Courageous Performers - December 2024

December 21st, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Viktors Berstis 
Chopin - Polonaise F#m, Op.44

Sylvia Gray (Pf), Stacey M Minkoff (Va), Stan Stanford (Cl)
Mozart - Trio #7, "Kegelstadt" (K498), 1st and 2nd movements

George Olsen
Beethoven - Sonata Op.31, III Menuetto

Margaret Bloomfield
Pedro Laurenz, arr. Pablo Estigarribia - Milonga de mis amones

Betty Booher (Cl) and Gerson Robboy (Accordion)
Bellows & Squawk - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
     / I'll Be Seeing You Duet arr: by Lynn Jackson and Mike Palter
Gerson Robboy and Betty Booher - How We Met
Mickey Katz - Where Is My Pants 

Donna Lee
Appalachian carol called As Joseph Was A-Walking

Judy Potts 
Beethoven - Sonata Op.2 #3, 3rd movement

Lisa Corcoran
Bach - Prelude and Fugue #24 in Bm from WTC II 

Richard Anslow 
Chopin - Prelude #20 in Cm

Music Appreciators
Ginny Adelsheim
Francine Goteiner
Dave Becker
Mark Fosler
Debbie Olsen

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(2025 Schedule: February 22, March 15, April 12, May 10, June 7)

Courageous Performers - November 2024

November 16th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

4:07     Vicktors Berstis 
Chopin - Polonaise F#m, Op.44

4:20     Satomi Sano
Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu

4:28     Francine Goteiner
Sergei Prokofiev - Visions Fugitives II, Op.22

4:32     Nancy Good (Cl) and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Charles de Beroit - Rondo Op.87 #12 

4:44     Steve Ware (Pf), Corey Johnson (Vn) & Jerry Bobbe (Vc) 
Schubert - Piano Trio #1 in Eb, 2nd mov.

4:55     Harriet Wong
Chopin - Scherzo #2

5:07     Anita Tabib (Sopr.) and Harriet Wong (Pf)
Bononcini - Per la Gloria
Mozart - "Mi Tradi" from Don Giovanni

5:16     Sylvia Gray
Bergmuller - Op.100
    #8 Graceful, #9 The Chase, #10 Tender Flower, #11 The Wagtail,
    #12 The Farewell, #13 Consolation, #14 Austrian Dance

5:27     Liz Ruckh 
Debussy - Arabesque #2

5:34     Dave Becker 
Jules Stein - People

5:40     Nick Fontana 
Dora Pejačević -  Sonata in B♭m, Op.36 (1914; dedicated to Anny von Lange)  
    I. "Con fuoco non troppo allegro" 

Music Appreciators:
Margaret Bloomfield
Judy Potts

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Courageous Performers - October 2024

October 12th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

4:04
Vicktors Berstis
Chopin - Polonaise Ab op 53

4:14
Katrina Hedburg 
Mozart - Adagio in Bm (K540)

4:22
Sylvia Gray
Burgmüller - Op.100 #s1-7

4:32
Lisa Corcoran (Pf) and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Handel - Violin Sonata #4, 2 & 3rd movements D

4:41
Nancy Good (Cl) and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Crusell - Rondo alla Svedese from Clarinet Duo #2 in Dm for Clarinet and Violin

4:50
Judy Potts
Brahms - Intermezzo Op.116 #2 in Am

4:55 
Ginny Adelsheim
Brahms - Intermezzo Op.119 #3 in C

4:58
Nick Fontana
Brahms - Intermezzo Op.118 #2 in A

5:05
Anne Denis
Florence Price - Sonata, 3rd Mov

5:23
Harriet Wong and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Brahms - Violin Sonata #3 3rd Mov.

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Courageous Performers - September 2024

September 7th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Vicktors Berstis

Chopin - Polonaise Ab op 53 (4:02)

Alex Mayall

Pieczonka - Tarantella (4:10)

Anne Denis

Mel Bonice - Barcarolle (4:14) 

Linda Woody

Chick Corea - Children’s Song #6 (4:20)

Nancy Good (Cl). Lee Melaugh (Pf) and Corey Johnson (Vn)

Rick Sowash - "Good Morning Miss Emily," (4:26) 

Silvia Gray

Rachmaninoff - Prelude, Op. 23, #10 in G♭ (4:34)

Francine Goteiner

Mompou - Cants Magics - Profound and Slow,  Mysterios (4:39)

Reiko Isono

Schumann Abegg Var. Theme + Var 1 (4:46)

Lisa Corcoran

Scarlatti - Sonata in D, K145 (4:50)

Jerry Bobbe (Vc)

Bach - Cm Allemande (5:00)

Harriet Wong

Tchaikovsky op37 October fr the seasons (5:10)

Stan Hoff

Beethoven - Op.119, 1-4 (5:15)

Steve Ware
Schubert - Impromptu Op 90 #3 Gb (5:20)

Lee Melaugh (Pf) & Corey Johnson (Vn)

MU Arkwright  - 2 concert pieces for Piano + Viola (1908) (5:23)

Music Appreciators:

Nick Fontana

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3:30 PM chat, 4 PM play on Saturday, 10/12/2024 @ Sylvia & Viktors' house

Courageous Performers - August 2024

August 10th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Viktors Berstis
Chopin - Polonaise, Op.53

Sylvia Gray
Rachmaninoff - Prelude #10, Op.23

Andrew Cowles-Heriot (Pf) and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Akimenko, Theodore - Viola Romance #2

Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Shevchenko, Taras - Waltz Nocturne

Katrina Hedberg
Sibelius - Romance, Op 24, #9

Stanley Hoff
Beethoven - Bagatelle, Op.119, #1 - #4

Francine Goteiner
Chopin - Mazurka in Am, Op.17, #4

Lisa Corcoran
Scarlatti - Sonata in D, K145

Anne Denis
Price, Florence - Sonata #1, 1st Mov.

Alex Mayall
Pieczonka, Albert - Tarantella

Steve Ware
Schubert - Impromptu, Op.90, #3 in Gb

Margaret Bloomfield
Canaro, Francisco (arr. Estigambia) - Nueve Puntos

Anita Tabib (sopr.) and Harriet Wong (Pf)
Handel - V'adoro Pupile
Massinet - Pleurez! Pleurez, Mes Yeux

Harriet Wong
Chopin - Ballade #1, Op 23 in G

Marjorie Walters
Brahms - Waltzes, Op.39, #4 and #12

Drew Sato
Kern, Jerome - All the things you are

Reiko Isono
Chopin - Impromptu #3, Op.51

Music Appreciators:
Dan Minkevitch
Ginny Adelsheim
Nick Fontana
Satomi Sano

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Courageous Performers - July 2024

July 6th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Viktors Berstis
J.S.Bach - Goldberg Variation #13

2. Katrina Hedberg
Chopin - Nocturne in Gm, Op.37, #1

3. Sylvia Gray
J.S.Bach - Em Prelude and Fugue from WTK I (BWV855)

4. Ginny Adelsheim
Bartok - 5 Rumanian Folk Dances

5. Satomi Sano
Ginastera - "Danza de la moza donosa" from Danzas Argentinas, Op.2 

6. Steve Ware
Chopin - Etude in A♭, Op.25, #1

7. Reiko Isono
Chopin - Mazurka, Op.59, #1 and #2

Music Appreciator:
Margaret Bloomfield

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Courageous Performers - June 2024

June 19th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

Sylvia Gray (Pf) and Stacey Minkoff (Vn)
César Franck - Mélancolie

Karl Schultz
Milhaud - 3 selections from "Saudades do Brasil"

Alex Mayall
Grieg - Småtroll

Katrina Hedberg
Tchaikovsky - Valse Sentimentale

Stan Hoff
Schubert - Moment Musicaux in Fm

Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Rachmaninoff - Serenade, Op.3
Paul Reade - The Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite, I & V

Francine Goteiner
Olivier Messiaen - La colombe
Claude Debussy - Cloches à travers les feuilles

Peter Sullivan
Philip Glass - Mad Rush

Marjorie Walters
Brahms - Waltzes, Op.39

Nick Fontana
J.S. Bach - Toccata from Partita #6 in Em

Music Appreciator:
Margaret Bloomfield
Reiko Isono
Judy Potts

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Courageous Performers - May 2024

May 25th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Viktors Berstis
J.S.Bach | Berstis - Sheep May Safely Graze

2. Jerry Bobbe (Vc) 
J.S.Bach - Allemande & Courante from D Major Suite

3. Drew Sato
Erroll Garner - "Misty"

4. Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Scriabin - "Poeme" Op.32, #1 (1903)

5. Ginny Adelsheim
J.S.Bach - Partita 2, Sinfonia (BWV 826)

6. Satomi Sano
Natsuko - Sea Otter Bakehouse Pitch
Debussy - Saraband from "Pour le Piano" Suite

7. Reiko Isono
Chopin - Mazurka, Op.59, #2

8. Judy Potts
Haydn - Sonata #46 in A♭ (Presto Mov.)

9. Steve Ware
Chopin - Etude in A♭, Op.25, #1

10. Jeff Johnson
Chopin - Etudes, Op.25, #9

11. Anne Denis
Florence Price - Sonata, 1st Mov.

12. Classical Beauties & the Beast
Sylvia Gray (Pf), Stacey Minkoff (Vn) and Adam Eason (Vc)
Max Bruch - Eight Pieces, #1 and 2, Op.83

Music Appreciator:
Alex Mayall
Francine Goteiner
Margaret Bloomfield
Marjorie Walters
Nick Fontana

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Courageous Performers - April 2024

April 20th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Viktors Berstis
J.S.Bach | Berstis - Sheep May Safely Graze

2. Steve Ware
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in Gm, Op.23, #5

3. Lisa Corcoran
François Couperin - Le Tic Toc Choc 

4. Judy Potts
Haydn - Sonata #46 in A♭ (1st Mov.)

5. Francine Goteiner
Ravel - "Valley of the Bells" from Miroirs

6.  Nancy Good (Cl) and Corey Johnson (Vn)
Jacques Féréol Mazas - Duo, Op.39, #1

7. Reiko Isono
Chopin - Mazurka, Op.30, #1

8. Peter Sullivan
Messiaen - First Communion of the Virgin 

9. Sylvia Gray
Rachmaninoff - Moment Musicaux #5

10. Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Gustav Lange - Blumenlied, Op.39

11. Jerry Bobbe (Vc) and Lee Melaugh (Pf)
Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello & Piano, 3rd and 2nd mov.

12. Nick Fontana
Rachmaninoff | Wilde - Floods of Spring

13. Alex Mayall
Jean Sibelius - Romance, Op.24, #9

Music Appreciator:
Irene Berley
Yu-Yun Su
Margaret Bloomfield
Satomi Sano

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Courageous Performers - March 2024

March 23rd, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Katrina Hedberg
Gabriel Fauré - Clair de Lune

2. Alex Mayall
Jean Sibelius - Romance, Op.24, #9

3. Steve Ware
Chopin - Etude Op.25, #1

4. Corey Johnson (Vn) and Andrew Cowles-Heriot (Pf)
Andre Caplet - Adagio for Violin and Organ

5. Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Cyril Scott - Valse Caprice

6. Jerry Bobbe (Vc) and Lee Melaugh (Pf)
Beethoven - Cello & Piano Sonata, Op.102, #2, 1st mov.

7. Satomi Sano
Debussy - Saraband from "Pour le Piano" suite

8. Francine Goteiner
Albenez - "Cordoba" from Spanish Suite Op.232, #4  

9. Reiko Isono
Chopin - Etude Op.10, #7

10. Sylvia Gray
J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue #17 in A♭ from WTC 1

11. Nick Fontana
Rachmaninoff | Wilde - Do Not Grieve

Music Appreciator:
Beth Van Horn
Marjorie Walters
Liz Ruckh
Margaret Bloomfield
Ginny Adelsheim

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Courageous Performers - February 2024

February 17th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Classical Beauties & the Beast
Sylvia Gray (Pf), Stacey Minkoff (Vn) and Adam Eason (Vc)
Clara Schumann - Piano Trio Op.17, 3rd and 4th mov.

2. Judy Potts
Scarlatti - Sonata #466

3. Jeff Johnson
Chopin - Etudes, Op.25, #7

4. Steve Ware
Mozart - K332 F#1

5. Stan Hoff
Chopin - Waltz in Fm, Op.70, #2

6. Jerry Bobbe (Vc) and Lee Melaugh (Pf)
Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello and Piano, 1st mov.

7. Lisa Corcoran
Bach - Prelude & Fugue #24 from WTC II

8. Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Debussy - Preludes Book 2, #5

9. Peter Sullivan
Scriabin - Etude Op.2, #1
Scriabin - Vers la flamme, Op.72

10. Alex Mayall
Uematsu Nobuo - "Julia"

11. Margaret Bloomfield
Tango: Don Juan

12. Viktors Berstis
Schumann - Kreisleriana, #8

13. George Olsen
Bach - French Suite #4, Gavotte

14. Marjorie Walters
Read her poem "It was love at first sight"

Music Appreciator:
Ginny Adelsheim
Anthony Long

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Courageous Performers - January 2024

January 27th, Hosted by Sylvia and Viktors

1. Viktors Berstis
Bach - Badinerie 

2. Satomi Sano
Debussy - Prelude from "Pour le Piano" suite

3. Classical Beauties & the Beast
Sylvia Gray (Pf), Stacey Minkoff (Vn) and Adam Eason (Vc)
Clara Schumann - Piano Trio Op.17, 1st and 2nd mov.

4. Steve Ware
Mozart - Gigue K574

5. Judy Potts
Beethoven - Sonata Op.2-3, 3rd mov.

6. Andrew Cowles-Heriot
Leoš Janáček - "Our Evenings"

7. Alex Mayall 
Edward MacDowell - "To a Wild Rose"

8. Lisa Corcoran
Bach - Prelude & Fugue #7 from WTC 2

9. Ginny Adelsheim
Debussy - Clair de Lune

10. Marjorie Walters
Schubert - Impromptu #3, Op.90, D.899

11. George Olsen
Shostakovich - 1st Fugue, Op.87

12. Yu-Yun Su
Chopin - Barcarolle

13. Jerry Bobbe (Vc) and Lee Melaugh (Pf)
Beethoven - Cello and Piano Sonata in C, Op.102
          I. Andante/Allegro Vivace

14. Peter Sullivan
Liszt - Sonetto 123 del Petrarca from Années de Pèlerinage II

15. Katrina Hedberg
Mozart - Rondo in D

16. Nancy Good (Cl) , Isabelle Haulin (Pf), Corey Johnson (Vn) and Adam Eason (Vc)
Francisco Canaro - La Tablada
Eduardo Arolas - Derecho Viejo

Music Appreciator:
Margaret Bloomfield

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