Club Night 5th August 2025

 What a great night of music! A good attendance and some terrific music spanning lots of genres and eras. The evening started with arrival music provided by Warren Levick on our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano - a good half-hour warm-up session! Thank you, Warren. To start the formal proceedings, Ian Jackson played the Clavinova with some great individual arrangements of classical pop songs like Billy Joel's Piano Man. Great start to the evening, thanks Ian. Next up, Yvonne Moller played her Korg Pa3X arranger workstation with some great beats and the music was really syncopating! Well done, Yvonne. Finally, Patrick McMillan played the Clavinova again with some lovely melodies by the such as Burt Bacharach. Nice playing and superb arrangements, thanks Patrick.

After the Raffle and Refreshments break, our guest artists were Ben Fernandez on the piano, his son, Josh, on sax, clarinet, bass guitar, and cajon - but not all at the same time, and Bosco Fernandez who is Ben's brother now residing in Auckland who played some amazing duets with Ben. As always, a very polished and thoroughly enjoyable concert of popular songs from the last 50 years. Thank you, guys.

The Guest Artists Video:

L:R: Ben Fernandez on piano and accompanied by his son,
Josh on various instruments, and Ben's brother,
Bosco Fernandez on piano

The Photos:

Warren Levick provided the arrival music on our 
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Ian Jackson playing our 
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Yvonne Moller playing her
Korg Pa3X arranger workstation

Patrick McMillan playing our 
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Ben Fernandez playing our 
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Ben Fernandez and brother, Bosco Fernandez,
dueting on our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Ben Fernandez and brother, Bosco Fernandez,
dueting on our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano
and joined by Ben's son, Josh, on cajon

Josh and Ben Fernandez mixing piano with sax

L to R: Ben Fernandez, Josh Fernandez, and Bosco Fernandez

Coffee Day at Northbridge Village

 As part of the Club's ethos of "Bringing Music to the Community", we had a lovely day at Northbridge Village in Northcote, North Shore, Auckland, NZ. Six of our members did turns of playing the Village's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-609 ensemble piano and indeed, one member brought along his arranger keyboard to add variety to the proceedings. The residents and our members seemed to really enjoy the music and certainly our Raffle was well patronised! We have been visiting this Village for at least 10 years and always a thoroughly enjoyable day - good music, good catering, good camaraderie.

The Photos:

Warren Levick playing the Yamaha CVP-609 ensemble piano

Susan Verran playing the Yamaha CVP-609 ensemble piano.
This was Susan's debut playing in public
so very well done!

Graeme Webber playing the Yamaha CVP-609 ensemble piano

Gordon Sutherland playing his Korg Pa5X arranger workstation

Patrick McMillan playing the Yamaha CVP-609 ensemble piano

Ian Jackson playing the Yamaha CVP-609 ensemble piano

Club Night 1st July 2025

 A really good night of music - lots of variety, styles and wonderful musical entertainment. The evening started with a half-hour mini concert by Brian McMurray playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano. In the main body of the first set, we were entertained by Graeme Webber on the Clavinova using some of the rhythms, layered sounds and added vocals to boot! Next up, Peter Longbottom played his Korg Pa600 with some memorable songs including some Scottish classics. To finish the first set, Len Hancy sang 5 songs that epitomized his youth in London, England and accompanied by backing tracks. Thanks, guys, for your great music.

After the Raffle draw and a refreshments break, we were ready for our guest artists, Jill and Joe Fingers. Jill providing vocals on some songs and Joe played his Yamaha PSR-S950 arranger keyboard in his inimitable style! Joe focussed on playing some of his favourite songs including some Irish ballads. As always, a very polished and entertaining concert.

                                          The Video:

 Jill and Joe Fingers. Joe on his Yamaha PSR-S950 arranger keyboard
and Jill providing additional vocals

The Photos:

Brian McMurray played the arrival music on our
 Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

Graeme Webber played our
 Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 with some added vocals

Peter Longbottom played his
Korg Pa600 arranger keyboard

Len Hancy sang with backing tracks with a story
of his London young life experiences

Our guest artists, Jill and Joe Fingers.
Jill providing vocals on some numbers and Joe singing and playing his
Yamaha PSR-S950 arranger keyboard