2024 Piano Gala at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
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Piano Gala
Saturday November 9, 2024 at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Iowa
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Get ready for an unforgettable evening of music! The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center will come alive with the extraordinary talents of seven local pianists and one organist, showcasing an eclectic mix of musical styles.
Join LeAnne Edgeton, Werner Elmker, Michael Gookin & Juli Bey (four-hand music), Steve Hillis, Ed Kelenyi, Dee Sandquist, and Geoff Shaffer as they perform a dynamic program of classical, jazz, pop, patriotic, religious, and original compositions.
Admission is free, but your generous donations are welcome to support the maintenance of our cherished Steinway grand piano and Barhydt pipe organ.
Don’t miss this exciting celebration of local talent—it’s a night of music you’ll want to be a part of !
Program:
Dee Sandquist (organ)
"Let There Be Peace on Earth," Sy Miller and Jill Jackson
Tribute to Veterans: "Anchors Away," 'The US Air Force,"
'The Army Goes Rolling Along," 'The Marines Hymn"
"Largo in G," George F. Handel, edited by Diane Bish
Processional on "Lauda Anima," John Goss
(arr. Don Hustad)
"Prelude and Fugue in F Major," Johann Sebastian Bach
LeAnne Edgeton
"A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman. Pasik/
Pau words and music; arr. by Jon Schmidt (The Piano Guys)
Werner Elmker
Improvisations on Werner's favorite themes
Michael Gookin and Juli Bey (4-hands)
"Legends, Op. 59," Antonin Dvorak
No. 7, Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino
"Nocturno, Op. 99," Johann Nepomuk Hummel
7. Adagio
2. Theme
3. Variation 7
4. Variation 2
5. Variation 3
6. Tempo Di Valse
Geoff Shaffer
'The Welcoming Waltz," Geoff Shaffer, 1984
"Sedona Calling," Geoff Shaffer, 2007
"Out West," Geoff Shaffer, 2024
Ed Kelenyi
"In the Region of the Summertime Stars," Ed Kelenyi
Werner Elmker and LeAnne Edgeton (4-hands)
"Hungarian Dance," Johannes Brahms
"Chanson Boheme," from opera Carmen by Bizet
"Ballet from Petite Suite," Claude Debussy
Steve Hillis
"Intermezzo in A major, Opus 778," Johannes Brahms
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)." Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) from the 7965 Broadway Musical
On A Clear Day (arr. Hillis)
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town," J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie (arr. Hillis)
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Werner Elmker is an independent Danish/American multimedia artist specializing in videography, photography, graphic design and piano/keyboard/vocal music. In his visual and musical creations, Werner emphasizes the importance of improvisation as the primary source of all great art forms.
Video produced by Werner Elmker Audio-Visual Studio
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