PAS Workshops
PAS offers several different workshops that provide a congenial, non-threatening
atmosphere for pianists, organists, composers, and ensembles to try out music
before performing in a recital or other public performance. Workshops are generally
held in the homes of members, with the exception of the organist workshops which
are held in churches in the area. Check the monthly Newletter for dates, times, and
locations and please RSVP to the host. For more information, please contact the
Chairperson of the Workshop in which you are interested.
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Concert Performer Pianists
This workshop invites all pianists who have successfully auditioned and
have been accepted as a Concert Performing member. Workshops are held on the
second Monday of each month (September - May, except December) and begin
at 9:30 a.m. Please check the monthly Newsletter for any changes and RSVP each
Host if you plan to attend.
Recital Pianists
This workshop performs early advanced through advanced classical music and
gives three recitals a year at
Grace Presbyterian Church.
Workshops begin at 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of most months when
the group does not give a recital. Please check your Newsletter for details.
All PAS members and friends are invited and encouraged to attend these recitals.
Etude Pianists
This workshop invites beginning through early advanced pianists and are held
on the 2nd Friday of most months at 1:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for any
and all pianists to enjoy playing, listening and the fellowship of other pianists.
Jazz Piano
This workshop meets monthly to discuss and perform jazz compositions and standards,
transcriptions and original jazz compositions. It offers two kinds of concerts: outreach and
general public. The outreach concerts are for the Lafayette Senior Center, at the
Lafayette Community Center. Workshop members will also perform at Sherman Clay in Walnut Creek
for the general public. All PAS members and friends are invited and encouraged to attend
all performances. Workshops are usually held the 3rd week of the month, generally Fridays
at 10:30 a.m. Please check your monthly newsletter for details and locations.
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This workshop offers a forum for performing original compositions and the development of
piano music writing skills. Motivation and encouragement is provided through the support of
the group, and feedback is given only when requested by the composer. Meetings are held monthly
at Sherman Clay in Walnut Creek and Concerts are held several times a year; please watch the Newsletter for details.
This workshop group meets on the second Monday evening of most months at 7:30 p.m.
visiting a different organ each time. This workshop is informal and provides a friendly supportive
atmosphere in which to share music, glean new repertoire and increase awareness in the community of
organs and organists. Check the Newsletter for the locations of the monthly meetings, and please RSVP the host.
Harpsichord enthusiasts will gather together several times during the season to discuss
and perform compositions written for this forerunner of the modern piano. Works written after
the Baroque period are welcome. Details are in the annual Directory and in your Newsletter.
These workshops will be offered to ensembles in which at least one player is a member of PAS.
Distinguished chamber musicians from the Bay Area will conduct each master class in which two ensembles
will participate. Selection of the groups will be by lottery. The cost per individual will vary
depending on the total number of paticipants, and PAS members will receive a discount of $10.
The public will be invited to observe.
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