Tickets are now on sale for 'Pianoscapes 7(20th May 2018) - available direct from Chris or from 'Blue' (Broad Street, Pershore)
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'PIANOSCAPES 1' - Sunday 24th September - featured music by Beethoven, Nils Frahm, Edvard Grieg, Keith Jarrett, Chilly Gonzales, John Cage, Sergei Rachmaninov and Chris himself. Fantastic cake by Paula! Thanks to everyone who came to share the very mellow experience - you made it very special...
PIANOSCAPES 2 - Sunday 22nd October -featured music by Keith Emerson, Damon Albarn, JS Bach, Philip Glass, Beethoven, Howard Skempton, Mussorgsky, Meredith Monk & Dave Brubeck, plus music by Chris and by Jimmy Webb ('MacArthur Park'!). Son #1 made a surprise appearance, reading the poetry of Giacinto Scelsi in a performance of part of my piece 'The Rule Of My Life'. Cake (by Paula) was again of a very high quality. The event was described by one listener as 'A very enjoyable experience', and he explained how he had been inspired to go home and try out his own book of Skempton's piano music; whilst another went further, remarking that the experience was 'As good as having a week-long beach holiday at a spa resort' - high praise indeed!
PIANOSCAPES 2 - Sunday 22nd October -featured music by Keith Emerson, Damon Albarn, JS Bach, Philip Glass, Beethoven, Howard Skempton, Mussorgsky, Meredith Monk & Dave Brubeck, plus music by Chris and by Jimmy Webb ('MacArthur Park'!). Son #1 made a surprise appearance, reading the poetry of Giacinto Scelsi in a performance of part of my piece 'The Rule Of My Life'. Cake (by Paula) was again of a very high quality. The event was described by one listener as 'A very enjoyable experience', and he explained how he had been inspired to go home and try out his own book of Skempton's piano music; whilst another went further, remarking that the experience was 'As good as having a week-long beach holiday at a spa resort' - high praise indeed!
warming up before Pianoscapes 2...
PIANOSCAPES 3 - Sunday 26th November. Programme - music by Brahms (Ballade #4), something seasonal by Percy Grainger, music by Radiohead & Pink Floyd, Anne Southam, Debussy, Dave Brubeck, Keith Jarrett and Alexander Grenville - plus a waltz from the Emerald Isle! A wonderful audience of more than 30 musiclovers, of all ages. It was lovely to meet new people and to see familiar faces too - and Paula's cakes were very well received...
And into 2018 -
PIANOSCAPES 4 - Sunday 28th January. Programme - music by Chopin, Amaral Vieira, Debussy, Arvo Part, and my transcription of a piece by Jessica Williams; plus Canadian composer Ann Southam, Peteris Vask (Latvian), Schuberts 'Impromptu #3' (Gb major) and Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song'... and some improvising too... An audience of nearly 40 sonic adventurers, including some Pershore luminaries and travellers from afar (Cheltenham!). One audience members said that they felt as if they had just had a yoga session: "Chris Long's ethereal programme of music left me feeling as light as a feather, and I floated away..."
Pianoscapes has evolved into a regular monthly concert series,
with #5, 6 & 7 scheduled for 25th February, 15th April & 20th May 2018.
April 15th - PIANOSCAPES post-Easter-
Easter music by JOHN TAVENER and by G.I Gurdjieff / de Hartmann
plus music by Tom Waits / Frank Zappa... and more...
Easter music by JOHN TAVENER and by G.I Gurdjieff / de Hartmann
plus music by Tom Waits / Frank Zappa... and more...
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