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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Priya Viseskul bravo, that sounds really good! I like how you chose a nice pace for it :)
Derek McConville
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6 days ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Juan Carlos Olite bravo on a great performance of a great work. Hopefully you can share the other movements next year :)
Derek McConville
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6 days ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@CK Lau really nice choice, you really bring out the variations very well :)
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
6 days ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Natalie Peh bravo on this performance!
Derek McConville
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6 days ago
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Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
Hi everyone, Here's my recording of the slow movement of the Pathetique Sonata. Looking forward to hearing everyone at the watch party, Best wishes Derek
Derek McConville
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6 days ago
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Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Beethoven in Focus “Mastering a Passage”
@Sachi that sounds very nice! We are indeed twins with this selection:)
Derek McConville
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2 wk ago
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Re: Week 2: Beethoven in Focus “Mastering a Passage”
Hi everyone, please see my update for the Pathetique Sonata which I am coincidentally working on for another challenge. Just the first part this week and main challenge is balancing the voices which…
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
3 wk ago
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Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Beethoven Birthday Challenge – Choose Your Piece!
Hi everyone, I’m currently working on the Pathetique Sonata and would like to play the slow movement for this challenge!
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
1 mth ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
Hi everyone, I won't have access to a piano on the day of the concert so have made a pre record. Not sure how spooky this is but it has low lighting, a minor key and some mistakes!…
Derek McConville
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1 mth ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr bravo Gail & Naomi !!! Wonderful choice and sounded fantastic
Derek McConville
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1 mth ago
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Re: Recording: Rachmaninov Op. 39, #1 C minor
Bravo - this is a wonderful performance! So full of colours and polished.
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
2 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Michelle R they are a wonderful set pieces and Thurmond will make them sound great. Looking forward to the concert!
Derek McConville
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2 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr glad to hear you are recovered
NYC Tonebase event sounds v exciting :)
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
2 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Alexander Weymann thank you, it's certainly a work in progress but I'm tempted to learn most of op.118 as these later Brahms pieces are pure gold I think :)
Derek McConville
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3 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr thanks Gail! Hope you are keeping well!
Derek McConville
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3 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Kakie Roberts Thanks so much Kakie! Likewise, I'm still glowing after the piano camp experience. The best time and such wonderful people! Hopefully I can get the Brahms in shape for this :)
Derek McConville
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3 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
Hi everyone, i'd like to play Brahms op.118 no 3 for this concert. Not very spooky but still a hint of autumn
it's about 4 mins long
Derek
Derek McConville
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3 mths ago
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Re: Summer's Crescendo: the August Concert!
Hi Everyone! I would like to play Brahms Intermezzo op.118 no 2 (approx 6 mins). Looking forward to the concert. Derek
Derek McConville
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3 mths ago
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Re: Summer's Crescendo: the August Concert!
Hi there, I would also like to play a short piece, repertoire tbc!
Derek McConville
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4 mths ago
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Re: Melodies of Midsummer: July Concert!
@Gail Starr thank you! Hopefully it will be ok
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
4 mths ago
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Re: Melodies of Midsummer: July Concert!
Hi everyone, I would like to play Chopin's Nocturne Op.27/2 - hopefully can play live on the day :) Derek
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
5 mths ago
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Re: June Recital!
@Bryan Sable thank you v much, great you have joined tonebase - loved the Granados :)
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
5 mths ago
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Re: June Recital!
Hi everyone, I would like to play Cortège by Lili Boulanger at the June concert. It’s around 3 mins long I think!
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
7 mths ago
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Re: May Melodies Concert!
Hi all, I would have loved to attend this, but a combination of work and unavailability on the concert date have conspired against it. Hopefully will be in attendance for the next one :) Derek
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
7 mths ago
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Re: Springtime Recital
Hi everyone, very sorry I missed this concert as something came up at the very last minute. Derek
Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
8 mths ago
Community Concerts!
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Work in financial services but passionate about music and piano. Started playing in my late teens and have reconnected with practice and learning new pieces since start of the pandemic in Mar 2020.
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