piano4 revisited – CDs still available

We wish all of you could have heard the magnificent music of piano4 on October 18 at the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Arts and Worship on the campus of Grand Rapids Christian High School.  Those who attended were treated to a program with fabulous talent and warm, personable artists.  The audience even received a bit of education as Norma Meyer explained their roots in the First Piano Quartet (FPQ in the 1940s and ‘50s) and the role of radio in their development. 

Noam Sivan gave a wonderful introduction to his composition based on themes from the opera Carmen.  The group’s creativity and sense of humor came through clearly several times in the second half of the program.  For Sivan’s piece the pianists entered one at a time to initiate their parts.  In addition the score called for Randall Hartman to employ a tambourine and use his hand to strike the piano strings.  For Gershwin’s American in Paris they all donned flamboyant sunglasses.  And in their encore of The Flight of the Bumblebee, Hartman swatted the insect with an imaginary flyswatter.  Their standing ovation was well deserved and the audience’s appreciation was shown by the number of piano4 cds sold after the performance. 

The group donated 20% of the proceeds to ICCF.  The Advancement office has a supply of CDs, both piano4 on tour and piano4 Christmas albums, that can be purchased for $20 each or two for $35.  Call Mary @336.9333 x411 if you are interested.