3rd Open Piano Platform

Congratulations and thank you to pianists and their supporters at the 3rd Open Piano Platform, Saturday April 2nd 2022. The performers were:

Lilya, Lizzy and Fran – Long, long ago

Azarel – Lullaby, Far-away bells

Loli – Mary’s Lamb

Jakin – Shepherd’s Hey

Alex – Old German dance

Elena – Syncopated groove, Ballet scene

Naomi – He’s a pirate

Joe – The swing

Louis – The detective

Arianna – Better get ready, Hammond

Valentina – Simply Blue, Kember

Hazel – Gavotte, Handel; Russian dance, Goedicke

Jarry – Les Pfifferari, Gounod

Eric – Russian Polka, Glinka; Ecosaisse, Beethoven

Lily – Night of the sleeping panda, Tan; Meet the family, Wooding

Emily – Scary stuff

Isaac – I hear what you say

Joshua – Shark soup

Joy – Solfeggietto, CPE Bach

Emily – Arctic Night

Lily – Child falling asleep, The poet speaks, Schumann

Sarah – Nocturne Opus 9 number 2, Chopin

Yanyon, Yanyu and Yanran – Classical mash-up, Willard

Luna – Hedwig’s theme, The chamber of secrets, Williams

Catherine – Melodie, Hensel

Freddie – Sonata Opus 2 number 1 (1st movement), Beethoven

Yanran and Yanyu – Legend number 3, Dvorak

Fran – Little girl blue

Kate – Nocturne Opus 9 number1, Chopin

Yanyu – Prelude and fugue in D minor, Bach

!! A reminder !!

There is still time to come and play at the 3rd Bristol Open Piano platform

Between 10am and 12 noon on Saturday 2nd April pianists of all ages and abilities (beginner to diploma) will be playing a piece of their own choice on a grand piano at St Francis’ Church, 278 North St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 2AN.

If you or a pianist you know would like to play, please reply to this email by midnight on Wednesday 30th March giving your name and the name of the piece you would like to play (including a rough guide to its grade level).  Pianists may play two pieces (no extra charge!) provided the total running time is less than 5 minutes.

Participants pay £1 to play a piece of their choice on a grand piano.  Family and friends are welcome, admission free. Refreshments are available for a small charge.

The 3rd Open Piano Platform starts at 10am on
Saturday, April 2nd, 2022
participants pay £1 to play
audience admission is free

The venue for Bristol Open Piano Platform concerts is 
St Francis’ Church, 278 North St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 2AN

Please email Daniel Lloyd by midnight on Wednesday 30th March giving your name and the name of the piece you would like to play (including a rough guide to its grade level). Pianists may play two pieces (no extra charge!) provided the total running time is less than 5 minutes.

Bristol Open Piano Platform is a regular informal performance opportunity open to any pianist – young or old, beginner or diploma level. Participants pay £1 to play a piece of their choice on a grand piano. Family and friends are welcome, admission free. Refreshments are available for a small charge.

Players will be sent a running order. Please arrive in good time for your performance – remember, some pianists may play for less than 5 minutes!! Players who miss their allocated time (or apply after the deadline) are welcome to play but must wait until the published list of performances has been completed.  The event will finish no later than (high!) noon.

Anticipation of performance encourages pianists to practise more often and more effectively
Watching other performers and hearing other pieces can inspire and motivate
Seeing a period of intense preparation through to a conclusion builds self-esteem
Performing builds confidence to perform both socially and for graded assessments
Regular performance helps dispel performance anxiety
Regular performance teaches players to play through mistakes
Regular performance helps players (eventually!) to enjoy the moment and take a gracious bow

Congratulations and thank you to pianists and their supporters at the 2nd Open Piano Platform (Saturday November 20th 2021). The performers were:

John – Anastasia, McDonagh; Moody Gigue, Neugasimov
Eleanor – Happy Heart
Jack – Mysterious Procession, Agay; Jingle Bells, Pierpont
Cora (and Eric) – Pink Parasol, Blake; Down by The Salley Gardens,Trad
Florence – A Toy, Anon.
Hui – Parson’s Farewell,Trad; Swinging,Wilding
Nicholas – Inter-City Stomp, Norton
Albert – Sonatina, Beethoven
Avishka – Innocent, Burgmüller
Jarry – Andante, Haydn; Scary Stuff,Watts
Emily – Dance of the Reed Pipes,Tchaikovsky
Isaac – Shadows, Carroll
Joy – Study, Kabelevsky; Moonbeams,Arens
Yanyun – Changing Times, Hammond; Of Foreign Lands and Peoples, Schumann
Wilson – 1st Movement Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
Yanyu – Romance, Jensen
Dyansa – Solfeggietto, CPE Bach
Ezra – La Fille aux Cheveaux de Lin, Debussy
Joseph – Mazurka, Chopin
Katie – Romanian Dances 1-4, Bartok
Yanran – Notturno, Greig
Fran – 18th variation, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

The next Open Piano Platform starts at 10am on
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
participants pay £1 to play
audience admission is free

Email your name and the name of the piece you would like to play to Daniel Lloyd by midnight on Wednesday 17th November. Pianists may play two pieces (no extra charge!) provided the total running time is less than 5 minutes.

Players will be sent a running order. Please ensure you arrive in good time for your performance. Remember that many players will play for less than 5 minutes!!

Players who miss their allocated time (or apply after the Wednesday deadline) will be welcome to play but must wait until the published list of performances has been completed.  The event must finish by 12 noon.

Further details on https://opp.home.blog/

The first Open Piano Platform, held on Saturday December 7th 2019, was a delightful and inspiring concert. The performers were:

Hazel – Ode to Joy

Elena – No Notes songs

Lucas – No Notes songs

Louis – Car Chase and Chinese Lantern

Leo – Melodia Africana IV (excerpt)

Maud – Pink Parasol and No Notes song

Fran Bakrania – Clair by Raymond O’Sullivan

Laurie Gray – Sprightly by Christopher Norton, and Arabesque by Burgmüller

Melanie Merricks – A Smooth One

Alexsia Xanthou – Prelude in e minor by Chopin

Ezra Penny- Für Elise by Beethoven

Jinhan Hu – Sonata in D WoO 47 No. 3 by Beethoven

Andrew Nevins – Rêverie by Debussy

Ellie Bunce – Sonata in D – Kp. 535 by Scarlatti