Leo and Paul’s kitchen/ music salon was at peak capacity yesterday afternoon for an amazing afternoon of piano music on their magnificent Yamaha grand. We welcomed Kim to the Club for a trial meeting and are pleased to announce she will be joining. Thanks to everyone who brought food and drink to the buffet and, most of all to Leo and Paul for being such warm and generous hosts!
| Bristol Piano Club Playlist April 2026 | ||
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Simon S | Alban Berg | Sonata op. 1 |
| Eric Coates | Green Hills of Somerset & The Sleepy Lagoon | |
| Anne K | Mozart | Fantasia in D minor |
| Field | Nocturne no. 16 | |
| Kathryn | Chopin | Barcarolle, op. 60 |
| Richard | Tchaikovsky | April from The Seasons |
| Jean W | Wild/ Gershwin | ‘Somebody Loves Me’ from Seven Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin |
| Kay | Fauré | Andante Moderato, no. 5 from Eight Short Pieces, op. 84 |
| Simon H | Gibran Alcocer | Idea no. 10 |
| JS Bach | Sarabande from Partita in C minor | |
| Nicky M (Nickie Hart) | Nicola Melanie Manning | ‘Charlotte’s Web’ & ‘Soulful Echoes’ |
| Boyang | Pachelbel | Canon in D |
March 2026
The meeting of the Bristol Piano Club was a lovely musical occasion. We welcomed potential new member Nicky who delighted us with a couple of her own compositions! Musical performances ranged from Handel and Bach through Beethoven and Chopin to Gershwin and Bartok – to name but a few! Followed by congenial conversation and tasty savoury and sweet dishes – to the accompaniment of an entertaining selection of on-the-spur duet pieces.
We look forward to the April meeting at Leo and Paul’s in Keynsham.
| Bristol Piano Club March 2026 | ||
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Peter | J S Bach | Two-part Invention no. 13 in A minor |
| Piazzolla | Milonga del Angel | |
| Julie | Dussek | Rondo from Sonatina in Eb Op. 19/20 |
| Anne | Alanna Crouch | Nocturne |
| Diabelli | Sonatina Op. 151 no. 4 | |
| Brian | Chopin | Waltz in Ab major, Op. 69 no. 1 |
| Natalie | Chopin | Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 no. 2 |
| Steve | Gershwin | ‘Do It Again’ |
| Jean | Bartok | Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm nos. 1 – 3 |
| Nicky | Nicola Melanie Manning (Nickie Hart) | Fond Farewell and Summer Meadow |
| Richard | Beethoven | Sonata Op. 10 no. 2 F major |
| Chris | Handel | Suite in D minor, Allemande and Courante, HWV 437 |
| Simon H | Martha Mier | Red Rose Rendezvous |
| Charles Tebbs | Airships | |
February 2026
Fifteen of us made it to Leo and Paul’s for an afternoon and early evening of music and fellowship. Leo’s six foot Yamaha grand (tuned for the occasion by Simon H) was in sparkling form and much enjoyed. A huge variety of music was performed and congratulations to Julie for playing to us so beautifully for the first time.
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Leo and Chris | Paul Lovatt Cooper | With His First Breath |
| Julie | Stephen Storace | Andante from Sonata no. 2 in G |
| Dussek | Rondo from Sonatina in G | |
| Margaret and Graham | Chaminade | Pastorale |
| Graham | Chopin | Nocturne No. 1 in Bb minor, op. 9 no. 1 |
| Anne | Franz Xaver Mozart | Polonaise Melancholic |
| Granados | Eva and Walter | |
| Fran | Korngold arr. Yunchan Lim | Die Schönste nacht |
| Brian | Fauré | Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor |
| Simon S | Fauré | Nocturne No. 6 in Db major |
| Jonathan | Bach | Prelude and Fugue in Eb major, No. 7, Bk 11 |
| Simon H | Martha Mier | Misty Night Blues |
| Ravel | Prelude | |
| Yann Tierson | Amelie (Tribute to Len Miller) | |
| Richard | Grieg | Poetic Tone Pictures, op. 3, nos 1 – 3 |
| Jan | Bach | Little Prelude in D major |
January 2026
With seasonal illnesses affecting not a few of us, a select group of seven met at Jan and Jonathan’s for our first meeting of the new year. We enjoyed the real warmth of their welcome and the log fires after the cold and wet outside. We remembered Len Miller who died last week and some of the music was played in tribute to him. Our thoughts are with Marion and Jack at this very sad time.
Despite our limited numbers there was a lot of music played on the Danemann grand and the meeting lasted over four hours. A great start to 2026 and our thanks again to Jan and Jonathan for being such wonderful hosts.
| Playlist – January 2026 | ||
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Simon S | Fauré | Nocturne in Db, op. 63 |
| Ernest Fischer | A Little Piece of Lace (Foxtrot) | |
| Eric Coates | Last Love | |
| Trad. arr Harold Potter | Two Guitars | |
| Brian | Joseph Kosma | Autumn Leaves |
| Arr. Pete Churchill | Abide with Me (in memory of Len Miller) | |
| Pam Wedgwood | Forgotten Dreams, Wild Poppies & Flinders St | |
| Richard | Chopin | Study in E major, op. 10, no. 3 |
| Jonathan | Fauré | Romance sans Paroles, op. 17 no. 3 |
| Copland | No. 2 from Four Piano Blues | |
| Jan | J S Bach | Gigue from English Suite No. 2 in A minor |
| Jean | Earl Wild | The Man I Love No. 3 from Seven Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin |
| Panrace Royer | L’Aimable | |
| J S Bach | Chromatic Fantasy | |
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