February 2014 – SE22 Piano School ~ East Dulwich

Ever wanted to see inside LASSCo Brunswick House in Vauxhall?

Pianist Emmanuel Vass performs at a unique London venue in a concert hosted by the innovative South London Concert Series.

Described by ‘The Independent’ as “one to watch” and named as BBC Music Magazine’s March “rising star”, Emmanuel has been praised for his suave showmanship and his ability to merge traditional classical piano repertoire with his own transcriptions of popular music.

His concert at London’s Brunswick House is complemented by supporting performances from talented amateur pianists from the London Piano Meetup Group in a programme featuring music by Turina, Granados, Bach, Liszt, Chopin and Vass.

The concert takes place in the opulent Saloon at Brunswick House, a Georgian mansion just five minutes from London’s Vauxhall Station, flanked by the brand new 5-star hotel and luxury apartments of One Nine Elms. Brunswick House, part of the London Architectural Salvage and Supply Co, is a treasure trove of antiques and curiosities and offers a wonderful and eclectic venue for a fine evening of music making and conviviality.

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Ticket price includes a glass of Prosecco on arrival, and guests are invited to join the performers and hosts in the restaurant afterwards for dinner.

Doors 6.45pm for 7.15pm concert

Dress code: smart

Tickets

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/255923

Created and co-curated by Lorraine Liyanage and Frances Wilson, the South London Concert Series is a new concert concept which gives talented amateur musicians the opportunity to perform alongside professional artists in a formal concert setting in some of London’s most beautiful and intimate venues. The series has a special accent on lesser-known and rarely-played piano repertoire and actively supports young and emerging talent.

“A wonderfully creative idea”

Peter Donohoe, international concert pianist

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Piano Workshop for Amateur Pianists in West London, 29 June

To coincide with the one year anniversary of the London Piano Meetup Group, a vibrant social group for piano enthusiasts, we are holding a day long event that is open to all pianists (age 14+), not just our Meetup group members. The event features masterclasses from Graham Fitch and Dr Mark Polishook.

Date: Sunday 29 June
Time: 9.45am to 5pm
Playing Level: Any level from beginners to beyond!
Booking form available from londonpianoevents@gmail.com

Amateur Piano Workshop Day — Held at the beautiful 12th Century Church, St Mary’s in Perivale

We are fully booked for performers but we have plenty of observer spaces. There are 2 masterclasses with Graham Fitch and Dr. Mark Polishook.

Throughout the day there will be plenty of time for tea and coffee breaks, chatting, socialising and lunch at a pub (or you can bring a packed lunch). Fran will be making some delicious home-baked treats for us.

Bring along any sheet music that you no longer require for our ‘Sheet Music Swap’ table.

In addition to the masterclasses above, there will be group sessions on performance anxiety and stagecraft including hand-outs.

The day lasts from 9.45am to 5pm. We will head to The Myllet Arms pub afterwards (and also at lunchtime!)
http://www.fayre-square.com/pub/myllet-arms-perivale-greenford/m6689/

Prices:
Observers: £30
Performer place for masterclass with Graham Fitch: £50 (special price due to late cancellation)

Outline of the Day

9.45: Arrival & Refreshments

10.00: Warm up exercises. Performance Anxiety group.

10.30 – 12.30: ‘Improv for Classical Pianists‘ with Dr. Mark Polishook. Have you always wanted to know how to improvise but you don’t know where to start? Bring a piece you are working on (a classical piano piece is fine) and Mark will use this as the basis to learn to improvise. Mark returns by demand after his incredibly popular workshop in February.

12.45 – 1.45 – Lunch

2.00 – 4.00 – ‘Practising the Piano‘ Masterclass with Graham Fitch.

4.00 – Tea/Coffee

4.15 – 5.00 – Informal performance opportunity. Each Masterclass participant will have up to 5 minutes to perform.

EPTA Piano Workshop

Meet the Student: Alanna

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My name is Alanna Crouch and I am 7 years old. I love playing the piano especially when I am working on new pieces. I would like to be a concert pianist when I am older and I have to work really hard so I can play my best. I practise every day for a few hours and my mummy sits with me for most of the time but she lets me work on some of the easy pieces on my own so my sight reading will get better.

al2 Last year I played a Mozart Piano Concerto with The Barbados National Symphony Orchestra. It was very exciting but playing with an orchestra is very different from playing on your own. I had to really listen to what the orchestra was playing to make sure I was playing the right parts at the right times and I had to pay attention to the conductor to see if she wanted me to slow down or get louder or softer. I really enjoyed playing with the orchestra so I must keep working hard so I can do something like that again.

Alanna is working on Grade 8 Piano. She studies with Lorraine Liyanage. She came 2nd in the Concerto Class and 1st in the Jazz Set Piece class at the 2013 Dulwich Music Festival.