Dec. 5th Performance with The Savannah Children’s Choir at the Jepson Art Center Gospel Brunch
Invited back after last year’s wonderful performance, come enjoy the beautiful setting at the Jepson Center as part of their acclaimed Gospel Brunch series of concerts. The food is unbelievable too! As always, the repertoire we perform will be Gospel inspired, but will include modern arrangements of a Shaker hymn, as well as an amazing piece composed in 2009 for the International Choir Festival we attended in England this summer.
Savannah Children’s Choir Winter Concert Performance
It is such a pleasure playing for the Savannah Children’s Choir. I’ve been running extra practice sessions, getting to be a music teacher again, besides playing all manner of repertoire on the piano, and frequently practicing my sight reading and arranging skills!
The Preparatory Choir, the Consort, and the Senior Choir kicked off the holiday season, singing music from many periods in many styles and in multiple languages, including Hebrew and German.
Nov. 15th Performance with Savannah Children’s Choir Winter Concert
Enjoy a varied program with these wonderful children at First Presbyterian Church at 520 Washington Ave, Savannah, GA. Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
http://fpcsavannah.com for directions!
Milano Classica Performances
My German double manual harpsichord performed beautifully in two nights of performances by Milano Classica as they stopped in Savannah during an American tour, November 1st and 2nd.
The performances were outstanding, proving yet again that a truly great ensemble does not need a conductor.
The recording engineer told me recently that the harpsichord sounded fantastic on the recordings. I hope the recordings will be made available!
Milano Classica Performances Nov. 1st and 2nd
Come hear my German double harpsichord enjoying itself in spectacular performances by this professional Italian chamber orchestra. First Baptist Church of Savannah, Bull St., Savannah. 4 p.m. Sunday the 1st, and 7 p.m. Monday the 2nd. Two completely different programs!
See the Savannah Friends of Music website for details.
Restoration of 1851 Collard & Collard Concert Grand
Custom built for Donna Mathilde Terreros de Garcia Conde, the niece of the Conde de Regla of Mexico, Count Don Pedro Romero de Terreros, both members of one of the wealthiest Spanish families that came to the New World in the 1700’s. This spectacular piano is veneered in burled amboyna with carvings in French walnut. I duplicated carvings to replace missing portions for this one of a kind project, along with the usual care required to conserve and restore the instrument.
Oct. 4th, Blessing of the Animals, Savannah Children’s Choir
One of my favorite events: the Preparatory Choir singing for the outdoor service of the Blessing of the Animals at All Saints Episcopal Church on Tybee Island. This year there were horses joining the usual dogs, cats, and birds.
Book Review of The Fortepiano Writings of Streicher, Dieudonne’, and the Schiedmayers, PTG Journal, August 2009
I’ll provide a link to my review of this book after the copyright reverts back to me in a few months.
In the meantime, if you are serious about fortepianos, I suggest you find a copy of this long awaited translation and give it a read.
Restoration of ca. 1806 Clementi Square Piano
Ca. 1806 Clementi square piano, sold by Yankiewicz, Liverpool.
Savannah Children’s Choir Performances in England
We had a wonderful whirlwind trip to England, staying in one of the dorms at the historic Sherborne School.
I had the pleasure of accompanying the choir for their beautiful performance at the Sherborne Abbey. We had the youngest choir both in ages of the children and years of existence of the choir. They performed so beautifully, the other conductors were moved to tears.
The joint concert of all the visiting choirs at Wells Cathedral the next night was beyond spectacular!