Finger Lakes Piano Music

09/19/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_o0ozo0YE

Music video pertaining the FingerLakesPianoMusicYan Yi's second performance: CPE Bach Solfegietto

08/28/2023

Our late Rochester Piano club recital:

08/09/2023

The Finger Lakes Piano Music has a few time spots available for new students: children or adults.

07/24/2023

Another great gathering of our Rochester Piano Club, which was started in 2016.
There is our program: Rochester Piano Club June 25, 2023

Kitty J.
Sergei Rachmaninov: Op. 32 No. 10 in B-minor
George D.
Fredrick Kuhlau: Op. 59 No. 1 Sonatina Allegro in A major
Kathleen T.
Fryderyk Chopin: Op. 56 No. 1 Allegro non tanto B Major
Theo M.
Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 971 Concerto nach Italiænischen Gusto (Italian Concerto)
Franz Liszt: Consolations S172, No. 3 Lento placido in D♭ major
Prof. Bill John Newbrough
Amy Beach: By the Still Waters (Psalm 23)
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Super Flumina Babylonis (Psalm 137)
Natalya Hennings
J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 6 In E Major BWV 817 Mvts. IV. Gavotte & VII. Minuet

06/09/2023

It was a great gathering at our Rochester Piano Club this past May 30th, 2023.
I played duet with my son Walter, Pytor Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35. It was met with quite enthusiasm by our members.
George D. played John Field Nocturne 1 in E flat Major
Martha B.- J.S. Bach: 3rd Mvt. Violin Piano Sonata BWV 1014
Kathleen T. - Robert Schumann: Op. 21 (1838) Novelletten #1 in F major Markiert und kräftig
Theo M. - Dmitry Kabalevsky: Sonatina in C major Op. 13 No. 1
Alexis Ffrench: At Last
Cristina H. - Johannes Brahms: Rhapsodie Op. 79 No. 1
John P. - Louis Kohler: Melodic Tune + Andantino
Prof. Bill John Newbrough played Gabriel Pierne’: A l’ Eglise Op. 3 No.8
Joseph Hoffman: Trois impressions: Nº 3. Le Sanctuaire (3 Impressions)
Kitty J. Gabriel Fauré: Thème et Variations in C♯ minor, Op. 73 No. 1-9
Allison W. - Fryderick Chopin: Polonaise Fantaisie Op. 61
Prof. Beverly Smoker - Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor K457 Mvt. 2 Adagio
Natalya Hennings & Walter - Pytor Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
Natalya Hennings played J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major II. Courante & III. Sarabande.

New members are always welcome. Please visit the club's website:

The Rochester Piano Club is for acoustic classical and jazz pianists of all levels from the Finger Lakes Region of New York. We gather to simply enjoy each other’s company and music. Most of our members join to find a casual and very supportive atmosphere where they can gain experience playing for...

01/25/2023

Wanted to post our RPC September, 25, 2022 meeting.
It happened in the Eastman Community school.
Here is the list of performers and music pieces:

George, Improvisation in D
Wolfgang Mozart K281 Sonata in B flat Mvt. II Andante amoroso

Randy, Robert Schumann Waldszenen (Forest Scenes): Op. 82 No. 1 Entry No. 3 Lonely Flowers

Katrina, Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin

William Newbrough, Sergei Rachmaninoff: First movement of Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18

Natalya Hennings, Claude Debussy: Children‘s Corner L. 113 No. 5 The Little Shepherd and Gradus Ad Parnusum

Theo, Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G flat Major Op. 23 No. 10, Marian McPartland: Portraits collection: Marcia Ball

Kathleen, Joseph Haydn: Hobb 16 No. 46 in A flat Major Mvt. 1.
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in B Op. 32 No. 11

Christina, Fryderick Chopin: Op. 31 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor

Martha, Bartok: Mikrokosmos: Vol. 4 No 97 Notturno, Vol. 4 No. 102 Harmonics, Vol. 4 No. 109 From the Island of Bali

Howard, William Chapman Niaho Africa Dispora: Vol. 1 J.H. Kwabina Nakisha: Work Song, Wallace Mclane Cheetham Prelude No. 2 (Poor Mourners Got a Home)

John, Carl Czerny: Village Dance 💃

01/25/2023

I would like to share the event with our Rochester Piano Club, which is going on the eight year so far. We meet every 6-8 weeks. Our members are students, teachers, amateur and professional musicians of different backgrounds, different levels, playing different music genres.
The latest event happened on December 4, 2022. The host was Prof. Dr. Bill John Newbrough at his piano studio in Penfiled, NY.

There is a list of music that our members performed that day:

1. Martha / Ruth, duet piano and violin ,Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel (1978)

2. Emily, William J. Kirkpatrick: Stepping in the Light

3. Natalya Hennings, Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata Op. 10 No.1, Mvt. 1 Allegro molto con brio in C minor

4. George, Original arrangement of Brahms entitled “The Massacre of Brahms Intermezzo in E flat minor Op. 18 No. 6”

5. Randy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Op. 27a Mvt. 1 & 4

6. Kathleen, Joseph Hayden: Sonata Hob XVI No. 46 2nd Mvt. Adagio/Divertimento

7. Allison, Bela Bartok: Piano Sonata Sz. 80 Mvt. 2

8. Beth, Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales

9. Howard, Edvard Grieg: Lyriske Stykker (Lyric Pieces): Book 1 Op. 12 No. 6 Norsk (Norwegian Song), Book 5 Op. 54 No. 6 Klokkeklang (Bell Ringing), Book 7 Op. 62 No. 2 Takk (Gratitude)

10. Christina, Henrique Oswald (Brazilian Composer): Il Neige (Its Snowing) (1902)

11. Bill John Newbrough, Willliam Eby: 2 Nocturnes for Solo Piano

04/27/2022

https://www.esm.rochester.edu/pdf/notes/NotesDec2003.pdf

04/12/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFrhar5XexU

03/31/2022

Finger Lakes Piano Music is open for the lessons in person in May, 2022. Please check our website for rates and policy. Students must be vaccinated and wear masks.

02/23/2022

A great meeting of the Rochester Piano Club in February again. We had eight people playing and two listening.
The program was:
1. Wallace McClain Cheatham, Poor Mourners Got a Home,
J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Volta Fantasy
2. Fryderick Chopin, Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
3. Teresa Carreno: Berceuse
Fryderick Chopin: Nocturne #12
4. Alexander Scriabin Prelude Op. 13, No. 1 - 4
5. Brahms, Rhapsody Op. 79 No. 2 G minor.
6. Franz Schubert, B flat Major Sonata M III Scherzo. D. 960
7. Mvt 3/4. Prokofiev Piano Sonata #6 and
8. my performance of Florence Price, Thumbnail Sketches of a Day in the Life of a Washerwoman: four pieces: 1. Morning, 2. Dreaming at the Washtub, 3. A Gay Moment, 4. Evening Shadows

Our club started as a place where pianists would learn to play in public and overcome their stage fright, but after 5.5 years it has changed into something more and better, imho. We welcome all pianists of all levels and styles. In March, we plan to gather again in - person at some volunteer's home who owns a grand piano to perform, after that we usually have a small but fun reception.

12/05/2021

Getting ready for our next Rochester Piano Club meeting today at 2 pm. It will be partially on Zoom and partially in-person meeting.
I am planning to play J.S. Bach, Sinfonia # 6 in E Major, BWV 792 and Florence B. Price, Thumbnail Sketches, A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman, 1. Morning.
Looking forward to the meeting.