Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Raglan Musical Rendezvous 17th – 20th May 2013

The North Shore Organ and Keyboard Club in conjunction with the Tauranga Organ and Keyboard Society organized A Weekend Rendezvous At Raglan. Other keyboard clubs in the Upper North Island were invited to share the Rendezvous. The weather was atrocious but the Rendezvous was a roaring success with about 46 attendees booked into the Raglan Sunset Motel for the weekend. The official programme began on Saturday morning at 10 am and participants played 15 minute slots as they wished and on whatever instrument took their fancy! On Saturday late afternoon we packed-up our gear and headed over to the Raglan Club (formerly the Raglan RSA) and gave a Happy Hour Concert, for our party and the local residents, between 4 pm and 6 pm. We then has a scrumptious dinner at the Raglan Club before giving a 2 hour Concert for all and sundry to enjoy between 7.30 pm and 9.30 pm. Lots of good music and lots of dancing on the large dance floor.


Sunday morning saw us returned to the Conference Centre of the Raglan Sunset Motel for more informal playing before a fantastic Concert in the same venue in the afternoon. After a takeaways, fish and chips dinner, we then got down to some more serious music and jam sessions with lots of dancing and lots of fun had by one and all.

All in all, a fabulous Musical Rendezvous to be remembered for a long, long time.

A big thank you to Peter Brophy, Ron and June Stanwell as the major organizers for the event for a great job done. Also, a big thank you to all the artists that gave of their professional services gratis and for the love of music, as well as all the other helpers that made the event go off so smoothly.

The Raglan Sunset Motel and indeed Raglan can be commended to readers of this Web Page as a great place to visit and explore.

Raglan Harbour 19th May 2013. Photo by Gordon Sutherland

Relaxing in the Raglan Sunset Motel Conference Room. L to R: Rob Powell, Jan Johnston, Colleen Kerr, Gordon Sutherland. Photo courtesy of Delyse Whorwood.

Discussing the finer points - L to R: Mike Scott, Diane Lyons, Natalie Harrison, Dennis Lyons, Peter Littlejohn, Kevin Johnston. Photo courtesy of Delyse Whorwood. JIm Nicholson and Peter Littlejohn. Photo courtesy of Delyse Whorwood.

Enjoying the music - L to R: Natalie Harrison, Barbara Powell, Rob Powell, Dorothy Hodge. Photo courtesy of Delyse Whorwood. Ian Jackson playing the Korg SP-250 piano. Photo courtesy of Colleen Kerr.

Peter Littlejohn playing the Tyros 4. Photo courtesy of Colleen Kerr Norman and Deirdre Freeman. Deirdre was trying out the Korg Pa3X.

Colleen Kerr playing the Korg Pa3X Gordon Sutherland playing his Korg Pa3X. Photo courtesy of Colleen Kerr

Roy Steen playing his Korg Pa80 SAM_1752

Natalie Harrison playing the Korg Pa3X Barbara and Rob Powell dueting. Barbara on the Yamaha Tyros 4 and Rob on the Korg SP-250 piano

Natalie Harrison and Dorothy Hodge enjoying the moment Barbara McNab playing the Yamaha Tyros 4

The photos beneath are from the Raglan Club Saturday afternoon Happy Hour and evening Concert/Dance.

The Stage being set-up before the evening Concert at the Raglan Club. Photo courtesy of Colleen Kerr.

Gordon Sutherland playing at the Raglan Club Happy Hour Barbara McNab playing the Yamaha PSR-950 at the Raglan Club Happy Hour.

Ian Jackson playing the Korg SP-250 piano for the Raglan Club Happy Hour Ron Stanwell and Roy Steen playing at the Raglan Club Concert

Len Hancy singing with Ron Stanwell on his Tyros 3 Peter Brophy, Kevin and Jan Johnston doing their gig at the Raglan Club Saturday Night Concert. Delyse Whorwood couldn't contain her enthusiasm and took over the percussion section (seen on the left!).

Peter Brophy with his 'stomper' at the Raglan Club Concert Carole Littlejohn, Janice and Kevin Johnston playing at the Raglan Club Saturday Night Concert

MC, Len Hancy, and Peter Brophy playing at the Raglan Club Saturday Night Concert. Peter is playing his Korg Pa3X Dancing at the Raglan Club Saturday Night Concert with Len Hancy on vocals and Ron Stanwell on his Tyros 3 keyboard.

More dancing at the Raglan Club Saturday Night Concert.

The Playing Team lined-up after the Raglan Club Concert on Saturday evening, 18th May 2013. Left to Right: Janice, Carole Littlejohn, Kevin Johnston, Jan Johnston, Len Hancy, Peter Brophy, Roy Steen, Jim Nicholson, Barbara McNab, Rob Powell, Gordon Sutherland. Photo courtesy of Colleen Kerr.

Some photos from the informal Sunday morning session in the Raglan Sunset Motel Conference Centre.

Colleen Kerr playing the Korg SP-250 Rob Powell setting-up the Tyros 4 to play

Peter Littlejohn enjoying playing the Yamaha Tyros 4 

Photos from the Sunday Afternoon Concert with the artists performing in the same order as pictured below. Great variety and great skills added up to a fantastic Concert.

Ron Stanwell playing his Tyros 3 for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Deirdre Freeman playing and singing with the Korg SP-250

Carole Littlejohn, Janice, Kevin Johnston playing as a trio. Our Special Guest Artist, Peter Parkinson, from Music Planet Botany Branch gave us a great 45 minute Concert using a Korg Pa588 arranger/piano. Some stunning arrangements, sounds and songs - wonderful. 

Our Special Guest Artist also gave the Club's Korg SP-250 Piano an airing with a great demonstration of the variety of sounds that this digital piano articulates.

The music continued after a takeaways dinner of delicious fish and chips with lots of music, jam sessions and dancing. All the photographers were busy drinking, eating and playing and dancing so there are no photos of the final Sunday evening session!

A landmark tree in Raglan Town Centre

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