Dundee Piano Meet
A welcoming space to perform your piano pieces to an audience, and meet other piano players too.
Whether you're new to piano, or have been playing for years, come along and play, listen, enjoy.
JANUARY 2024 Event Link - please RSVP to help plan seating and refreshments.
You're welcome to arrive from 1.30pm onwards to try the piano - then from 2pm we'll hear the music.
We have a fairly informal setup - people take turns playing a piece of music (or two short pieces), then we may have time for another piece later . . .
Pieces played at previous events are listed below for inspiration!
All ages and stages welcome, children should be accompanied by an adult.
We'll also have a short interval for tea, coffee + biscuits at 2.45pm.
Free entry, donations welcome to cover costs of room hire and refreshments.
If you have any questions, please email Ed.
DONATE online to help cover costs of room hire + refreshments.
Venue
Our venue is The Chaplaincy Centre at Dundee University, a great space with wonderful acoustics.
The central location is a short distance from public transport and parking. The map below shows bus stops, car parks and areas with free parking.
Pieces played
January 2023
7 players
- Traumerei, Schumann
- Prelude No.6, Mompou
- Adagio Cantabile, Beethoven (Op.13, No.8)
- Prelude in F minor, Bach (BWV 881)
- Beauty and the Beast, Menken
- Prelude in E flat major, Rachmaninoff (Op.23, No.6)
- Sleeping Lotus, Beving
- Links, Eno
- Walk on by, Bacharach
- I'll never fall in love again, Bacharach
- Prelude in G major, Rachmaninoff (Op.32, No.5)
- Prelude in E flat major, Bach
February 2023
10 players
- Billie's Song, Capers
- Farewell, Grechaninov
- Mozzie, Milne
- Etude, Goedicke
- Ukrainian Folk Song
- Aerobics, Extension Rock; Mexican Fiesta, Blackwell - cello, piano
- You raise me up, Graham/Lovland
- Waltz in B minor, Chopin (Op.69, No.2)
- Sonata No.9 in E major, 1st movement, Beethoven (Op.14, No.1)
- Reverie, Debussy
- Les Barricades Mystérieuses, Couperin
- Thunder; Believer, Imagine Dragons
- Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Scriabin (Op.9)
- Nocturne in E flat major, Chopin (Op.9, No.2)
- The Man I Love, Gershwin
- Ecossaise, Beethoven (WoO 23)
- One in a Million, Shane
- Je te laisserai des mots, Watson
March 2023
7 players
- Mouvement de Valse, Farrenc
- Etude 6, Glass
- Etude 20, Glass
- La Cathédrale Engloutie, Debussy
- Moment Musicaux No.3, Rachmaninoff (Op.16)
- Wind beneath my wings, Silbar
- Impromptu in G flat major, Schubert
- Armellodie, Gonzales
- Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Rachmaninoff (Op.3, No.2)
- Etude 9, Glass
- Waltz in A minor, Chopin (B. 150)
- Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa, Bacharach
- I Wish I Knew, Taylor
April 2023
8 players
- Across the Tay, Muirhead
- Songs Without Words 1, Mendelssohn (Op.85, No.1)
- Dawn, Marianelli
- Prelude No.9 - La sérénade interrompue, Debussy
- Sonata No.16, Mozart
- Moon River, Mancini
- Vincent, McLean
- Somewhere (There's a Place for Us), Bernstein
- Farewell to Stromness, Maxwell Davies
- Miniature for Piano, Boyle
May 2023
9 players
- Vals Poetico, Granados
- Ninette’s Musette, Nevada
- Get Even, Muirhead
- Four Japanese Verses, Pert - piano, vocal
- Prelude in D minor, Bach
- Traumerei, Schumann
- Songs Of Love, Divine Comedy
- Valse des Fleurs, Stravinsky
- Für Alina, Pärt
- Schindler’s List Theme, Williams
- Jeremy and Maureen, Gordon
- Boris Godunov Theme, Stravinsky
- Symphony of Wind Instruments Theme, Stravinsky
- Suite No.5 in G: Gigue, Bach
- Ladies in Lavender, Hess
- Only Yesterday, Carpenter
June 2023
5 players
- Arabesque, Burgmüller (Op.100, No.2)
- Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Shostakovich (Op.87, No.4)
- Nocturne, Joel
- I Exalt Thee, Sanchez
- Get Up, Muirhead
- June (Barcarolle), Tchaikovsky
- Now We Are Free, Zimmer/Gerrard
July 2023
8 players
- Trio in E flat major "Kegelstatt", Mozart (K.498, No.1) - clarinet, viola, piano
- Idylle, Chaminade (Op.126, No.1)
- Suilven Moon, Pert
- Quinag, Pert
- Cul Mor, Pert
- Prelude and Fugue in D major, Bach (BWV 874)
- Yesterday, McCartney
- Moon River, Mancini - with vocal group
- Get On, Muirhead
- Trois Gymnopédies, Satie
- Waltz in A flat major, Chopin (Op. 69, No.1)
- Miniature for Piano, Boyle
August 2023
8 players
- La Chevaleresque, Burgmüller (Op.100, No.25)
- Callanish, Pert
- The Stone of Rangag, Pert
- Haltadans, Pert
- The Ring of Brodgar, Pert
- Swans and Ducks, Waterman/Harewood
- Nocturne 9, Chopin (Op.9, No.1)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Kataoka et al
- Pathétique: 1st movement, Beethoven (Op.13, No.8)
- March, Prokofiev (Op.65)
- Pathétique: 2nd movement, Beethoven (Op.13, No.8)
- Arabesque No.1, Debussy
- The Waltz of the Toads, Strecke
- What the World Needs Now, Bacharach
- Sonores II, Pert
- What Shall We Do, Traditional
September 2023
9 players
- Garadhban Forest, Muirhead
- Ba Cottage, Muirhead
- Prelude in E minor, Chopin (Op.28, No.4)
- Unstern, Liszt (S.208)
- Prelude in G minor: Ancienne Mélodie de la Synagogue, Alkan (Op.31, No.6)
- Little playmates, Chwatal
- What Shall We Do, Traditional
- Dialling
- Circle of Life, John
- Summertime, Gershwin
- Prelude in C-sharp minor, Rachmaninoff (Op.3, No.2)
- Clair de Lune, Debussy
- Swans and Ducks, Waterman/Harewood
- Mountain king
- Für Elise, Beethoven
- Minuet and trio, Mozart
- Nocturne in B major, Chopin (Op.62, No.1)
- Liebesleid, Kreisler
- Golden Hour, JVKE
October 2023
4 players
- Silta, jauka isabina (The warm and pleasant room), Latvian, arr. Garuta
- Salut d’amour, Elgar
- Selection from La La Land, Hurwitz
- Dream a Little Dream of Me, Andre
- Killing Me Softly With His Song, Fox, arr. Shearing
- I Got Rhythm, Gershwin
- Breath of the Wild, Kataoka et al.
- Concerto in D minor, Marcello, arr. Bach (BWV 974, No.3)
November 2023
14 players
- Blue moon, Rodgers + Hart, arr. Shearing
- Eiffel Tower - duet
- Show stopper, Blackwell, plus others - cello
- The Sad Ghost, Litten
- Minuet in G (BWV Anh. II 116), Anon
- The Spanish Guitar, Gillock
- The Sad Little Pig - duet
- Sunbeam - duet
- New World Symphony, Dvořák
- Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, Debussy
- Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Chopin (Op. posth)
- A Life Overflowing, Mitsuda
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Kataoka et al
- Mary of Argyll, McCue, arr. Garden
- Side Saddle, Stanford
- Intermezzo in A major, Brahms (Op.118, No.2)
- Sonata No.27 in E minor, 1st movement, Beethoven (Op.90)
- The Girl from Ipanema, Jobim
- Capriccio, Dvořák
- Danny Boy, Traditional
- The Christmas Song, Wells + Tormé, arr. Cole
- The Carnival is Over, Springfield