Here are some pictures from last Friday’s musical “soiree”, again at the home of Christine Rousseau and her husband Lee.
Lee had put up lanterns lighting the path to their home – a lovely pathway to begin a lovely evening!
Sandra opted for our duet to be first on the performance list – oboe players with their persnickety reeds need to be allowed priority in these matters!
We played a few movements from William Grant Still’s “Miniatures” for flute, oboe and piano –
“I Ride an Old Paint,” “Adolorido,” and “A Frog Went A-Courtin’ “
Sweet little set of arrangement of folk tunes, to start the evening on a light and relaxed note.
The day before the soiree, I was touched to receive an email from George – he was looking for pictures from last year’s soiree to be included in a slide presentation he was doing Friday afternoon: “Better Not Bigger” – about what really makes us happy, including music. George volunteered to play first among the students for the evening, breaking the ice and getting the evening rolling and off to a great start!
Our gracious hostess, Christine (right), with duo partner David.
A little piano duet before the Grand Finale group event. There’s Eric, our awesome accompanist, on the left.
The evening’s performance ended with a whole group event. We played a three part arrangement of Beethoven’s “Turkish March” followed by some jazzy blues. Sandra and I had decided that last year’s ending with Mary Alice Amidon’s “Joy Shall Come in the Morning” – a contemporary hymn – would be great as a traditional ending for the evening’s performance, so as of last Friday, that has become our official Musical Soiree finale – now including harmony Sandra has transposed for clarinet.
And then of course the also now traditional pot luck dessert and conversation following the performance! Looking forward to next year already!
