CONCERTS | sherrygrant

Sunday 2023-04-30 @ 10:00am-12:00pm NZST

Nostalgia!

Sherry Grant

presents

Film Music

Old Songs

Jazz Standards

with

Poetry

&

Zoe Grant

singing

15 songs

from musicals

Co-Host: Maxwell Krem (USA), poster made by Sherry

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

Guest Artist: Zoe Grant (vocal)

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After this free concert, I have decided to make my monthly concerts by subscription, to fund the concert tours, workshops and online concerts Zoe and I do... More details will be shared here in May...

Sherry's Poem 1: Solitude (Op.3866)

(Sherry solo)

Somewhere in Time
Cinema Paradiso
Moon River
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
River Flows in You (by Yiruma)

(Zoe sings)

All Is Found (from ‘Frozen II’)
In My Own Little Corner (from ‘Cinderella’)
Beauty and the Beast (from ‘Beauty and the Beast’)
Part of Your World (from ‘The Little Mermaid’)
Let It Go (from ‘Frozen’)

Sherry's Poem 2: By Music We Connect (Op.3839)

(Sherry solo)

Big Fish (Big Fish and Begonia, 2016)
Autumn Leaves
My Funny Valentine
Body and Soul
Alfie

(Zoe sings)

Do-Re-Mi (from ‘The Sound of Music’)
Little People (from ‘Les Miserables’)
Speak Low (from ‘One Touch of Venus’)
My Favourite Things (from ‘The Sound of Music’)
Edelweiss (from ‘The Sound of Music’)

Sherry's Poem 3: Little Angel (Op.3862)

(Sherry solo)

Feelings
Fools Rush In
Desafinado (Slightly Out of Time)
Yesterday
Georgia on my Mind

(Zoe sings)

Over the Rainbow (from ‘The Wizard of Oz’)
Castle on a Cloud (from ‘Les Miserables’)
The Rainbow Connection (from ‘The Muppet Movie’)
Any Dream Will Do (from ‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’)
Tomorrow (from ‘Annie’)

Sherry's Poem 4: haiku “war zone’ (Op.3731)

(Sherry solo)

Schindler’s List
Misty
Somewhere, My Love (from ‘Doctor Zhivago’)
Ghibli Medley
Two for the Road

Sherry Poem 5: Being Katherine (Op.3860)

(Encore)

Scriabin: Prelude Op.16 No.3

Saturday 2023-03-04 @ 10:00am-1:00pm NZST

Awakening the Avant-garde:

Sherry Grant & Erik Satie

(A Night of Poetry, Music & Philosophy)

Sherry Grant

presents

Erik Satie's

Piano Music

with

Poetry

&

Philosophical Discussion

on

Samuel Adler's

95th Birthday

Co-Host: Christopher Satoor (Canadian Philosopher), poster made by Christopher

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

Guest Philosophers: David Proud (UK) & Christophe Porot (France)

Guest: Gino (cello)

Narrators: Zoe Grant (NZ) & TBA (France)

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This is a special concert integrating a philosophical discussion of connection between music and philosophy among my philosopher friends from around the world, led by co-host Christopher Satoor. There will be poetry reading throughout and the philosophical discussion will be during the intermission.

Sherry's Poem 1: TBA

(1)-(3) 3 Gymnopédie
(4) Je Te Veux (cello transcription, played by Gino)
(5)-(8) 4 Preludes
(9)-(11) 3 Cold Pieces: Crossed-up Dances

Sherry Poem 2: TBA

(12)-(14) Sonneries de la Rose + Croix
(15)-(17) Menus Propos Enfantins (with French narration)
(18)-(20) 4 Ogives

Philosophical Discussion (Intermission)

(21)-(25) 5 Nocturnes
(26)-(27) Valse-Ballet
(28) Effronterie

Sherry Poem 3: TBA

(29)-(34) 6 Gnossienne
(35) Bureaucratic Sonatina
(36)-(38) 3 Sarabandes
(39) Vexations (x8)

Sherry Poem 4: TBA

(Encore)
(40) Scriabin: TBA
(41) Samuel Adler: TBA

Sherry Poem 5: TBA

Sunday 2023-02-12 @ 10:00am-12pm NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Romances

by

Various Composers

(Classical & Non-Classical)

Co-Host: Bez Rengifo (USA)

with

Daniel Grant, clarinet (age 15)

Emily Grant, oboe (age 16)

Rebecca (AKA Aspen) Grant, bassoon (age 12)

Zoe Grant, vocal (age 8)

Piano/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Poem 1: I Drown in Your Eyes (Op.3783)

1. Max Reger: Romance (transcribed for clarinet) (originally for violin)
2. Debussy: Romance (transcribed for oboe) (originally a song)

3. Alexander Scriabin: Romance (transcribed for bassoon by Sherry) (1890) (origally for Horn)

4. Clara Schumann: Three Romances (dedicated to Robert Schumann), Op.11, No.1

5. Robert Schumann: Romance, Op.28, No.2

6. Johannes Brahms: Romanze, Op.118, No.5

Love Tanka 1-10 by Pamela A. Babusci, Jackie Chou, Linda Ludwig, Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Gillena Cox, Marilyn Humbert, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Katherine E Winnick & C.X.Turner

7. Ludwig von Beethoven: Romanza (from Sonatina in G) (1'50")
8. Jean Sibelius: Romance, Op.24, No.2
9. Franz Liszt: Romance (1848)
10. Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Romance, Op.5
11. Dario Sciarra: Romance

Love Tanka 11-20 by Wai Mei Wong, Bonnie J Scherer, Reid Hepworth, Rebecca Drouilhet, Keith Evetts, Marina Bellini, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Mark Gilbert, Amoolya Kamalnath & Kathabela Wilson

12. William S. Bennett: Genevieve, Romance
13. Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op.12
14. Johannes Brahms: Alte Liebe (The Old Love), Op.72, No.1 (originally a song from )
15. Johan S. Svendsen: Romance, Op.26 (originally for violin)

Love Tanka 21-30 by Don Baird, Clive Bennett, Sherry Grant, Christina Chin, ai li, etc.

16. Moon River
17. Love Story
18. My Romance (Bill Evans Transcription)
19. Romeo & Juliet
20. Mt Heart Will Go On
21. Somewhere Out There
22. Romance Aninimo
23. Two for the Road
24. Speak Low
25. The Look of Love

Final Poem: My Little Nightingale (Op.3225)

Sunday 2023-01-01 @ 10:00am-11:30am NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Piano Music

by

Ukrainian Composer

Valentin Silvestrov

(PART 2)

Co-Host: Lady Rocket (USA)

with

Rebecca (AKA Aspen) Grant, vocal (age 12)

Zoe Grant, vocal/piano (age 8)

Piano/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Poem 1: TBA

1. Zoe plays a fragment from Children's Music No.1
2. 4 Pieces, Op.2 (2006)

- I. Lullaby

- II. Pastorale

- III. Bagatelle

- IV. Postludium

2. Children's Music No.1 (1973) (a selection of 4 from 7 movements)

- I. Lullaby

- II. Modern Dance

- III. Gratitude

- V. Old Melody

3. Distant Music (1956 / rev. 1993)

- I. Nocturne

- II. Modern Dance

- III. Gratitude

Haiku Poems on War and Peace from around the world

4. Music in the Old Style (1973) (a selection of 8 from 11 pieces in 4 parts)

- Part 1, Morning Music - 1.

- Part 1, Morning Music - 2.

- Part 2, Evening Music - 4.

- Part 2, Evening Music - 6.

- Part 3, Contemplation - 8.

- Part 3, Contemplation - 9.

- Part 4, Dedication - 10.

- Part 4, Dedication - 11.

5. Triad for Piano (1962) (a selection of 6 from 13 pieces)

- I - 1.

- I - 2.

- I - 4.

- II - 1.

- II - 2.

- III - 1.

Nostalghia (2001)
Kitsch Music (1977) (a selection of 3 from 5 movements)

- I.

- II.

- III.

Encore

Scriabin: TBA
Peace Song (Apsen + Zoe/vocal)
TBA (for co-host Lady Rocket)

Final Poem: TBA

Sunday 2022-12-04 @ 10:00am-12:00pm NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

All Woodwind Music

with her 4 children

Co-Host: Tonya Schutz (USA)

Emily Grant, oboe (aged 16)

Daniel Grant, clarinet (aged 14)

Rebecca Grant, bassoon (aged 12)

Zoe Grant, flute (aged 8)

Piano/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Poem 1: A Little Night Music (rengay) (by Garry Gay/John Thompson/Sherry Grant) (Op.3582)

1. (Hymn): Morning Has Broken (Zoe/flute)
2. Mercy: Minuetto from Sonata No.5 (Rebecca/bassoon)
3. Saint-saens: Clarinet Sonata mvt 1 & 2 (Daniel/clainet)
4. J. S. Bach: Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020 Emily/oboe)

Poem 2: I Drink Deeply (Op.3555)

5. Schubert: Andante (Zoe/flute)
6. Tansman: Aria from Sonatine (Rebecca/bassoon)
7. Saint-saens: Clarinet Sonata 4th mvt (Daniel/clarinet)
8. Schumann: Romances No.1 & 3 (Emily/oboe)

Poem 3: To Light, Fragile Shell (Op.3574)

9. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Rebecca/bassoon)
10. Witold Lutoslawski - 1 & 5 from Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Ensemble (1955) (Daniel/clarinet)
11. Hindemith: Oboe Sonata (Emily/oboe)

Poem 4: How Weary My Heart (Op.3541)

12. Away in a Manger (Zoe/flute)
13. Deck the Halls (Zoe/flute)
14. Silent Night (Emily/oboe, Zoe/flute)

Poem 5: Lucky Throw (rengay) (by Anne Curran/Zoe Grant/Sherry Grant) (Op.3551)

Total playtime + poetry reading = 120 min

Monday 2022-12-26 @ 10:00am-12:30am NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Everything Christmas

with her 4 children

Co-Host: TBC (USA)

Emily Grant, oboe (aged 16)

Daniel Grant, clarinet (aged 14)

Rebecca Grant, bassoon/singing (aged 12)

Zoe Grant, flute/singing (aged 8)

Piano/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Poem 1: Rengay "Tangled in Tinsel" by Ron C. Moss (Australia) & Lorraine Haig (Australia)

Part 1 of Christmas Music by Zoe, Aspen and Sherry Grant

1. Silent Night (Aspen + Zoe/vocal)
2. Away in a Manger (Zoe/flute + vocal)
3. Deck The Hall (Zoe/flute)
4. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Zoe/flute/Aspen/bassoon)
5. Jingle Bell Rock (Zoe/vocal) (1’50”)
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sings (Zoe+Sherry/piano 4-hands)
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Aspen/vocal)
8. The Christmas Song (Aspen/vocal)
9. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Aspen/vocal)
10. Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Zoe/vocal)

- solo piano/singing of carols/woodwind arrangements of Christmas music and reading of Christmas haiku from around the world

Christmas haiku by: Minal Sarosh (India), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Jackie Chou (USA), Florin C. Ciobica (Romania), Don Baird (USA), David Boyer (USA), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Nicholas Klacsanzky (USA), Małgorzata Borzeszkowska (Poland), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Gillena Cox (Trinidad), Ed Bremson (USA), Marilyn Ward (UK), Mona Bedi (India), Subhashini Jayatilake (Australia), Giuliana Ravaglia (Italy), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), John Pappas (USA), Alan Summers (UK), Joseph P. Wechselberger (USA), Archie Carlos (USA), Rehn Kovacic (USA), Sheila Thomas (UK), Mark Gilbert (UK), Pravat Kumar Padhy (India), Amoolya Kamalnath (India), Debbie Strange (Canada), Mirela Brăilean (Romania), Sherry Grant (NZ), Zoe Grant (NZ), Alice Wanderer (Australia), Sari Grandstaff (USA), Jorge A. Giallorenzi (Argentina), Daniela Misso (Italy), Michael Dylan Welch (USA)

Longer Poem 2: All I Want Is You by Sherry Grant (Op.3010)

Total playtime + poetry reading = 120 min

Sunday 2022-11-06 @ 9:00am-11:30am NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Alexander Scriabin's

Piano Music

(a mini marathon)

to celebrate his

150th Birth Year in 2022!

Co-Host: Moonlight (USA/Taiwan)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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This is a special concert I am dedicating to my favourite composer Alexander Scriabin, one week before the International Scriabin 150 Festival. Also my humble tribute to the late festival patron Alexander Serafimovich Scriabin (1947-2022)…

Guest: Zoe Grant plays one short piece from Op.43, No.1 by Nikolai Myaskovsky

Poem 1: Let Me Through, Op. 3580

1. Etude, Op.2, No.1
2. Prelude, Op.2, No.2
3. Mazurka, Op.3, No.10
4. Nocturne, Op,5, No.1
5. Nocturne, Op,5, No.2
6. Etude, Op.8, No.8
7. Etude, Op.8, No.11
8. Prelude for left hand, Op.9, No.1
9. Prelude, Op.11, No.1
10. Prelude, Op.11, No.2

Poem 2: Autumn Chill (a rengay), Op.3586

11. Prelude, Op.11, No.4
12. Prelude, Op.11, No.5
13. Prelude, Op.11, No.9
14. Prelude, Op.11, No.12
15. Prelude, Op.11, No.13
16. Prelude, Op.11, No.15
17. Prelude, Op.11, No.21
18. Prelude, Op.11, No.22
19. Prelude, Op.13, No.1
20. Prelude, Op.13, No.3

Poem 3: The Dragon in Me, Op.3587

21. Prelude, Op.15, No.1
22. Prelude, Op.16, No.1
23. Prelude, Op.16, No.2
24. Prelude, Op.16, No.3
25. Prelude, Op.16, No.4
26. Prelude, Op.22, No.1
27. Prelude, Op.22, No.2
28. Prelude, Op.22, No.3
29. Prelude, Op.33, No.1
30. Prelude, Op.35, No.2

Poem 4: Desire & Tender Caress (2 nonaku), Op.1217 & Op.1218

31. Prelude, Op.37, No.3
32. Prelude, Op.39, No.2
33. Etude, Op.42, No.4
34. Prelude, Op.45, No.3
35. Prelude, Op.48, No.2
36. Désir, Op.57, No.1
37. Caresse Dansé, Op.57, No.2
38. Prelude, Op.67, No.1
39. Prelude, Op.74, Op.2
40. Prelude, Op.74, Op.4

Poem 5: One Last Glance, Op.3162

(Encore)

41. Vaughan Williams: The Lake In The Mountains (4 min)
Zoe & Aspen Grant sing a duet "Peace Song"

Total playtime + poetry reading = 90 min

Next concert of all woodwind music will hopefully be streamed on also:

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Saturday 2022-10-01 @ 9:00am-11:00am NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Valentin Silvestrov's

Piano Music

to celebrate his

85th Birthday today!

Co-Host: Vokzman (South Africa)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynJOaQEdlkKR

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This is a special concert I am dedicating to my friend Valentin Silvestrov (Ukrainian composer currently in exile in Germany) as he turns 85 years old today (30 Sept 2022 in Europe)! Part 2 of the concert with a different programme of all Silvestrov piano music will be performed around Chirstmas of 2022. Happy Birthday Maestro! The encore is dedicated to my good friend Yar...

Prayer for Ukraine (by Mykola Lysenko)

Poem: TBA

Naive Music:
- - I. Waltz
- - II. Nocturne
- - III. Fairy Tale
- - IV. Idyll
- - V. Nocturne
- - VI. Prelude
- - VII. Waltz

Poem: TBA

Op.1: 3 Bagatelles
- - I.
- - II.
- - III.
The Messenger

Poem: TBA

Two Pieces
- - I: Nocturne
- - II: Intermezzo
- Two Pieces
- - I: Night
- - II: Morning

Poem: TBA

Encores

Erik Satie: Cold Pieces (Crossed-up Dances)
- - I:
- - II:
- - III:
Scriabin: Prelude Op.33 No.1

Poem: TBA

Total playtime + poetry reading = 80 min

Sunday 2022-08-27 9:00pm-11:00pm NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

Croatian Piano Music

Co-Host: Blockmuse (Ireland)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

Guest Performers: Emily Grant (cor anglais),

Zoe Grant (singing, flute),

Aspen Grant (singing, bassoon),

and Daniel Grant (clarinet)

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yoKMWVRpoNJQ

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This is a special concert for Anna who has hosted many of my concerts,

mostly piano music by Croatian composers including a world premiere)

Poem: Gone from Your Eyes (Op.3445)

Croatian National Anthem (played by Emily Grant, cor anglais)
Bruno Vlahek: Variations on a Croatian Folk Theme, Op.38
Traditional: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Zoe sings in Croatian and plays flute)
Dora Pejačević: Barkarola, Op.4 (Aspen plays bassoon, transcription for bassoon and piano by Sherry)
Josip Slavenski: Voda Zvira (originally for choir, arranged for piano by Valentin Sarić)
Ivan Zajc: Song of Liškov from the opera Mislav, Op.246 (Aspen sings in Croatian)
Luka Demarin: Kokos etida! (Coconut Etude) (2016)
Daniel Grant plays Saint-saens Clarinet Sonata 4th mvt (piano, Sherry)
Dora Pejačević: Forget-me-nots (Potočnice) , Op.19, No.4
Ferdo Livadić: Notturno (1822)
Bruno Vlahek: Gill and Pete’s Waltz (for the Hallam’s Golden Wedding Anniversary), Op.40
Ivana Lang: Proljeće (Spring)
Dora Pejačević: Pjesma bez rijeci (Song without words), Op.10
Anita Andreis: Gravity of Unwanted Thoughts (written for Sherry, to celebrate Anna’s birthday in 2022, world premiere)
Luka Demarin: Kočkiš-Valcer (Kočkiš Waltz), Op.36
Tonci Hulljic: Hanna’s Eyes (from the 2003 album “The Piano Player”, arranged by Matthew Burrows)
Dora Pejačević: Walzer-Capricen, Op.28
Bruno Vlahek: Babel Etude (from “Tower Etudes” for piano), Op.46
Vatroslav Lisinski: Mazur u D-duru (Mazurka in D major)
Vatroslav Lisinski: Mazur u a-molu (Mazurka in A minor)
Luka Demarin: Balada o letećoj pidžami (The Flying Pajamas Ballad)
Dora Pejačević: Erinnerung, Op.24
Maksim Mravica: Croatian Rhapsody
Poem: I Keep On Dreaming Of Peace
Encore: Alexander Scriabin: Etude Op.8, No.8

Total play time: about 90 mins

Sunday 2021-05-01 9:30pm-11:30pm NZST

Sherry Grant

presents

New Zealand Piano Music

Host: Anna Bernada Teklic (Croatia/Germany)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yoKMWVRpoNJQ

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* WELCOME / INTRODUCTION

Sherry Live Piano Avengers Performance Programme

Sun 9:30-11pm 2022-05-01 NZ time, dedicated to all family and friends born in May

Poem: Under Attack (Op.3304) written 2022-04-30
David Hamilton: Love River (from “Four Kaohsiung Impressions", 2016)
David Hamilton: Rush-hour Traffic (from “Postcards from Taipei”, 2019)
David Hamilton: Water Haiku (2014)
Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001): Prelude I (from Four Preludes, 1944)
Gordon McBeth (1885-1951): An Idyll (1941)
John Charles: Five Little Pieces (1985)
- I: Stroll
- II: Blues
- III: Air
- IV: Boogie
- V: Farewell
Alfred Hill (1869-1960): The Taniwha (from Loose Leaves, 1935)
Frank Hutchens (1892-1965): Two Little Birds (ca. 1944)
Mary Brett (1887-1974): Nocturne
Anthony Ritchie: Disconbobulation (2020)
Anthony Ritchie: The Birds Laugh at My Melancholy (2020)
Robert Adam Horne (1869-1956): Intermezzo (from Jours passés: Bygone Days) (ca.1911)
Dorothea Franchi (1920-2003): Variations on a 12-note theme
Ronald Tremain (1923-1988): 2nd Bagatelle from “two bagatelles” (1949)
Alfred Hill (1869-1960): Prelude “Through a Veil of Mist”
Ronald Tremain (1923-1988): Sleigh Ride from “Eight Children’s Pieces for Pianoforte” (1965-78)
Ronald Tremain (1923-1988): Ghosts from “Eight Children’s Pieces for Pianoforte” (1965-78)
Hugo Vernon Anson (1794-1958): Gravement from Saraband
Warwick Braithwaite (1896-1971): Fragment
David Griffiths: With Me (No.2 from Three Canons) (1990)
Alfred Hill (1869-1960): The Poet Dreams (from “Loose Leaves”) (ca.1935)
Thomas Goss: 2-4th from Preludes for a rainy day… (1990)
- 2. Elegy
- 3: Snowdrops
- 4: Leaves Are Falling
Poem: How You Had Me Fooled, written on 2022-04-28

2021-04-13 10-11:30am NZST

Troubadour from Down Underpresents

Franco-Russian Music Part 1

Host: Anna Bernada Teklic (Croatia/Germany)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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* WELCOME / INTRODUCTION

Sherry Live Piano Avengers Performance Programme Wed 10-11am 2022-04-13

(Franco-Russian Part 1, a tribute to Prokofiev for his birthday in April)

Poem: You Give Me Light (Op.3298) written 2022-04-12
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Poulenc: Intermezzo No.2
Satie: Nocturne No.2 (from 3 nocturnes)
Massenet: Melodie (Op.10, No.5)
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Messiaen: Prelude No.1
Lyadov: Prelude Op.11 No.1 (Moderato)
Prokofiev: Tales of the Old Grandmother (Op.31)
Alkan: La Vision (No.1 from Esquisses, Op.63)
Scriabin: Etude (Op.2, No.1) from 3 Morceaux
Scriabin: Prelude (Op.2, No.2) from 3 Morceaux
Scriabin: Impromptu à la Mazur (Op.2, No.3) from 3 Morceaux
Saint-saens: Swan (cello, with Lobos on guitar)
Poem: My Heart Lands on a Buttercup (Op.3264) written on 2022-03-05

Troubadour from Down Under
presents
A FEAST OF SLAVIC MUSIC
in celebration of
World Piano Day 2022
(charity concert for Ukraine)

streaming from Auckland, NZ

Date: 29 March 2022
London time: 10pm
New York time: 5pm
Pacific time: 2pm
NZ time: 10am, 30 March 2022

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Recital Programme

Host: Anna Bernada Teklic (Croatia/Germany)

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

present music from

Ukraine (Valentin Silvestrov 1937-)
Russia (Alexander N. Scriabin 1872-1915
Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873-1943
Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881)
Serbia (Miloje Milojević 1884-1946)
Croatia (Ferdo Livadić 1799-1879
Dora Pejačević 1885-1923)

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* WELCOME / INTRODUCTION

* Poem: Sing Me A Song (Op.2579)

Silvestrov 4 pieces (Op.2, No.1) Lullaby

Silvestrov 4 pieces (Op.2, No.2) Pastorale

Silvestrov 4 pieces (Op.2, No.3) Bagatelle

Silvestrov 4 pieces (Op.2, No.4) Postludium

* Poem: Mystic Garden (Op.1121, a nonaku)

Scriabin Nocturne Op.5, No.1

Scriabin Nocturne Op.5, No.2

* Poem: Come Out, Come Out (Op.3163)

Milojević Dans le jardin (Op.23, No.4)

* Poem: October (Op.68)

Tchaikovsky October (from the Seasons, Op.37)

* Poem: Night Music (Op.2202, a rengay)

Livadić Notturno

* Poem (Desire, Op.1217, a nonaku)

Scriabin 2 Morceaux Op.57, No.1: Desir

Scriabin 2 Morceaux Op.57, No.2: Caresse dansée

* Poem: Tender Caress (Op.1218, a nonaku)

Pejačević Forget-me-nots (Op.19, No.4)

Pejačević Barcarolle (Op.4)

Pejačević Song Without Words (Op.10)

* Poem: Tears on her Cheeks (Op.3287)

Rachmaninoff Zdes’ Khorosho (Where Beauty Dwells)

(Op.21, No.9, Melody)

* Poem: Sadness in their Eyes (Op.3160)

Mussorgsky Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition)

* Poem: enso (Op.3096)

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Thank you for listening to this concert!

A bit more about Sherry's poetry:

https://haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu/category/author/sherry-grant/

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Sunday 2023-04-30 @ 10:00am-12:00pm NZST

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Nostalgia!​

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Sherry Grant

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Film Music

Old Songs

Jazz Standards

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Zoe Grant

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15 songs

from musicals

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Co-Host: Maxwell Krem (USA), poster made by Sherry Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Guest Artist: Zoe Grant (vocal)​

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Saturday 2023-03-04 @ 10:00am-1:00pm NZST

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Awakening the Avant-garde:

Sherry Grant & Erik Satie

(A Night of Poetry, Music & Philosophy)

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Sherry Grant

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Erik Satie's

Piano Music

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Philosophical Discussion

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Samuel Adler's

95th Birthday

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Co-Host: Christopher Satoor (Canadian Philosopher), poster made by Christopher Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

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Guest Philosophers: David Proud (UK) & Christophe Porot (France)

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Nostalgia!

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Co-Host: Maxwell Krem (USA), poster made by Sherry

Piano Solo/Poetry Reading: Sherry Grant (NZ)

Guest Artist: Zoe Grant (vocal)

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Valentin Silvestrov

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