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It HAS been a while! Unfortunately, that's a very busy weekend for our family (my wife has a big conference in town). I have a meeting in Portsmouth, NH earlier that day, so I'll see if I can swing it.
Hope you received my private message relating to the event at Larry's. Both Naira Babayan and myself are planning to attend. I believe some others are arriving sometime in the afternoon. Please advise.
We are very much looking forward and excited about this gathering and getting to finally meet Mr. Buck and his friends.
Hello Carlos... I have received your PM and will forward further info to you within the next couple of days.
Lilylady and I recently traveled to a piano concert and enjoyed listening to Naira's cd while cruising up to Maine. Please relay to her our excitement in knowing she will be joining us at our next gathering.
Our local PW group is extremely fortunate in having Larry Buck sponsor these events at his shop. As with any event, there is a fair amount of planning and prep work involved. You will have the opportunity to view Larry's dedication to his trade while he is surrounded by a shopful of pianoholics! As always he remains cool, confident in his knowledge and always professional!
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Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
Great seeing a show of support for our next gathering. Thanks to all for your enthusiasm.
I hope we can also encourage some of the newer MA members to join us. You can check out past gatherings at Larry's shop in the Forum Gatherings and Parties section.
Please feel free to bring along family members, friends; basically anyone interested in a relaxed musical gathering around a concert grand.
Oh, and speaking of grands....
I ventured by Larry's shop yesterday and found him in the performance room tending to prep work on the Schimmel Concert Grand that we'll be gathering around.
(ok, I realize I didn't set the date correctly on my camera!!)
So, c'mon.. sign up and let us know you're planning to join the festivities!
This sounds like a lot of fun! Being relatively new to playing, I have been hoping to meet some other players in the area. I may have a conflict however. My husband and I are having dinner with friends and seeing pianist Jenny Tang perform with violinist John Holland in Groton that evening.
If the party is in the afternoon, I hope that we can stop by for a while to say hello.
"Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!" J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997.
Hi foxyw... I'll update the initial post with further info; time, address. But yes, please do stop by and check out our Lowell piano gatherings at Larry Buck's shop. It's a great opportunity to meet others who share your piano passion, listen to some great music and for those interested in technical aspects, Larry always has lots of ongoing projects to share.
And thanks for mentioning your evening plans. I just checked out the website for Kalliroscope Gallery Chamber Music series which I didn't know existed. Sounds like your in for a delightful musical weekend adventure! I loook forward to meeting you! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.
ok, since I'm not able to edit my original post, ( I guess that 6-hr time period I had read about is really true!!) I'll just add updates here. Anyone who has questions, please feel free to forward me a PM.
Piano Gathering - Larry Buck's Piano Shop
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: 1pm
Location:
171 Lincoln Street (top floor) corner of Tanner & Lincoln Lowell MA978-458-8688
Terry, Thank You for staying on this, setting it up and moving things along. The Piano World Gatherings here in Mass have been happening for a few years now and much is owed to you for that. There are many people involved in making this happen, Stevetunes and many others. The piano community here is fortunate to have such a dedicated group.
As I am talking to folks, I find that there will be many new faces at this gathering, some who have not been part of PW but do share the passion for the instrument.
I hope everyone will stop by, it is always a lot of fun.
This years, although with out the Mason tour, is shaping up to be the best yet!!
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
I'll be there along with my brother, Woodfab. It sounds like a great time, with some great people. Would love to get to play a piece or two on a fine piano.