Year End Party held at Fairview Lifestyle Village

 Wow, what a great Party! A good number of our members turned-up for the Year End Party at this lovely Fairview Lifestyle Village, in Albany, North Shore, Auckland, NZ. A very pleasing number of residents came to share the musical experience. We had lots of our members played the Village's grand piano and we also had two keyboards setup and played. At 6pm we stopped for a very nice dinner served in the Dining Room of the Village. To wind the afternoon/evening up Mary Barrett played her Korg Pa1000 in conjunction with Len Hancy who provided the vocals and MC roles. We were delighted to have two of the Club's senior players give a mini concert for about 30 minutes. A big thank you to Diane Lyons for co-ordinating the venue with Fairview Village Management and the dinner arrangements with the caterers.

The Videos:

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano on the occasion
of The North Shore Music and Keyboard Club's
Year End Party

Playing: Fly Me To The Moon

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano on the occasion
of The North Shore Music and Keyboard Club's
Year End Party

Playing: The Way We Were

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano on the occasion
of The North Shore Music and Keyboard Club's
Year End Party

Playing: Antonio's Song

The Photos:

Claude Moffat playing the grand piano

Diane Lyons playing her Korg Pa700

Ayana Tayler playing the grand piano

Patrick McMillan playing the grand piano

Gordon Sutherland playing his Korg Pa5X

Denise Gunson playing the grand piano

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano

Taka Iida playing his Yamaha Stagea keyboard and
accompanied by Hana Tani on grand piano

Coffee Day at Parklane Village

 Members of the Club enjoyed a great day at Parklane Village on the North Shore. This is a lovely Village with great enthusiasm from the residents as we shared our music from 10.30am to 3.00pm. Lots of our piano playing members turned-up to take a turn on the keys. We even had a resident participate by accompanying a keyboard with his vocals! Check out the Video of Reiko Noda and Taka Iida practising for the mini-Concert as the end of this blog!

The Photos:

Warren Levick playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano

Denise Gunson playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano

Graeme Webber playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano

Gordon Sutherland accompanying a resident, Colin,
who asked to sing "You'll Never Walk Alone"
popularized by Gerry and the Pacemakers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music: Richard Rodgers

Gordon Sutherland playing his
Korg Pa5X Arranger Keyboard

L:R Warren Levick; Kay Boyes; and Pauline Beales
at the Information/Raffle Desk

Patrick McMillan playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano

Ayana Tayler playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano

Reiko Noda playing the
Yamaha C3 grand piano.
Reiko was visiting from Japan!

Taka Iida playing his
Yamaha Stagea two-manual keyboard

Members and residents enjoying a duet by Reiko Noda and Taka Iida.
Reiko on the Yamaha C3 grand piano
and Taka Iida on his Yamaha Stagea keyboard

Reiko Noda and Taka Iida duetting.
Reiko on the Yamaha C3 grand piano
and Taka Iida on his Yamaha Stagea keyboard

 The Video:

Reiko Noda and Taka Iida practising a duet
at Taka Iida's home prior to their

Concert at the Parklane Coffee Day

The song is Antonio's Song
by
Michele Frank

Club Night 5th November 2024

 One of our best nights ever! A good-sized audience were superbly entertained by our guest artists and members who played. Our Treasurer and Media Manager kicked the evening off with some great background songs whilst our audience settled. Next up, our guest artists, Conundrum, played the first set for us. They play the first set as they come down from Warkworth/Wellsford area for the Concert. As in previous years, Conundrum were fantastic! The played an eclectic mix of songs of ranging from Country, Folk and Irish Ballads. The details about the Band can be found in the caption below of the photo taken on the night.

After a refreshing tea break kindly organized by our Secretary, Delyse Whorwood, three of our members played for us. To start, Ian Jackson played our Clavinova with some lovely ballads from the likes of John Lennon and Lionel Ritchie and with a little Southern Blues and 12-bar boogie to boot! We were thrilled to have our member, Charles Rafi [Rafi], play his acoustic guitar with added vocals. This was Rafi's debut at the Club, and he was terrific with some great ballads etc. Well done, Rafi, it is never easy on your debut! To finish the evening, Warren Levick played our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 with a lovely mix of songs including Rhinestone Cowboy which Warren selected for our recently departed Committee member, Russell Boyes, who loved his country music. Thanks for your great music, Warren.

The Videos:

Our Guest artists, Conundrum,
from Warksworth/Wellsford region

From L to R: Cathy Busbridge on fiddle; Linda Hobbs on bass guitar and penny whistle; Jeff Hobbs on acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals; Peter Thomas on mandolin and banjo; and Julia Withers on percussion/drums

Club member, Charles Rafi [Rafi], playing his
acoustic guitar plus vocals

The Photos:

Our guest artists, Conundrum

From L to R: Cathy Busbridge on fiddle; Linda Hobbs on bass guitar and penny whistle; Jeff Hobbs on acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals; Julia Withers on percussion and keys; and Peter Thomas on mandolin and banjo. 

Warren Levick giving Arrival Music

Ian Jackson playing our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

Warren Levick playing our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

Charles Rafi [Rafi]