Creative Keyboard Club December 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Barbara McNab on keyboard.
Our program ...
Our youngest playing member and rising star Hana Tani on clavinova with 'Pirates of the Carribbean', 'Angels We Have Heard On High', 'Silent Night', 'Nutcracker', and a Christmas Medley
Taka Iida on his D-Deck (which is also for sale) with 'Jingle bells', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Girl From Ipanema', and 'Penelope'
Sandy Lynch (professional cocktail pianist and teacher) on clavinova with 'Jingle bells', 'The Christmas Song', 'Let It Snow', 'It's a Lovely Time of The Year'
After the raffles were drawn by Santa (Dave Winslade) and a sumptuous afternoon tea (Thank You committee) was had we were priviledged to have Joe Fingers (keyboard, clavinova), his wife Jill (vocals) and Murray Merssen (clarinet, saxophone) entertain us.

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This versatile trio really got us into the Christmas mood with a variety of different styles from 'The Entry of The Queen of Sheba' to old favourites 'All of Me' (Jill), 'Silver Bells', 'Sail Along Silvery Moon' (Murray, Joe), 'O Holy Night' (Jill), 'Stranger On The Shore' (Murray), '12th Street Rag', 'Snoopys Christmas', 'Feliz Navidad' (Please Love Your Dad) with jokes interspersed by Joe. Some Malaysian, Irish and Dixieland tunes for all tastes. Thank you, we can't wait to hear you again.

A lovely ending to our musical year everyone!

'MERRY CHRISTMAS' to you all.

Back again in February!

Creative Keyboard Club November 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by Diana Dreaneen.
Our program ...
Roz Bissett on her yamaha keyboard with 'Misty' and 'You Can't Take That Away From Me'
Aria Holton on her yamaha with 'On This Swing' and 'Yesterday'
Diane Lyons on her yamaha with 'Moulin Rouge' and 'Mame' (with vocals)
Diana Dreaneen was back with a medley of 'Little Brown Jug', 'American Patrol' and 'Kiss Me Honey Honey'. Followed by 'Phantom'
Denise Gunson on Clavinova with 'Taste of Honey' and 'Desperado'

Our guest was pianist/singer Murray McIlwraith who entertained on clavinova. Murray played and sang a mix of popular classics: 'Over The Rainbow', 'Ain't Mis'behavin',  'All Of Me', 'Sunny side of The Street', 'The Lady is A Tramp', 'You're A Lady', 'As Time Goes By', 'All The Things You Are', 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square', and which included some real oldies but goodies 'If You Were The Only Girl In The World', 'Sally', 'Lullaby Of Birdland'. It was Murray's first performance at the club and thoroughly enjoyed by all I'm sure. Murray was kind enough to donate half  the proceeds of his CD sales to the club.
Many Thanks to All our performers today ... and we look forward to some interesting surprises at our Christmas function next month.

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Creative Keyboard Club October 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Allan Powell.
Our program ...
George Markwick was first up on his korg keyboard with 'Red Sails In The Sunset' and 'Harbour Lights' played as a medley
Next was Yuko Tani on clavinova with 'Marriage Amoui' and 'Tomorrow'
Peter Jackson on keyboard with 'Just The Way You Are' and 'How Are Things In Glocomorrow'
Colin Crann on keyboard with 'Pour Butterfly' and 'Petite Fleur'
Allan & Lynne Powell with 'Annies Song' and 'Blueberry Hill'
Our guests were the The Fiddle Club (9 Piece) with Anne Marie.
Thank You All for a lovely afternoons entertainment.

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Creative Keyboard Club September 2016 Meeting

Our MC was Marlene Forrest and the arrival music was played by Audrey Hendon on clavinova.
Our Program ...
Laurie Conder on his Rockin' Roland BK-9 keyboard with 'Quando, Quando' and 'Blame it On The Bossanova'
Pam Rea on keyboard with 'Way Down Yonder' and 'Tales of the Vienna Woods'
Barbara Powell on keyboard with 'Love Me With All Your Heart' and then duets with husband Rob on clavinova with 'Travellin' Man' and 'Sway'
Rob continued on keyboard with 'Hooray for Hollywood'
Laurie was back with 'Never On A Sunday'
Rob Powell was back with 'More Than Ever' on clavinova
Our Guest artist was Cheryl Tong on clavinova. Songs included 'Get Me to The Church on Time' (with audience participation), 'Londonderry Air', 'Welcome to Jurassic Park', 'Jazz Exercise No.3' and a Worship Medley. Cheryl was accompanied by son Justin Michael Ng on cello for 'Moon River', 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'Arwen's Vigil'. Cheryl's pupils (Alan Tung, Calum Yeo Guthrie, Corinne Luis) on keyboards and Justin joined in for the last item which was from 'Chorus Line'. Well done everyone, a most entertaining afternoon.

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Creative Keyboard Club August 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by Roy Steen.
Our Program ...
Audrey Hendon on clavinova with 'Body and Soul' and 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square'
Marlene Forrest on keyboard with 'Chicago' and You'll Never Know'
Noni Walker on clavinova with 'Deep Purple' and 'Unforgettable'
Roy Steen was back on keyboard with 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary', 'Anchors Away' and 'Amore'
Hana Tani on clavinova with 'Sonata in C Major' (Mozart) and 'Sonatina' (Kabalevsky)
Our guests today were the Accordion Orchestra who played as a group and also some solo performances. They played a variety of music including 'Swan Lake', 'The Can Can', and 'Bubbles'. Alexandra Reike played the 3 pieces she will perform at the World Champs in Russia in two weeks time. All the very best Alexandra we know you will do well!

Creative Keyboard Club July 2016 Meeting

Barbara McNab was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by John Beale on his Korg pa500.
Our program ...
Dave Winslade on his Tyros 4 with 'Memory' and 'You Raise Me Up' (with vocals)
Peter Jackson on keyboard with 'Witchita Line Man' (with vocals) and 'Do You Know What It's Like to Miss New Orleans'
John Beale was back with 'The Very Thought of You' and 'That's My Desire'
Ken Cacket entertained with a comedy turn
Barbara McNab on keyboard with 'Bolero' and 'Darktown Strutters Ball'

Our guest artiste was the very popular Chris Larking on keyboard (Yamaha PSR S950) and our clavinova. Chris played a varied selection including 'Can't Help falling', 'What a Wonderful World', 'House of The Rising Sun', 'Danny Boy', 'Love Story', 'Cavatina', 'Fly Me to The Moon', 'Oh Suzanna' and 'Waltzing Matilda' medley, and ended with 'Tijuana Brass'. A great variety of Styles and Sounds Chris wonderfully performed ... as always the consummate professional. Many Thanks to all our performers today!

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Creative Keyboard Club June 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Diane Lyons on keyboard.
Our Program ...
We were delighted to have the pupils of Cheryl Tong join us once again. They played a selection of short pieces:
'New York, New York' (a very popular number this month) was played by Travis Holmes on keyboard accompanied by Cheryl Tong
'Great Balls of Fire' by Allan Xu on keyboard
'Willows' by Alicia Barr on piano
'Theme from Inspector Gadget' by Mirabelle Holmes on keyboard accompanied by Cheryl Tong
'Chiapanecas' by Carol Biddy on piano
'5 Finger Challenge' by Barack Lu on piano accompanied by Cheryl Tong
'This Land is Your Land' a dad-&-daughter duet by Naz and Clarrise Luis
'Never Gonna Fall in Love Again' by Corinne Luis on keyboard
'Just Struttin' Along' by Alan Tang on Piano.
Great to see all the youngsters (and dad) enjoying themselves.

Our program continued with our youngest playing member Hanna Tani on piano with 'Turkish March' and 'Minute Waltz'. No music Hanna, wonderful to see and expertly played.
Diane Lyons was back with 'Moulin Rouge' and 'New York, New York' on keyboard
Rob Powell on clavinova with 'Hold My Hand' and 'Different Worlds'
Great stuff everyone!

Our guest artist was Dave Hallam from Kerikeri who we all know as past committee member and club mentor. Dave started off on Tyros with 'Beyond The Sea', 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose', and 'Night and Day' (no music too Dave). He moved on to clavinova and songs included 'Nancy With the Laughing Eyes', 'Love is Here to Stay', 'Just the Way You Are', '1 Note Samba', 'I Dreamed a Dream', 'Blue Moon' and another perennial 'As Time Goes By' (great singing everyone!). Back on tyros with you guessed it 'New York, New York', Quando, Quando, Quando', and Len then joined him with the spoons for 'Sweet Georgia Brown'. Many Thanks to our guest who we always enjoy and great to see you again Dave. Looking forward to your next visit.

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Creative Keyboard Club May 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Roy Steen.
Our Program ...
Pianist Yuko Tani played 'Yesterday Once More' and 'Morning in Corna' (a Japanese song) on clavinova
Colin Crann on keyboard with 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'Anema E Core'
Barbara McNab on clavinova with 'Crazy' and 'Unchained Melody'
Roy Steen entertained again with 'Madrid Madrid Madrid'
Carol Littlejohn on clavinova with 'Somewhere Out There' and 'Ma He's Making Eyes at Me' on clavinova ended our first half.
Our guests artists were Denise Gunson (clavinova) accompanied by husband Brian (guitar). Unfortunately I was unable to attend on this occasion but Thank You All for what I am sure was another wonderful club day.

Creative Keyboard Club April 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Audrey Henden on clavinova. This was also our AGM in which Jessyka Stuart and Barbara Bailey were welcomed onto the committee (Ian Jackson, Shirley Smale and Dave Hallam have stood down), door fees and subs remaining the same.
Our program ...
Barbara Powell on keyboard with 'There Goes My Heart'
Marlene Forest on clavinova with 'Perfidia'
Rob Powell on keyboard with 'You Are My Everything'

Our guest artist was Carole Littlejohn with the Creative Club Quartet (Barbara and Rob Powell, Marlene Forrest). Carole's songs included 'Bye Bye Blackbird', 'Red Red Robin', 'Hello Again', 'Girl From Ipaenema', 'This Is My Song', 'Tico Tico', ';Old Piano Ross Blues', 'Near You', 'I Have a Dream', 'Mamma Mia', 'Penny Arcade', and ended with 'Now Is The Hour'. The Creative Quartet (assisted by Carole) entertained with 'Besame Mucho', 'Charmaine' and a medley ('Downtown Strutters Ball', Five Foot 2', Sweet Georgia Brown').
Many thanks to all our wonderful players.

Creative Keyboard Club March 2016 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played by Denise Gunson on clavinova. This was our clubs 25th Anniversary celebration. "Many Happy Returns Creative" with 276 meetings to date! Thankyou to the Farley's for the beautiful anniversary cake.
Our program ...
Pam Rea on keyboard with "No Business Like Show Business" and "One Of Those Things"
Hana Tani (our youngest member and already an accomplished pianist) on clavinova with "Sonata in D Major" and "Flight of The Bumble Bee"
Barbara McNabb on clavinova with "On My Own" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly"
Peter Torckler on keyboard with a varied selection from Latin American to classical including Mendelssohn's "Spring Song", "Wave", "Kiss me A Lot". Peter (our club founder) also gave us some interesting background on the foundation of the club.
Many thanks to all those in the first half. A great start to our afternoon.

Musician Kane Steves (also a club member from age 8 and former pupil of Peter Torckler) was our guest artiste. Kane brought along the latest Korg PA4X keyboard (Italian assembled) to demonstrate. This retails for $7,500 and Kane assures us there is a club discount (however only the one for sale at the moment so be in quick!). The Harmonize button (vocals) was put to good use with "Crying Time" and other tunes included a Swing medley "Fly Me To The Moon" and "All Of Me" (with vocals), "Who's Sorry Now" (Dixieland style), "More" (demonstrating the amazing Steinway Grand Piano), "Lost Without You", "In The Mood " (Quickstep). There was a country selection "Green, Green Grass of Home", "On The Road Again" and ending with "Turkey in the Straw". Amazing guitar sound with "Cavatina" and Kane finished up on clavinova with "Piano Man". A great example of what a former club member can do! Many thanks Kane.

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Creative Keyboard Club February 2016 Meeting

This was our first meeting for the year. Marlene Forrest was the MC for the ocassion and the arrival music was played by Peter Jackson on keyboard.
Our Program ...
Marlene Forrest was first up with "Viya Con Dious" and "Tango Albeniz" on her keyboard
George Markwick on his Korg PA800 with "And I Love You So" and "You Are My Sunshine"
Noni Walker played "Tea For Two" and "Song For Guy"
Peter Jackson was back with "St Louis Blues" and "Dance In The Old Fashioned Way"
Colin Crann on keyboard with "Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me" and "On Green Dolphin Street"
Rob Powell finished the first half with "Blue Skirt Waltz" and "Slipping Around"
Many thanks to these club members who return time and time again to entertain us. Any new players are very welcome.

Our quest artiste was jazz musician Murray Hancox - keyboard, clavinova and vocals. Songs included "Unchain My Heart", "I'm Walking", "Save The Last Dance For Me", "Misty", "Harbour Lights" and included many requests "Eleaner Rigby", "Blue Moon", "Summertime", "Fly Me To The Moon". Much enjoyed by all Murray and we do look forward to your visits.
(The writer was unable to attend this month and no pics available)