Musical Extravaganza 22nd May 2010

“The Longest Day” and what a day it was! Starting at 9.45 am members of the North Shore Organ and Keyboard Club and other interested keyboard players (all music lovers were invited as guests of the NSOKC) congregated in the reception at Fairview Village for Coffee. We all then went down to the soundproof cinema room where John Bercich, the Club’s resident professional musician and keyboardist, had set-up a Yamaha PSR S-910 and Korg Pa1X keyboard for the Keyboard Techniques Workshop. From all accounts (there were 34 persons in attendance) the Workshop was very well received and very helpful with lots of good tips on technique.

PS: All photos on the day were taken by the Club Secretary, Colleen Kerr, who has, in the past, been a professional photographer. Thank you Colleen for taking the trouble to capture the essence of this lovely day and for all your post-editing!

PPS: If you hover your mouse over the photos that follows you will see some text captions.

 

                     

John Bercich then provided some sampler music for the evening’s Hawaiian Concert whilst attendees enjoyed a lovely lunch in the dining room.

  

The afternoon was taken-up with a concert by our Club Members and the audience was joined by residents of the Village as well as our members and members/friends of other music clubs. The afternoon concert started at 2 pm and finished at 4 pm. Around 130 persons thoroughly enjoyed the variety of music offered.

 

    

   

     

     

At 4.30 pm we commenced Happy Hour with more Club Members playing the grand piano, drums and keyboards whilst we enjoyed refreshments from the bar! Peter Brophy and Carole Littlejohn put on a mini-concert at 5.30 pm with an emphasis on old-time dance music which got the dance floor filled-up in double quick time!

     

    

                         

            

After a lovely a la carte dinner (for those lucky enough to book early enough) the Hawaiian Theme Concert commenced with in excess of 150 persons participating. This was led by John Bercich on his Korg keyboard and Vibraphone and joined by Jan & Kevin Johnston on keyboard and guitar plus Jeannie Marquart on vocals. What a great Concert we were treated to, which was well received with the dance floor packed all evening!

        

   

  

     

A big thank you to all the players, Fairview Village Social Committee and our Club Committee with special thanks to Peter Brophy (NSOKC Events Manager) and Colleen Kerr (NSOKC Secretary) for organizing most of the day which generally ran very smoothly. A special thank you to John Bercich for donating his professional time for free and assistance in the pre-organization. Also, thanks to Dave Winslade of Hibiscus Organ and Keyboard Club for bringing Hawaiian shirts and garlands for Club members to dress-up with.

All in all, a very special day to remember.

A Musical Extravaganza at Fairview Village on Saturday, 22nd May 2010

Please note that bookings for lunch and dinner are booked-out. You are still most welcome to come along to any or all of the three events on the day which are completely complimentary.

 

Additional Notes about the Musical Extravaganza

For those of you intending to come along to The Musical Extravaganza at Fairview Village this coming Saturday, there are a few additional points to bear in mind:

1. Parking - in the event that the visitor parking area is full, I am advised that there is overflow parking in Fairview Avenue just before and after the single lane bridge which is just before the entrance to Fairview Village. Please check for any parking sign restrictions (I am not aware of any). Those leaving the grounds by car in the evening will need to stop at the white line just before the exit gates that should then open automatically.

2. For those that managed to make a lunch or dinner booking, please see Peter Brophy on the day to obtain your vouchers.

3. For Club Members that are contributing at the afternoon concert and wish to unload their musical instrument, please drive to the Main Entrance foyer but then park your vehicle in the car park (the Main Entrance must be kept free of parked vehicles).

4. BYO if you wish. The bar will be open 4.30 pm - 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm. (closed between 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm).

5. Morning and afternoon tea/coffee is complimentary (snacks available for a small fee from the kitchen).

Saturday should be a wonderful day, so we hope you will be able to join the North Shore Organ and Keyboard Club for this very special occasion. Remember, members of all music clubs, their friends and relations are welcome to come along and share this Musical Extravaganza which is absolutely free of charge.

Coffee Day 17th May 2010

What a fabulous day shared with our visitors from the Organ Society of NZ Inc. - lots of good music, good company, good eats and wonderful weather - what more could one wish for! We managed to enjoy listening to 18 of our joint Club members playing a variety of instruments, namely: The Club's Clavinova; the Club's Technics GA3 organ; and two Korg keyboards.

A vote of thanks was offered to the North Shore Organ and Keyboard Committee for organizing such a lovely day by Rob Powell, President of the Organ Society of New Zealand Inc. A very special thank must go to Committee member for the NSOKC, Delyse Whorwood, for making up the lovely food hamper for the Raffle first prize and preparing a lot of the food for lunch.

Hover your mouse over the photos to see the names of the players.