Sharona Joshua’s fortepiano students at Birmingham Conservatoire

Thursday, 15 March 2012, 7.30pm
Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham City University
Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG

CLASSIC’S CELEBS!

Thursday, 15th March 2012, Recital Hall, 7.30pm
Directed by Sharona Joshua

The crème de la crème of Classical period works are showcased here, by undergraduate and postgraduate conservatoire students alike, featuring our own Walter and Fritz fortepiano copies.

A melding of forces to include conservatoire period string players, singers and keyboardists, in a beautifully balanced programme of solos, duos, trios and Lieder.

Copy of a Walter fortepiano by Mark Rawson, C. 1790
Copy of a Fritz fortepiano by Denis Woolley (1996), C. 1820

See full programme below

PROGRAMME

Mozart
Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448
i.               Allegro con spirito

Linyang Wang fortepiano
Jiali Wang fotepiano

Haydn
From 6 Original Canzonettas, Hob.XXVIa: 31-36  ‘Content’
Jacob baker fortepiano
Ekin Naz Kaptan soprano

Beethoven
Piano trio in G major Op.1 No.2
i.               Largo con espressione

Mun Wei Cheah fortepiano
Dominika Feher violin
Hetti Price cello

Schumann
From Diechterliebe, Op.48
i.                Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
ii.              Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
iii.            Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
iv.             Wenn ich in deine Augen she
v.              Ich will meine Seele tauchen
vi.             Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome

Yun-Ying Cheng fortepiano
Chung Chi Lin tenor

Haydn
Sonata No.50 in D major, H.XVI/37
i.                Allegro

Thomas Taaffe fortepiano

Mozart
Das Lied der Trennung, K.519

Kelving Loh Yung Szen fortepiano
Finola McDaid soprano

Beethoven
Seven Variations in E-flat Major on the Theme Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen, from Mozart’s Die Zauberflüte, WoO.46

Elinor Camlin fortepiano
Hetti Price cello

INTERVAL

Mozart
Andante con variazioni in G major for piano 4 hands, K.501

Yingrong Wang fortepiano
Yi-Chun Lin fortepiano

Beethoven
Adelaïde, Op.46

Kelvin Loh Yung Szen fortepiano
Yi Ling Chaing soprano

Haydn
Sonata No.50 in C, Hob.XVI:50
i.               Allegro

Matthew Ellis fortepiano

Schumann
From Liederkreis, Op.39
v.         Mondnacht

Jacob Baker fortepiano
Heather Heighway soprano

Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor Op.90
i.               Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

Yeyin Wang fortepiano

Mozart
Piano Trio in C major, K.548
iii.        Allegro

Sharona Joshua fortepiano
Dominika Feher violin
Hetti Price cello

Sharona Joshua at Birmingham conservatoire

Thursday, 29 September 2011
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University
Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG

A two hour demonstration lecture focusing on the history of the fortepiano, period performance practice, style and technique.

For more information about the conservatoire and Sharona’s teaching commitments there, please go to Birmingham conservatoire page

Sunday, 19 June 2011, 5pm
Private event in South East London

Once again, we get together for a concert performance given by my London based students aged 6-18. Quite a few students are taking part, as the class is constantly evolving and expanding. Please be aware that the concert may last slightly longer than usual!

Almost all grade levels are being showcased here starting with pre graders to grade 7 ABRSM piano entrants. Some will be taking their exams in just a few weeks and others in a few months time. Also, we have some intermediate to advanced harpsichord students playing, and I shall be hands on as well.

Participants include:
Ben Travers pre pre grade piano
Sumaya Khan pre grade piano
Karwan Mazen grade I piano
Tasnim Khan grade II piano
Ester Turri grade IV piano
Vicky Tsoukis grade IV piano
Laura Henry grade VI piano
Laura Nouriel grade VII piano
Rabbi Philip Ginsbury harpsichord
Camilla Wilson harpsichord
Sharona Joshua piano

Instruments used:
1902 upright Bechstein piano
Replica harpsichord based on an early Italian by Colin Booth

Repertoire to include pieces by Frescobaldi, Froberger, JS Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Shostakovich, Nielsen, Skryabin, Webster and Burke, Petzold, Kember, Mier, Gillock, Maikapar and others.

I wish to thank all fortepiano students, and congratulate you all on your achievements at the concert on Monday. All of you succeeded to create some wonderfully moving moments with your playing. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed teaching you, and hope you manage to make some of what we covered your own.

A special thank you as well to all the singers and string players who took part in this event. We couldn’t have done it without you!

A big thank you to John Thwaites and Martin Perkins for enabling us to put on this concert. And of course to my friend and colleague, David Ward, for his invaluable contributions to this collaborative effort.

Sharona

Sunday, 13 March 2011
Private event held at a private house in North London, 5pm

Time for our twice yearly house concert performance!

Some of Sharona’s private students aged 6 to 17 will be performing in front of friends and relatives some of their ABRSM (Associated Board of Royal School’s of Music) piano pieces, as well as their own compositions.

Participants include:

Karwan Pre grade
Sumaya K. Prep test
Tasnim K. Grade II
Vicky T. Grade IV
Laura H. Grade VI
Laura N. Grade VII

Pieces include:

Alan Haughton Chinese Lantern
Brahms The Sandman, arr. Pike
John Kember Bah-ba-doo bah from Jazz Piano Studies I No. 1
Beethoven Minuet in G from Six Minuets, WoO.10 No. 2
Maikapar Chez le forgeron (At the Smithy) from Novelettes mignonnes, Op. 8 No. 5
Grieg Allegro moderato from Poetic Tone-Pictures, Op. 3 No. 5
Handel Allemande, 3rd movement from Suite in D minor, HWV 428
Skryabin Prelude in D flat, from Seven Preludes, Op.17 No.3
Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke Black Coffee, arr. Booth

Sharona Joshua’s fortepiano students at Birmingham Conservatoire

This concert performance is open to the wider public!

Monday, 28 February 2011, 7pm
Adrain Bolt Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham City University
Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG

Fortepiano extravaganza!

A copy of a Walter fortepiano by Mark Rawson, C.1790
A copy of a Fritz fortepiano by Denis Woolley (1996), C.1820

A mammoth celebration of fortepiano favourites!

This concert performance offers a well balanced concoction of Sonatas, Duos, Trios, Lieder and Concerto movements from the Classical period. Performed by undergraduate and postgraduate fortepiano conservatoire students, the event is a wonderful example of an all-engaging collaboration between virtually all conservatoire departments. Thus includes, other than keyboardists, conservatoire period string players as well as singers. A must hear experience!

For a detailed programme please click on this page

For more information about the event and venue please go to Birmingham conservatoire page

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Monday, 28 February 2011, 7pm
Adrain Bolt Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham City University
Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG

Fortepiano extravaganza!

A mammoth celebration of fortepiano favourites!

This concert performance offers a well balanced concoction of Sonatas, Duos, Trios, Lieder and Concerto movements from the Classical period.

Performed by undergraduate and postgraduate fortepiano conservatoire students, the event is a wonderful example of an all-engaging collaboration between virtually all conservatoire departments. Thus includes, other than keyboard students, conservatoire period string players, singers and both fortepiano teachers Sharona Joshua and David Ward. A must hear experience!

A copy of a Walter fortepiano by Mark Rawson, C.1790
A copy of a Fritz fortepiano by Denis Woolley (1996), C.1820

Programme

Mozart Piano Sonata for 4 hands in D major, K.38, I – Allegro
Schubert Military March No.1 in D Major, D.733, Allegro vivace
David Arthur fortepiano
Juliet Jeffries fortepiano

Haydn From 6 Original Canzonettas, Hob.XVIa: 25-30, Pastoral Song
Clara Schumann From zw?lf Gedichte aus F. R?ckert’s Liebesfr?ling Op.12 No.11, Warum willst du and’re Fragen?
Shih-Yuan Chang fortepiano
Hsiao-Ting Wang soprano

Mozart Piano trio in E major, K.542, I – Allegro
Yung-Yueh Cheng fortepiano
Philippa Lodge violin
Lucia Capellaro cello

Schubert Piano Sonata in A, D.664 (Op.120), I – Allegro moderato
Dan Yue fortepiano

Haydn From 6 Original Canzonettas, Hob.XVIa: 31-36, She never told her love
Stavroula Thoma fortepiano
Heather Heighway soprano

Beethoven Piano trio in C minor, Op.1 No.3, I – Allegro con brio
Varazdat Khachatryan fortepiano
Kristin Tuomisto violin
Hetti Price cello

INTERVAL

Haydn Piano variations on Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, H.i430
Sharona Joshua fortepiano

Beethoven Piano Variations on a theme by Count Waldstein, WoO.67
Hawys Price fortepiano
Richard Wills fortepiano

Schubert Frühlingsglaube in A flat major
Mozart Oiseaux, si tours les ans, K.307
Steven Swindells fortepiano
Vicky Aindow mezzo soprano
Sarah Richards soprano

Mozart Piano trio in C major, K.548, II – Andante cantabile

Iat Meng Kou fortepiano
Philippa Lodge violin
Lucia Capellaro cello

Schubert Auf dem Wasser zu Singen, D.774
Brahms From five Romanzen und Lieder, Op.84, Vergebliches Ständchen
Mengjiao Yan fortepiano
Yi Ling Chaing soprano

Haydn Adagio in F major, Hob.XVII/9
David Ward fortepiano

Mozart Piano concerto in E flat major, K.449 (A Quattro)
I – Allegro vivace
II – Andantino
III – Allegro ma non troppo

Jonathan Grandy fortepiano
Sarah Joseph fortepiano
Elinor Camlin fortepiano
Philippa Lodge violin
Chloe Werner violin
Patrick McEntee viola
Lucia Capellaro cello

Sharona Joshua at Birmingham conservatoire

Thursday, 28 October 2010, 2pm-5pm
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University
Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG

A three hour demonstration lecture focusing on the history of the fortepiano, period performance practice, style and technique.

For more information about the conservatoire and Sharona’s teaching commitments there, please go to Birmingham conservatoire page

“…TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PERFORMER”

Performance practice workshop
“…A musician will move others only if he himself is moved: it is essential that he should experience all the states of mind that he wishes to rouse in the listeners, for in that manner he will make them understand his feelings and make them participate in his emotions”. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, C. 1773.

Background
In the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods the responsibility for bringing a piece of music to life lay solely within the talent, skill, and knowledge of the performing artist.
Composers relied heavily on the discretion of the performer to deliver the music with great panache, volatility and brilliance.
This workshop is aimed at generating a better understanding of performance practice by providing a lecture recital followed by a workshop for students.
Benefits of the Programme
a. Provision of an example for a stylistic approach
b. Widened scope of knowledge of the art of performance practice
Programme objectives
By providing a workshop and concert, and covering most aspects of ‘good taste’ this programme specifically aims at developing:
a. Knowledge of the principles of performance practice
b. Development of practical skills to enhance performance
c. Change in attitude concerning the meaning and expression of music
Programme Content
The sessions follow the structure below:
1. Workshop – approximately 1 hour
2. Workshop on a one-to-one basis and in chamber groups – 2 hours + 2 hours
3. Student concert
Requirements
For the workshop and concert I shall be using my own fortepiano (or harpsichord).
My instruments
• A copy of the 1795 Johann Schantz fortepiano in Bath by Christopher Barlow
• A copy of a single manual Ruckers by Andrew Garlick
• An original Ignaz Pleyel 1853

Link to City of London School

Workshop: The Principles of Music

Learning
a. Tempo Rubato – the art of borrowed/stolen time aimed at arousing emotion and affecting the soul
- Tempo changes
- Tenuto
- Notes Inégales
- Over-dotting
- Rhythmic dislocation of melody and accompaniment
- Fingering
- Agogic accents
- Shorter valued notes played later and faster
- Portamento (stringed instruments)
- Vibrato (stringed instruments)
b. Touch and posture
c. Pedalling
d. Fingering
e. Articulation
f. Improvisation
g. Rhetoric in music
h. Use and comparison of notated music of contemporary and modern editions.

Timetable
1 hour 20 min.

Theoretical explanation of the material stated above through the study of
Mozart Sonata in B flat K.333 (1st movement)

INTERVAL

1 hour 20 min.

Putting the material at hand into practice: Performance and masterclass
Haydn Piano Trio in G