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Glen, your composition is lush and beautiful. It sounds like a trek through a beautiful wilderness area.

Bill, this is some of your best work. Nice.

Amaruk, I enjoyed this. Your playing is smooth with a nice light touch.

I certainly don't want to hog the Piano Bar stage this month as I have already submitted a song, but the passing of Davy Jones of the Monkees this week was especially sad for those of us of a certain age. In my house growing up we were not allowed to watch TV during the week when the Monkees were first aired so I never got to watch their programs but I really liked their music.

Here is a subdued version I did this morning of one of the songs on which Davy Jones sang lead (according to the Washington Post most of the lead singing was done by Micky Dolenz).

Hi BillM,

Thanks for the tribute to Davy Jones. I don't think I'd ever describe myself as a Monkees fan, but being of "that age" means songs like Daydream Believer bring you back to very specific places and times. It evoked some fond remembrances and put a smile on my face.

Jim

BillM: That was really nice. Soothing to listen too. =)

Bill, I'm old enough to have watched The Monkees as a child. I enjoyed your performance. Always liked that song.

LadyPayne; That was a joyful rendition - beautiful arrangement and playing, as always!

Glen; I really enjoyed your new composition.. very meditative and soothing.

BillM; I thought Daydream Believer was a great tribute to Davy Jones, and I liked your version of She's Always A Woman even better than the original.

Amaruk: Your "Ave Maria" was mesmerizing - great job.

Here's one of my favorite piano concerto themes.. Hope you enjoy.

Theme from Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)

Here is another song by composer Shi Jin-
There might be a few background noises. My kitten decided to start playing at the same time I was recording. I didn't feel like recording it again, so here it is
Also once again; the pauses are from me turning pages.

Hua De Weixiao-

http://www.box.com/s/ykkh40t9hqskotk5l9id

Elssa - loved your rendition of the Piano Concerto Number 1 - as usual you nailed it.

Augustina - thanks for introducing me to this lovely and nicely played piece. One of the reasons I like the Piano Bar so much is that one gets exposed to a wide variety of music.

Thanks for the kind comments, Bill I had a lot of fun using the "cross-hands technique" with this one.

I think Tchaikovsky wrote the most beautiful melodies. When I played this for my mom over the phone, as usual she told me ahead "Now, don't tell me the name of the song - Let's see if I know it and can remember the name!", so I played my recording, and she said "I know it.. That's "Tonight We Love", one of my favorite songs from back then"! I'd sorta forgotten about that.

Here's a little more Tchaikovsky...

The Sleeping Beauty Waltz ("Once Upon a Dream" in the Disney movie)

This is what I have been doing lately. This one is really fun. I'm sorry I haven't looked at much Piano Bar this month, next week I will have much spare time, and I will be able to look at this month's submissions.



I'm not completely 100% happy with it, some of the deep bass notes seem kind of rushed in some spots. But, it feels good to have some closure to this piece. Hope you all enjoy!

edit: this is a prototype video for me, in regards to multi camera angles. I just wanted to see if I could get the basics down. I hope to add cool transitions and stuff in the future, though the software I used isn't that great (iMovie '08)

Some really great submissions this month. I've enjoyed listening.

I have not recorded anything lately but here is an oldie that hasn't been played in the bar before. It is a piano solo that I wrote several years ago called Gone With the Wind

Elssa - I really enjoyed your "Sleeping Beauty Waltz". I had heard this before but didn't know it was Tchaikovsky. There is so much great music in Disney movies and you did an excellent job on this one.

Studio Joe - what a lovely composition and performance. You seem at ease with several musical styles - this is quite different from some of your other Piano Bar submissions.

ladypayne, very nice version of Jesu Bleibt Meine Freude. Inlanding, your compositions are very good and this one is no exception. Nicely played of course, as well.

BillM, both your performances posted so far this month are very good. Billy Joes wrote so many good songs and Daydream Believer by the Monkeys is a great classic. Again, well done.

Amaruk, you did very well with Ave Maria. beechcraft409 great playing, and a nice piece. Studio Joe, this was beautiful, you play so well.

Elssa, wonderful performances as usual from you. I went to a concert last summer with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and always wanted to post a YouTube video from this concert, when they played the Sleeping Beauty Waltz. It was a public free concert, so I don't think I'm breaking any copyright laws. Here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLqyYCH2Wyw

PS I'm hoping to be able to post my own playing this month, not just from others!

Hey, old friends. Sorry I haven't been here for a while. Here's a little accordion ditty I just for fun. I did it to silence someone who said "Too bad accordionists can't play Rock or Classical."

http://youtu.be/8Rg7sXPAv4M

Glen-- very nice piece. The style is different from the other stuff you've done, which is also excellent.