The Apollo Wind Band are performing by candlelight in St John’s Church, Keynsham on the evening of November 6th. Please note that Club Member Natalie will be performing the 1st movement of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd piano concerto in C minor with the Band.

Fran B has a local friend who is transporting her mum’s 1900 6 foot 8 bechstein grand from Cambridge to Bristol. She wants it in 3 years when she moves to a bigger house. In the meantime, she is looking for someone who wants to look after it. She says it is in good condition, no repairs needed and has a light touch. She doesn’t want it to go into storage. She would be happy to pay for tunings and pay to deliver it to your house. 

Anyone interested? Contact Simon who will put you in touch with Fran.

Thirteen of us came together on a beautiful afternoon at Marion’s house in Cam for the August Club meeting. Many thanks again to Simon H for prepping the piano so nicely and to all who contributed to the delicious buffet with many homemade items. And, most of all, to Marion who generously hosted, in the absence of Len, her house, piano and garden. It really was a lovely event and we are all very grateful to her.

Bristol Piano Club August 2026
Performer	Composer	Piece
Chris	Oswald Russell	Jamaican Dance No. 2
Anne K	Bach	Largo from D minor Organ Concerto
	C. Franck	Danse Lente
Simon S	Bach	Fugue in Bb minor, Bk II, WTK
	King	June Night on Marlow Reach
Nancy	Schubert	Scherzo and Trio from Sonata in A, D 959
Richard	Debussy	Hommage à Rameau (Images, Bk II)
Peter	JS Bach	Sarabande from French Suite No. 2
	Chopin	Mazurka in Bb major, op. 7 no. 1
	Bartok	Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 6 from Mikrokosmos Bk 6
Brian	Charles Trenet arr. Alexis Weissenberg	En Avril à Paris
Kit Poh	Sibelius	Etude Op. 76 No. 2
	Kit Poh	Morning Air
Matthew G	Carpenters	I Won’t Last a Day Without You
Simon H	Stanley Myers	Cavatina

The next piano workshop will be in Bedminster at Fran’s on the evening of Friday, September 25th, 7 – 9 pm. Numbers are restricted to 5 plus Fran. If you are interested let Simon know. For more details of our Club workshops see the website page.

Despite a wet start to Sunday morning, by 3 pm the weather was glorious and twenty three of us gathered at Cheryl and Bryans for the Club Summer Party, Graham and Margaret having passed on the baton last year. We enjoyed some excellent playing on the just-tuned Kawai (many thanks Simon H!) which sounded very beautiful – a lovely rounded tone from where I was sitting.
New members Kim and Jeff bravely played their first pieces at a club meeting and did very well indeed. We look forward to hearing much more from them in the years to come!
After a couple of hours of music we drifted out to the garden. Delicious aromas wafted from the BBQ with Bryan and Simon managing the charcoal and cooking process superbly. More hours of conversation and dining followed by outdoor table tennis, croquet and swing-bat.
A fantastic event and our huge thanks to wonderful hosts Cheryl and Bryan for all their hard work!

Performer	Composer	Piece
Jeff	Mahler arr. piano solo	Adagietto from 5th symphony
Margaret and Graham	Hengeveld	March and Slow Foxtrot
Cheryl	Paul de Senneville	Mariage D’Amour
Boyang	Yiruma	River Flows in You
Chris	Bart Howard	Fly Me to the Moon
Kim	Chopin	Nocturne in Bb minor, op. 9 no. 1
Simon H	Debussy	Arabesque no. 1
Jean W	Gershwin arr. Tom Poster	Someone to Watch Over Me
Julie	Scarlatti	Sonata in D minor K. 9
Mark	Haydn	2nd mvt from Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Natalie	Rachmaninov	Prelude in G# minor
Anne K	Alana Crouch	Nocturne
Juliana	Mendelsohn	Song Without Words op. 67 no. 2
Simon S	Cole Porter arr. Cy Walter	Begin The Beguine

Piano Club member Matthew O’Connor is performing in his group, Phonseca, this weekend at the Keynsham Music Festival. Phonseca are on the top stage on Sunday 12 noon. If you’re in the area why not pop along and support them?

Our June meeting was held in Graham and Margaret’s beautiful home and extensive gardens. There was a varied and extensive programme of music performed on the lovely old Bechstein grand before we adjourned to the lawn marquee for a meal and drinks. An afternoon and evening full of delights and moments to treasure – many, many thanks to Graham and Margaret and sons, James and Tim, for their magnificent hospitality.

Bristol Piano Club June 2026
Performer	Composer	Piece
Kathryn	Mompou	Prelude no. 1
Steve B	Gershwin arr. Gershwin	Sweet and Low
Ruth	Mozart	2nd mvt, Sonata in F, K533
	Gottschalk	Souvenir de Porto Rico (Marche des Gibaros)
Jean W	Schubert	Andante from Sonata in A D664
Simon H	J S Bach	Sarabande from Partita in C minor
Jan	J S Bach	Prelude no. 3 from Eighteen Little Preludes
Simon S	Reginald King	June Night on Marlow Reach
Anne K	Granados	Eva y Walter
	Poulenc	Nocturne no. 8
Peter	Mozart	Andante Cantabile from Sonata in Bb, K333
	Jason Rebello	Dark Avenger
Cheryl	Claudio Constantini	Noctilune no. 1
Richard	Bach arr. Myra Hess	Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Matthew G	Various	Background pieces for an English garden party

Come along and entertain the residents in their retirement home with light-hearted musical fare on Sunday afternoon, December 20^th, 2026. Contact Leo for further details nearer the time.