Club Night 6th April 2010

What a wonderful evening of keyboard music, highlighting such a diffusion of styles and playing techniques. The Club's Technics GA3 organ and Yamaha Clavinova got good use as did the keyboards  brought in for the evening.  After some inspired playing in the first half by members, we were treated to some wonderful theatre style organ music on our GA3 organ by renowned theatre organist, Ron Clark. Ron is the resident organist for the Hollywood Cinema, Avondale where they have a World class Wurlitzer installed complete with electronics and real pipes! It was pleasing that we had a near full house for this extravaganza of musical delight.

As always, a big thank you to the Committee for all the preparation work to make the evening such a resounding success.

 

 

 

 

Des Rouse played his Yamaha PSR 3000 for our arrival music. Very nice selection Des – thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First up, Alan Wilkins, showed off his freestyle playing skills on his Yamaha PSR S900. Nice playing Alan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up, Colin Crann, showed off his skill at playing as well as choosing great songs and arrangements. Colin played some French songs for us this month.

 

 

 

 

We were then entertained with a mini-concert by Rob and Barbara Powell playing solos and duets and concluding with three pieces where Dorothy Waddel joined them for a trio with Dorothy on the Clavinova, Rob on the GA3 organ and Barbara on the Tyros 3 keyboard. Super stuff as always – thanks so much for all the preparation work in putting this ‘show’ on for us.

Rob played a great solo Michael Buble arrangement of “That’s All” on the Clavinova.

 

 

 

 

Barbara soloed with a very nice arrangement of “The Lonely Shepherd”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dorothy Waddel joined Barbara and Rob Powell for the last three pieces. Dorothy can be seen here playing the Clavinova with Barbara in the background accompanying on the Tyros 3 keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

As our Special Guest Artist, Ron Clark gave us a terrific variety of musical styles to delight us on the Club's Technics GA3 organ for the second-half of the programme. Ron is the resident organist for the World famous Hollywood Cinema's Wurlitzer pipe organ based in Avondale, Auckland.