Creative Keyboard Club June 2017 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by Diane Lyons.
Program ...
Noni Walker on clavinova with 'Unforgettable' and 'Old Man River'
Ian Jackson on clavinova with 'I Only Have Eyes For You' and 'Winner Takes All'
Roy Steen on his korg keyboard with 'No Business Like Show business' and a 'King And I' selection
Diane Lyons was back on keyboard with 'Ole Devil Called Love and 'Let There Be Peace On Earth' (both with vocals)
Denise Gunson on clavinova with 'Woman In Love' and 'The Way You Look Tonight'
Thanks to all our member players today and to the volunteers helping to make the day such a success.

Our guest Dave Hallam took the stage after the break. Dave played a varied selection across many genres 'Tennessee Waltz', '1 Note Samba', 'On My Own' (Les Mis), 'I Could Have Danced All Night', 'Wouldn't It Be Lovely', 'Night And Day' (request), 'Our Love Is Here To Stay', ''Till There Was You', 'Love Story' Theme, 'Speak Softly' Godfather theme, 'The Shadow Of Your Smile', 'Unforgettable', 'Nature Boy', 'Blue Moon', 'Wonderful World' (request), 'This Guys In Love With You', and finished with 'Danny Boy' and the 'Sky Boat Song'. Many thanks to Dave for a great hours entertainment.

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Creative Keyboard Club May 2017 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for this Mother's Day afternoon and the arrival music was played on clavinova by Colin Crann.
Program ...
Abu (5yr old pupil of Cheryl Tong) made her debut with a delightful waltz on clavinova ... a young star in the making
Audrey Hendon played 'Autumn Leaves' and 'I'm Going To Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter' on clavinova
Diana Dreaneen on her Yamaha S970 keyboard with 2 medleys 'Anything Goes\The Gold Diggers Song' and 'Spanish Flea\Tijuana Taxi'
Yuko Tani on clavinova with 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and 'A Thousand Wings'
Colin was back with 'Until The Real Thing Comes Along' and 'Why Try To Change Me Now'
David Winslade finished up the first half with 'La Vien Rose' and 'Hallelujah' (with vocals) on keyboard

Our guest today was Vince Keene on his Yamaha S950. Vince played 'A Foggy Day', 'Killing Me Softly With His Song', 'Only Our Rivers Run Free' (Irish), 'Misty', Disco Mickey Mouse, 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White', 'I Just called To Say I Love You', 'Tears In Heaven', 'My Heart Will Go On', 'Chim Chim Cher-ee', and 'We've Only Just Begun'.
Thank you to all our players today.

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Creative Keyboard Club April 2017 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by Peter Jackson.  This was also our AGM.
Program ...
Hanna Tani on clavinova with 'Sonata in F Major K332' and 'Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum'
Peter Jackson with 'Theme from Summer Place' and 'Feelings'.
Our guest artists today were Denise Gunson (clavinova) and husband Brian (guitar). Tunes included 'April Showers', 'Spanish Eyes', 'Only You', 'Melody D'Amour', 'Greensleeves', 'A Time For Us', 'You Are The Sunshine of My Life', 'Time After Time', and 'Something In The Way She Moves'.
Thank You to all our performers today.

Creative Keyboard Club March 2017 Meeting

Marlene Forrest was the MC for the occasion and the arrival music was played on keyboard by Roy Steen.
Our Program for the first half ...
Colin Crann on clavinova with 'You Make Me Feel So Young' and 'With a Song In My Heart'
Mary Barrett on her korg keyboard with 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' and 'Clarinet Marmalade' (1918)
Rob (clavinova) and Barbara Powell (keyboard) entertained with their 'Let's Do It Again/Charleston' bracket followed by 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes\In The Mood'
Denise Gunson on clavinova with 'Theme from Romeo and Juliet' and 'September In The Rain'. Denise has her CD out and is taking orders
As there was still a little time left Mary finished with 'I Talk To The Trees' on keyboard.

Our guests today were Ben Fernandez and Jess Rogers (vocals) and their theme was 'Weather'. Songs included 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow', 'Blue Skies', 'Sunny Side of The Street', 'Stormy Weather' boogie, 'Sunny', 'Summertime' (vocals), 'Cry Me A River', 'How About a Dance' (from Bonnie and Clyde, vocals), 'My Blue Heaven'. Jess is a wonderful Jazz singer showing a lot of maturity for her 17 years. Ben was then joined by son Joshua (7) playing duets to round off the afternoon. Ben also has a new CD which is available.
Thank You to all our performers. Once again a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Creative Keyboard Club February 2017 Meeting

Our first meeting of the year. The MC was Marlene Forrest and the arrival music was played on his korg keyboard by Roy Steen.
Our program ...
As is our tradition President Marlene started the year off on her Tyros 4 with 'Begin The Beguine' and 'A Summer Place'
Dorothy Waddell played on Clavinova 'Going Home' and 'Just a Simple Melody'
Barbara McNab on the Tyros 4 with 'Budapest' and 'Georgie Girl'
Roy Steen was back with some marches and was joined by Audrey Henden who sang Volare (in Italian and English). A hidden talent there, Audrey has a wonderful singing voice!
David Winslade on the Tyros with 'Amazing Grace' and 'Pretty Woman' (with lyrics)
Many thanks to all our players today ... we've started the year off with a bang!
If anyone is interested in playing over the next few months please let Marlene know, you don't have to be an expert ... all ages and levels are very welcome.

Our guest today was Murray Hancox on clavinova. Murray started with 'Save The Last Dance For Me' (vocals), 'Behind Closed Doors' (for Marlene) and took many requests including  'Misty', 'Chariots of Fire', 'Ipanema' (vocals), 'Fields Of Gold', 'Danny Boy (vocals), 'Autumn Leaves', 'Rum and Coca Cola', 'A Lovely Day' (vocals). A very versatile and professional performer with many off the cuff renditions thoroughly appreciated by all. Thank you Murray.

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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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