Courageous Performers – December 2017

December 9th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Stacey Minkoff (Violin) and Sylvia Gray (Piano)
Mozart - Sonata No. 4 in E minor for Violin/Piano

Barbara Brown
Debussy - La Plus que Lent (More than Slow) Waltz

Satomi Sano
Granados - Mazurka, No. 9 from 12 Danzas Españolas, Op. 5

Linda Woody
Kabalevsky – “Brisk Game”

Francine Goteiner (Piano) and Stacey Minkoff (Violin)
Carlos Gardel – Por Una Cabeza

Nancy Good (Clarinet) and Sylvia Gray (Piano)
Schumann – Fantasy Op. 73

Isabelle Haulin and Margaret Bloomfield (Four hands)
Anibal Troilo – Two Tangos, “Garua” and “La Trampera - milonga” arr. by Orlando Tripodi

Yu-Yun Su
Granados - Escenas Romanticas, No. 6
Paganini | Liszt - Etude in E Major, No. 5 from Six Grand Etudes de Paganini

Bob Rowell
Tchaikovsky - December: Christmas (A-flat major) from Seasons

Sibyl Jarrett
Beethoven – No.5 Quasi Allegretto from Six Bagatelles Op. 126

Jerry Bobbe (Cello) and Margaret Bloomfield (Piano)
Piazzolla - Milonga Sin Palabras

Viktors Berstis
Mussorgsky - #9 "The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga)" & #10 "The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev)".

Sylvia Gray
Bach - Prelude from English Suite No.6 in D minor

Observer
Collin Murphy
Judy Potts

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, January 20th, 2018 @ Margaret’s house

Courageous Performers – November 2017

November 4th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Ardonna Manous
Bach – BWV177 arr. by Busoni

Francine Goteiner (Piano) and Stacey Minkoff (Violin)
Fauré – Berceuse, Op. 16

Eriko Bird
Debussy - #8 "La fille aux cheveux de lin" from Préludes Livre 1

Collin Murphy
Chopin – Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, #1

Linda Woody
Alberto Ginastera - La Danza de La Moza Donosa

Satomi Sano
Frederick Hollander (arr. by George Shearing) - Strange Enchantment

Bob Rowell
Schubert - Moments Musicaux #6

George Olsen
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 119, #3

Yu-Yun Su
Granados - #3 Lento con extasis from "Escenas Romanticas"

Sibyl Jarrett
Grieg – Notturno, Op. 54, #4

Miki Tohnoe
Lyadov - Barcarolle, Op. 44

Lisa Corcoran
Janáček - "The Barn Owl Has Not Yet Flown Away" and 
                  "Řada/Andante"  from "On an Overgrown Path"

Judy Potts
Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op.27, #2

Viktors Berstis
Mussorgsky - #9 "Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowl's Legs)" from "Pictures at an Exhibition"

Sylvia Gray (Piano) and Stacey Minkoff (Violin)
Mozart - Sonata in G Major for Violin/Piano (K301)

Supporters:
Barbara Brown
Nancy Good
Margaret Bloomfield

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, December 9th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Courageous Performers – September 2017

September 30th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Collin Murphy:
Chopin – Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, #2

Miho Kato:
Brahms - Intermezzi, Op. 17, #1

Collin Botsko:
Burgmüller - #16 "Sorrow" from 25 Etüden, Op. 100

Satomi Sano:
Chopin – Berceuse (Lullaby), Op. 57

Sibyl Jarrett:
Chopin – Mazurka, Op. 17, #1

Judy Potts:
César Franck - Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op.18
(Written for organ - Transcribed for piano by Harold Bauer)

Francine Goteiner:
I. Albéniz – Tango in D, Op. 165
Grieg – Notturno, Op. 54, #4

Nancy Good (Clarinet) and Margaret Bloomfield (Piano):
I. Albéniz - "Chant d'Amour" arr. for B-flat clarinet & piano

Lisa Corcoran:
Bach - Allemande from French Suite #6 (BWV 817)
Bach - Allemande from English Suite #2 (BWV 807)

Stacey Minkoff (Violin) and Sylvia Gray (Harpsichord):
Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in D

Viktors Berstis:
Mussorgsky - #7 "Limoges" & #8 "Catacombs" from "Pictures at an Exhibition"


Supporters:
Sylvia Nelson
Tim Corcoran

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, November 4th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Courageous Performers – August 2017

August 26th, Hosted by Yu-Yun

Nancy DeClark:
Beethoven – II Andante from Sonata #15, Op.28

Satomi Sano:
Granados - #9 Mazurka from "12 Danzas Españolas"

George Olsen:
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 76, #7 (1879)

Colleen DeClark:
The Beatles - Blackbird

Sylvia Gray:
Haydn – Sonata in B minor, Hob XVI/32, L47

Viktors Berstis:
Mussorgsky - #5 Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells from "Pictures at an Exhibition"

Judy Potts:
Chopin – Nocturne in B, Op.62, #1

Yu-Yun Su:
Chopin - Scherzo #2 in B♭ minor, Op 31

Drew Sato:
Ravel – Menuet from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Hugo Peretti, Creatore & Weiss - Can't Help Falling in Love, arr. by Jon Schmidt
Hiromi Uehara – Firefly

Margaret Bloomfield:
Roberto Firpo – El Amanecer (The Dawn), Tango, arr. by Orlando Tripodi


Observer:
Collin Murphy
Jim DeClark
Kuo-Chung Hsu

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Courageous Performers – July 2017

July 15th, Hosted by Nancy and Jim

Nancy DeClark:
Mendelssohn – Album Leaf in Em, Op.117

Viktors Berstis:
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, #3 "Tuileries" (Children's Quarrel after Games)

Sibyl Jarrett:
Bach – Little Prelude in Cm (BWV 999)

Satomi Sano:
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 15, No. 3 in Gm

Judy Potts:
Scarlatti – Three Sonatas, #31 in F#, #118 in Fm and #111 in E♭

Margaret Bloomfield:
Sebastián Piana | Homero Manzi – "Tinta roja" Tango, arr. by Orlando Tripodi

Yu-Yun Su:
Liszt - Grand Etudes de Paganini, #5 in E, "La Chasse"

Francine Goteiner:
Grieg – #4 "Notturno" from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54
Debussy – #10 "La Cathedrale Engloutie" from Préludes Livre 1

George Olsen:
Burgmüller - #9 "La hasse" from 25 Etüden, Op. 100

Sylvia Gray:
Khachaturian - Two Gossiping Old Women
Bach – Prelude (excerpt) from English Suite VI in Dm (BWV 811)

Colleen DeClark:
Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me


Observer:
Jim DeClark
Kuo-Chung Hsu

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 @ Yu-Yun’s house 

Courageous Performers - June 2017

June 3rd, 2017 - Hosted by Stan & Stephen

Nancy DeClark:
Poulenc – “Bransle de Champagne” from Suite Française

Satomi Sano:
Duke Ellington - "In a sentimental mood"

Linda Woody:
Bartok – 6 Romanian Dances

Barbara Brown:
Rachmaninoff - Op.10, #1 "Nocturne"

Francine Goteiner:
Chopin – Nocturne, Op. 37, #1

Ardonna Manous:
J.S. Bach - Prelude #8 from Well Tempered Clavier I

Chris Perkins:
Liszt - Liebestraum #3

Stan Hoff:
Chopin – Valse in Fm, Op. 70, #2

Stephen Weinberg:
John Legend - "All of me" arr. by Stephen

Viktors Berstis:
Bach | Busoni – “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” (BWV 659) arr. for piano

Sibyl Jarrett:
Copland - Four Piano Blues, #1

Observer:
Margaret Bloomfield

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, July 15th at Nancy's house

Courageous Performers - May 2017

May 6th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Viktors Berstis:
Bach | Kempff – Siciliano BWV 1031 (Flute Sonata No. 2 transcribed for piano)

Miho Kato:
Debussy – Préludes Book I, #8 "La fille aux cheveux de lin"

Sibyl Jarrett:
Bach – Prelude & Fugue #12 in F minor from WTC II

Collin Murphy:
Chopin – Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62-1

Satomi Sano:
Moszkowsky - Etude Op.72, #6 in F Major

Francine Goteiner:
Chopin – Nocturne, Op. 37, #1
Debussy – Préludes Book I. #2 "Voiles"

Yu-Yun Su:
Beethoven – Sonata #7, Op. 10-3 (3rd and 4th movements)

Sylvia Gray:
Bach – English Suite VI, "Gigue" in D minor (BWV 811)

Margaret Bloomfield & Isabelle Haulin (Duet):
Francisco Canaro | Luis César Amadori – Madreselva (Tango)

Barbara Brown:
Kabalevsky – Op.60, 4 Rondos (Dance, March, Song and Toccata)

Chris Perkins:
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27-2

Amie Belisle:
Bach – Little Two Part Fugue in C minor

Stan Hoff:
Mozart – Sonata K332 (1st movement)
Chopin – Nocturne, Op. 9-1

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, June 3rd at Stan’s house

Courageous Performers - April 2017

April 8th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Sylvia Gray:
Scarlatti – B-flat (Longo 24)
Haydn – 3rd mov. from Sonata in Bm, Hov:XVI/32, L47

Nancy DeClark:
Poulenc – Bransle de Bourgogne from Suite Française

Linda Woody:
Bartok – Romanian Dances, #1, #2 and #3

Drew Sato:
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – I. Prélude from Le tombeau de Couperin

Miho Kato:
Beethoven – Rondo in C

Ardonna Manous:
Mompou – Chanson de berceau

Barbara Brown:
Chopin – Nocturne #20

Yu-Yun Su:
Debussy – Préludes Book I. #9 “La sérénade interrompue”
Debussy – Préludes Book II, #3 “La puerta del Vino”

Sibyl Jarrett:
J.S. Bach – Prelude & Fugue #12 in Fm from WTC II

Dillon Sweetman:
Chopin – Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, #15 “Raindrop”

Isabelle Haulin:
Rachmaninov – Variations on a theme of Corelli, I - IV

Viktors Berstis:
Chopin – Prelude #17


Observers:
Margaret Bloomfield
Stan Hoff

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, May 6th at Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Courageous Performers - March 2017

March 4th, 2017 @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Sibyl Jarrett:
J.S. Bach – Prelude & Fugue #12 in Fm from WTC II

Isabelle Haulin & Margaret Bloomfield (Duet):
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance for four hands, Op. 72, #8

Miho Kato:
Beethoven – Rondo in C, Op. 51-1

George Olsen:
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117, #1

Judy Potts:
J.S. Bach – Sonata in Dm (BWV 964) arr. from violin solo in Am (BWV 1003)

Nancy DeClark:
Grieg – Gavotte & Musette from Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Viktors Berstis:
Chopin – Prelude #17

Observers:
Ginny Sytsma

Katie Light

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, April 8th @ Sylvia and Viktors’ house

Courageous Performers - January 2017

January 28th, 2017 @ Collin’s house

Sibyl Jarrett:

Kabalevsky – "Playing Ball" from 30 Children Pieces Op. 27, #5

Satomi Sano:

Kabalevsky –  "Novelette" and "Dramatic Episode" from Op. 27, #25 & #30

Nancy DeClark:

Grieg – "Rigaudon" from Holberg Suite, Op. 40, #5

Collin Murphy:

Ravel – "Oiseaux Tristes" from Miroirs, #2

Judy Potts:

Rachmaninoff – Elegie Op. 3, #1

Amie Belisle:

Bach – Prelude & Fugue #12 in Fm (BWV881 from WTC Book II)

Viktors Berstis:

Bach | Busoni – “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” (BWV 659) arr. for piano

Sylvia Gray:

Chopin – Etude Op. 10: #3, #5 and #12

Matthew Kaminski:

Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche

Supporters:

Katie Light

Greg Kaminski
Maryla Kaminski

Next gathering: 3:30 PM on Saturday, March 4th at Sylvia & Viktors' house