A couple of weeks passed already after my trip, the piano which I met swirls in my head all the time. One of the purpose of this trip was visiting to the musical stores to see pianos.
The piano of size and tone that I expect in realistic price range may not be found in NZ..... However, it was there! In the last store!
ありました! 理想の一台が!最後に訪れた楽器店に!
YAMAHA C5, Prolonged sound, beautifully deep in bass area, the feel of touch to the keyboard, so nice! It was a used one, and I got from the serial number that it was manufactured in 1985. I can imagine that it has been treated very carefully with proper tuning for years in Japan.
~ If we have a speciality, let's perform it ! If we got a result of endeavors, let's show it ! ~
Last year, I induced my daughter Renon to make a plan of Piano home concert together. We induced one more person who was a professional violinist (also he was a great ski instructer as well) to join in, and we played together as ensemble concert in August 2011.
We did this year again, and it was on 13th October, 2012. Unfortunately the violinist couldn't come to Wanaka this time, so only Renon & I performed. Because we chose Japanese musical pieces, we put on Japanese traditional style of YUKATA (casual type of KIMONO) as our costume. Kitsuke (how to wear YUKATA or KIMONO properly) was important, then I asked our friend, Katie, to do it for us. She was awesome, like a Kitsuke specialist. Canadian Katie was much better in Kitsuke than me of Japanese!!
ケーキは午前中に完成! 特大サイズのチョコレートスポンジをグランドピアノ型にして組立て、 たっぷりのガナッシュをコーティング。 「いつかは本物のグランドピアノを・・・」とか思いながら。。。 I made a Grand-piano cake coating with plenty of Chocolate ganache.
I prepared assorted sushi, finger foods, chicken dishes, special beef curry & rice, as well.
After 5pm, people arrived. Thank you very much to bring wine and pot-luck dishes, friends!!! Soon after full of people were here around living, dining, kitchen, everywhere. We toasted with bubbly, then started our performance.
曲目は:
「さくら幻想曲」連弾
"Sakura Fantasy" ~Kozaburo Y.Hirai~ : played by Renon & me
As Renon had been staying in Nelson, we had a limited time for practices together only when she was back to Wanaka for school holiday. Renon & I, sometimes fighting each other, worked hard to study them, looked forward to showing the performances in front of friends.
I also would like to say thank you all friends for supporting us regarding Renon and the school in Nelson where she is attending. We have regretably got a news that such a precious school would be closed at the end of this year, and we have to find out other way for her now, it's hard though. Playing piano and keeping practices for the annual concert, that would be great incentive for us. Please stay in touch with us. Of course welcome you to join us to play next time !!