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Wedding Pianist, Piano Entertainer, Corporate Events Pianist

May 3, 2009 | No comments

Wedding Piano PageI have put a new page together this weekend on the gigging pianist side of my work as opposed to the teaching side which is now accessible from the main site as well as the blog and also through the domain weddingpianist.info

The sample playlist below is from a recent ‘cocktail piano’ performance just outside Chester.

SAMPLE PLAYLIST

  1. Norah Jones – Turn me on
  2. Bach – C major prelude
  3. Sinatra -My Way
  4. Miles Davis – So What
  5. Aerosmth – I don’t want to miss a thing
  6. Bach – Sarabande from 5th French
  7. Misty
  8. Bach – Gavotte from 5th French
  9. Billy Taylor – I wish I knew how
  10. Gershwin – I got rhythm
  11. Sinatra – I’ve got you under
  12. Debussy – Le petit Negre
  13. Let there be love
  14. Come fly with me
  15. Bach – Invention in D minor
  16. Monk – Off Minor
  17. Billy Joel- Just the way you are
  18. Handel – I know that my redeemer
  19. Carmichael – Georgia on my mind
  20. Billy Joel – She’s always a women
  21. Debussy – Doctor Gradus
  22. Billy Joel – She’s got a way
  23. Monk – Round Midnight
  24. Take Five – Brubeck
  25. Nina Simone – My baby just cares for me
  26. Mood Indigo
  27. Einaudi – Una Mattina
  28. Freddie Mercury – Crazy little thing called love
  29. Blue Moon
  30. Debussy – Golliwog’s CakeWalk
  31. Bublé – Home
  32. Sinatra – The Lady is a tramp
  33. Black Coffee
  34. Billy Joel – Baby Grand
  35. Summertime
  36. Bach – Courante from 5th Suite
  37. Well you needn’t
  38. Gershwin – They can’t take that away from me
  39. Handel – Hallelujah Chorus
  40. Norah Jones – The nearness of you
  41. Ballade pour Adeline
  42. Fauré – Pie Jesu from the Requiem
  43. James Blunt – Beautiful
  44. Katie Melua – Closest thing to crazy
  45. Sinatra – New York, New York
  46. Norah Jones – Come away with me
  47. Einaudi – Le Onde
  48. Van Morrison – Moondance
  49. Schumann – Dreaming
  50. Chopin – Raindrop Prelude
  51. I get a kick out of you
  52. Debussy – Clair de lune (During the lineup)

Britten – War Requiem

March 11, 2009 | 1 comment

Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the start of World War Two, the University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra will be performing this momentous work at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Sunday 3rd May, 2009 at 7:30pm.

The performance will feature renowned soloists including Amanda Roocroft, Alan Clayton and Roderick Williams as well as choristers from Manchester and Chester Cathedrals. Having sung with the university chorus as a student a number of years ago I can guarantee that this will be a performance not to be missed.

Piano Points Leaderboard – February Half Term

February 19, 2009 | No comments

Piano PointsHalf way through the first term of running piano points, 
Total points leaders on February 19th are as follows:

  1. Sophia from St. Werburgh’s,  Alice from Tattenhall Park, Rebecca and Huw from CCHS are all on 20 points
  2. Katherine from Upton Heath and Lucie from CCHS are both on 18 points.
  3. Alison from Upton Heath and Emily from Tattenall Park are both on 17 points.

Average points leaders (all on 4 points) are Mollie from St. Oswald’s, Sophia and Bella from St. Werburgh’s and Alice from Tattenhall Park.

42% of the 62 students are on 14 or more points which is half of the target number of points for the term.

With 2009 now well under way, it is time to look at other local competitions and festivals taking place for pianists.  Chester Competitive Festival of Performing Arts has a number of open choice classes that may be of interest to my students.

The festival will take place at the King’s School, Chester on Saturday 25th April, 2009.

There is an own choice piano class for each year group up to under 16 with a time limit of 3 minutes for under 10s, 4 minutes for under 13s and 5 minutes for under 16s.  The entry fee is £4.90 per class and the closing date is Satuday 28th February, 2009.

Download the syllabus, or the entry form

January 31, 2009 | No comments

Piano Points League – January 2009

January 30, 2009 | No comments

Piano PointsAfter the first month of operating my piano points system for all school age students I have decided to publish the top 9 points scorers on a leader board.

Remember that points are awarded for practising, attending your lessons and putting lots of effort into achieving your targets rather than on skill level!

Points leaders as of 30/01/09:

  1. Alice from Tattenhall Park with 16 points.
  2. Huw from CCHS and Sophie from Queen’s, joint second with 14 points
  3. Rebecca from CCHS with 13 points
  4. Bella and Sophia from St. Werburgh’s, Louisa from Queen’s, Jacob from EPCHS; are all joint fourth place on 12 points.

There are currently 62 students on the league table. 55% have 9 points or more which is comfortably on target at this stage in the term.

This year sees the launch of the Two Rivers Festival, an initiative to create a new festival of music and the arts using many of the beautiful buildings and locations on Wirral.

  • ENTENTE CORDIALE – Jonathan Small, oboe and Ian Buckle, piano
    perform a programme of English and French music of the 20th and 21st Centuries on Friday 6th February at 7.30pm
  • MEDITATIVE MOMENTS – Natalie Clein, cello performs music by Bach and Kodaly on Tuesday 17th March at 7.30pm
  • SOUNDPICTURES – Noriko Ogawa, piano performs music by Mozart, Debussy, Takemitsu, Grieg and Chopin on Friday 24th April at 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £15 or £40 for subscription to all three. Under 21s get in for half price.

Download the brochure for more information or to complete a booking form

January 25, 2009 | No comments

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