June 28 Picnic in Hopewell

June 30th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Lorraine Sharappa (flute) and Valerie Nelson

  • Aylesford Gavotte — George Frideric Handel
  • Berceuse — Gabriel Fauré
  • Recuerdos de la Alhambra — Francisco Tárrega

Duo Migliorare (Valerie Nelson and Rick Florio)

  • Melancolie (Nocturne Op. 23) — Jose Ferrer
  • El Pano Moruno — Manuel de Falla
  • The Flatt Pavin — John Johnson
  • Andante — Wolff Jacob Lauffensteiner

Robert Ey

  • Nowhere — Angela Mair
  • Mountains and Valleys — “”

Marsha Rohe

  • A Little Waltz — Marianne Vedral
  • Estudio No. 5 — Fernando Sor
  • Gnossienne No. 1 — Erik Satie

Jeff Griesemer

  • Set of two jigs: Sliabh Russell — traditional Irish, arranged Jeff Griesemer; Rock Hopper Jig — Jeff Griesemer

Valerie Nelson (autoharp)

  • Set of two jigs: Haste to the Wedding and Pig Town Fling — Trad.

The Castle Peacock Band (Irene Ey, soprano; Valerie Nelson, autoharp, alto; and Robert Ey, Irish bouzouki, tenor

  • The Little Beggar Girl — Richard Thompson
  • Bonnie Light Horseman — Trad., (inspired by a 1979 recording by John Faulkner and Dolores Keane)

June 14 Zoom Meeting

June 15th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Joe Carbone

La Luna de Dia — Mauro Ernesto Digerolamo

Heath — Andrew York

Spider Dance — Andrew York

Gary Lee

Allemande from Sonata No. 37 — Silvius Leopold Weiss, trans. G. Lee

The Long and Winding Road — Lennon and McCartney, arr. J. Willard

This meeting was hosted by Gad Berger. The cost of using Zoom in 2026 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Gary Lee and Candace Wang, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Shane McKevitt, and Marsha Rohe.

June Newsletter

June 1st, 2026 by bob No comments »

May 17 Meeting in Randolph

May 18th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Jim Tosone

  • Nowhere — Angela Mair
  • Dust in that Wind — Kansas, arr. Soren Madsen
  • Lady Madonna — The Beatles, arr. Madsen/Tosone

Robert Ey

  • Missing Words — Angela Mair
  • Mountains and Valleys — “”

Marsha Rohe

  • Gnossienne No. 1 — Erik Satie
  • Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring — Bach
  • Maria Luisa — Julio Sagreras

Dana Hamilton

  • Estudios Sencillos #6, — Leo Brouwer
  • Come Sunday — Duke Ellington, arr. Dana Hamilton
  • Estudo # 1 – Harpa Eolia — Chrystian Dozza
  • How Insensitive — Antônio Carlos Jobim

May 16 Zoom Meeting

May 18th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Catherina Centanni

  • Largo from Violin Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005 — J.S. Bach

Rick Florio

  • The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (La Fille su Cheveux de Lin) — Claude Debussy, arr. Jack Marshall

Ming Chao

  • Menuet I & II from Cello Suite No. 2 (BWV 1008) — J. S. Bach, arr. John Feeley
  • Choro from Serie Americana — Hector Ayala

Shane McKevitt

  • Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude — Presto by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-Flat Major, BWV 998: I. Prelude — Johann Sebastian Bach

Joe Carbone

  • Elegy – Jeremy Collins

Stella Kosim 

  • Giulio Regondi – Etude 8
  • Two Indonesian Folk Songs

This meeting was hosted by Shane McKevitt. The cost of using Zoom in 2026 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Gary Lee and Candace Wang, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Shane McKevitt, and Marsha Rohe.

May Newsletter

May 1st, 2026 by bob No comments »

April 26 Zoom Meeting

April 26th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Rick Florio

Two pieces from Haitian Suite (1954) – Franz Casseus

  • – Petro
  • – Yanavalloux

Ken Krauss

  • Prelude, Segovia No. 11 – Manuel M. Ponce
  • Valse Venezolano No. 1 (Tatiana) – .Antonio Lauro
  • Valse Venezolano No. 2 (Adriana) “”

Shane McKevitt

  • Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude 
  • by Johann Sebastian Bach

Joe Carbone

  • Elegy – Jeremy Collins

This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2026 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Gary Lee and Candace Wang, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Shane McKevitt, and Marsha Rohe.

April 12 Meeting in Hopewell

April 13th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Robert Ey

  • Missing Words – Angela Mair
  • Nowhere – “”
  • Dandelion – “”

Marsha Rohe

  • Autumn Melancholy – Marianne Vedral
  • A Little Waltz – “”
  • Valse Melancholico – “”
  • Prelude No. 1 – Heitor Vill-Lobos

Jeff Griesemer

  • Sing Of One Who Walks Beside Us – Music by William Moore, lyrics by Ralph Wright, arranged Jeff Griesemer
  • Set of two jigs: Sliabh Russell, traditional Irish, arranged Jeff Griesemer; Rock Hopper Jig, Jeff Griesemer

April Newsletter

April 1st, 2026 by bob No comments »

March 29 Zoom Meeting

March 30th, 2026 by bob No comments »

Program

Stella Kosim

  • La Rose, Opus 46 No 9 – Mauro Giuliani
  • Etude No 1 – Giulio Regondi

Joe Carbone

  • Elegy – Jeremy Collins

This meeting was hosted by Gad Berger. The cost of using Zoom in 2026 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Gary Lee and Candace Wang, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Shane McKevitt, and Marsha Rohe.