Me playing piano in church

[PaulyT]

Played in church yesterday, sorry for the not so great SQ/PQ but it's a small camera way up in the balcony... Plus people were talking during the prelude/postlude. But this gives you the idea.


First, the prelude (before church service started) - by Chopin, D-flat major prelude. Not technically difficult, but more of a challenge to keep the musical line going during a slow piece.

 

[PaulyT]

This was the postlude... (after service) Not your usual church music but I thought I'd shake things up a bit. :eusa-whistle:

 

[PaulyT]

And the offertory. The most technically challenging of these three, by far. Only thing is, the audio recorder our church uses apparently has an automatic volume leveling "feature" - which makes it sound like I played this entirely at a single dynamic level. Ugh.

 

[AndySTL]

Very nice! Do you do this every week?

 

[PaulyT]

Ha! No, I don't have anywhere near the repertory for that. I do this only once every few years... But I do practice on this piano once a week, as it's a great piano (Steinway B) and acoustic space.

 

[Botch]

Flight of the Bumblebee, I love it!! :laughing-rolling: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:
:text-bravo:

 

[Huey]

That was pretty cool, Pauly. :banana-rock:

 

[Randy]

Very cool. Very cool indeed.

 

[heeman]

Very nice my friend, keep up the good work!

:eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

 

[Barney]

Outstanding Paul. I'm impressed. Would love to have you come down here and play in our 130 yr old German Baptist Church. Its a real small country church.

 

[Zing]

Where's the flash, flair and panache? I was expecting you, at some point, to stand up, kick the stool backwards and lay down a blistering solo while bouncing up and down and doing that chicken clucking thing that your hero and idol does.

What gives man?

 

[Barney]

^
They haven't brought the offering plate to him yet. They just walked past him.

 

[jomari]

Where's the flash, flair and panache? I was expecting you, at some point, to stand up, kick the stool backwards and lay down a blistering solo while bouncing up and down and doing that chicken clucking thing that your hero and idol does.

What gives man?

i was thinking he was going to show up in a fedora and a mafia suit. true gangsta style. (of course, removing the fedora is obligatory in church but i dunno how'd he play that... :happy-smileygiantred: ))

un sospiro was my favorite, well done my friend!

 

[PaulyT]

Where's the flash, flair and panache? I was expecting you, at some point, to stand up, kick the stool backwards and lay down a blistering solo while bouncing up and down and doing that chicken clucking thing that your hero and idol does.

What gives man?

I only do that when I play the electric piano. :naughty:

 

[jomari]

Where's the flash, flair and panache? I was expecting you, at some point, to stand up, kick the stool backwards and lay down a blistering solo while bouncing up and down and doing that chicken clucking thing that your hero and idol does.

What gives man?

I only do that when I play the electric piano. :naughty:

what do you do with the keytar? :happy-smileygiantred: :happy-smileygiantred:

 

[Batman]

Great job Pauly!! :bow-blue:

 

[Babs]

Paul, I enjoyed all three videos. The Listz piece I enjoyed the most. You play extremely well. Your passion for classical music comes through in your motions. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

 

[PaulyT]

From church this past Sunday (1/1/17) - my very favorite of the Chopin preludes.

 

[Zing]

Oh wow! Just wow!

Where do I begin?

Your shirt - which is neither flannel nor plaid - is tucked in. And you're wearing a belt. I give you two enthusiastic thumbs up.


Oh, and the performance ain't bad either (though I think you should procure a page-turner next time).

Eat your heart out, Liberace.

 

[PaulyT]

which is neither flannel nor plaid - is tucked in. And you're wearing a belt.