Holiday Recital "Winter Melodies of 2024"
SPecial Addition from Angelina Tan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsl2C9eHPuQ
PROGRAM:
LIVE:
Angelina Tan TBD! Mozart: Rondo alla turnaround jazz
Monika Tusnady Rameau Le Rappel des Oiseaux
rebecca LAM Beethoven Pathetique (3rd mov)
GMG2021 Liszt TBD
Thurmond R Brahms: Op.118 no.5
Priya Viseskul
John Ireland: Villanella
Douglas McCarthy
Christmas Time is Here (Vince Guaraldi)
Graeme Cameron Wilkinson Ravel's "Le Jardin féerique"
Judy Kuan
Liszt: Consolation
Sindre Skarelven
Mozart K.332 (1st movement)
Miyoung Choi
Chopin Waltz in A-flat major op.64 no.3
Peter Golemme
“Jolly old Saint Nicholas: Fantasia, à la Romanesca”.
RECORDING:
Letizia Consolation
CK Lau Beethoven Pathétique (2nd mov)
Ken Locke Mendelssohn Song Without Words op.19 no.1
Sam Smith Let it Snow!
WELCOME TO OUR NEXT COMMUNITY RECITAL!
Welcome to the Holiday Recital!
Celebrate the season with us by sharing the music you love! While holiday-themed pieces are always a hit, feel free to play anything that brings you joy.
To sign up, simply reply to this topic with your repertoire, and you're in!
And if you're feeling festive, add some holiday flair to your performance—costumes, decorations, and cheer are all welcome! 
General information and Guidelines below!
Reply to this topic with your name and repertoire selection if you would like to perform! If you don't know what you want to play yet, you can always just let us know your intent!
ABOUT TONEBASE COMMUNITY CONCERTS:
These events are NOT live-streamed OR recorded, but are private zoom meetings where tonebase members can share their hard work and perform for each other!
These concerts can be played LIVE, or if you can't attend, you can submit a recording!
This is a GENEROUS and SUPPORTIVE space.
Performing is one of the best ways to push yourself, and really evaluate the work/progress you have made!
Repertoire is open to any piece!
Memorization is NOT required.
You can play select movements, or even sections of pieces! No need to perform a complete work!
Playing the piano is fun, but sharing your music with others is one of life's great joys. Join in on the fun and cheer each other on!
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Because we use zoom for these concerts, it is important to have the best audio and visual settings available!
Check out these videos depending on the device you are using!
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I would love to play "Let it Snow!" by Jule Styne arranged by Lee Evans - since it rarely snows here in Georgia USA!
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Sam Smith And when it does snow, everything shuts down! (I spent the first 28 years of my life in Alabama.) Looking forward to hearing your playing.
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Sam Smith Hey SAM, I will look forward greatly to your contribution from the great American songbook. And It’s totally appropriate that a Georgian should play this, as my understanding is that the song was written in the middle of July in Los Angeles, or some other Sunny locale like that.
As I used to say at my annual Christmas concert at the south Boston library, “anyone who thinks snow is romantic, you know they didn’t grow up around here!”
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Dominic Cheli Hi Dominic - I managed to make a recording of my Holiday Music. Can you play this for the recital? I'll be listening!
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Sam Smith Excellent!
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I would love to play something completely unseasonal - Rameau's Le Rappel des Oiseaux.
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Monika Tusnady If you lived in Australia, that might be seasonal?
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Gail Starr You put everything into its right perspective!
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Monika Tusnady Et tu le fais aussi, ma chère!
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Monika Tusnady
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GMG2021 I love the piece! I can hear the birds' chirping.
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UPDATE: I unfortunately have to excuse myself again and bow out. I am on service and on call 24/7 in the hospital this month, and a patient of mine received a liver transplant last night which means that I will have to hover over him and his care very closely the entire weekend (and beyond). I am really sorry to be missing what promises to a beautiful concert.
“I would like to play the second movement, Andante cantabile, from Mozart’s piano sonata in B flat major K 333. Nothing like some sweet parallel thirds to get you into the holiday spirit! (5 minutes, without repeats).”
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Alexander Weymann no worries Alex! Thank you for being such a generous spirit for your patient in this important time!
Always next time!
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Alexander Weymann Hi Alexander, sorry we didn't get to hear your Mozart. I was looking forward to your take on this piece. I hope you'll grace us with it at a future concert before you move on to tackle your next esoteric/amazing/impossible-to-play piece. All the best hopes for your patient who I'm sure is most grateful for your attentiveness.
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EDIT: Please remove me from the live playing section. I've had a lot of stress pop up in my life recently, so I need to remove myself from the live concert. I may make a recording, but even the good stress of preparing to play live is too much right now.
OK, I'm going to challenge myself to play something that's longer than 45 seconds: Clementi C Major Sonatina, op. 36 no. 1, 1st and 2nd movements.
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Michelle R Hi Michelle, I agree, you are entitled to more than 45 seconds of fame, and this little gem from Clementi will get you closer to your proverbial 15 minutes!. It will provide a good platform for you to display your inherent musicality & developing pianism, looking forward to hearing it.
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Peter Golemme Thanks much, Peter. It's a fun little piece, and the second movement is lovely - I hope to do it justice in a month!
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Michelle R Not to worry thanks for updating me and I hope you are doing ok!
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Dominic Cheli Thanks, Dominic.
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Hello there! My best wishes for everyone of us in this difficult time are for Consolation!
https://youtu.be/HZOOvwGeO1E?si=JZIUvFBDE4hXVPN_
Ciao!
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Letizia very beautiful and consoling, Letizia, thank you for sharing it.
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I'd like to play either Chopin Ballade 3 (to round out the set this year) or Egon Petri's transcription of Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze from the Birthday Cantata. If anyone else would like to play either, please by all means do so - it will be helpful for making me pick one!
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Judy Kuan Hi Judy, well I would LIKE to play the Ballade, except for the fact that there's no way I could! so that's a safe choice from my perspective and it would be a privilege to hear you round out the cycle.
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Peter Golemme Thank you, but you could definitely play it if/when you want to! I started Ballade 4 around this time last year, never thinking I'd get very far with it but because it was soothing to practice while my kitty fur-baby was very sick. The other Ballades I've worked on in the past but this year is when I've made the most progress on them. We all need the right catalyst at the right time, I think...
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Confirming I'd like to play Chopin Op. 47 (Ballade 3), wrapping up the year on a major key / positive note :)
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