April 1984 - WGMS Radio - Spotlight - Winners

Jeanne Backofen - Age 14
Prelude & Fugue in g# minor (Bach)
Sonata in E Flat (Haydn)
Concert Etude #3 Un Sospiro (Liszt)

Other Age Group Winners
Sarah Spencer Age 10
Lisa Leonard - Age 11 -Part 1 Part 2

Interview - Information about Competition

 

April 1984 - WGMS Radio Broadcast

A different broadcast or a 2nd copy of recording at left?

3 Pieces - Jeanne
Prelude & Fugue #18 g# minor (Bach)
Sonata in E Flat Major (Haydn)
Concert Etude "Un Sospiro" (Liszt)

3 Pieces - Lisa Leonard

Some Performance - May 1984
Piece #1
Piece #2 - Familiar
Grieg Concerto - 1st Mvt

Springfield Scholarship Winners - May 1984
Nice Intro about Karen
Piece #1
Piece #2
Piece #3
Jeanne (I think)
Piece #1 Familiar
Un Sospiro
Pianist #3 "Oldest of 5 Sisters"
Piece #1
Arabesque I (Debussy) - different interpretation

Tape 36A Part 2 - 1983-84? - Practice - Jeanne

Prelude & Fugue in g# minor (Bach)
Sonata ?? (Haydn)
Piece #3
Piece #4
Intermezzo ? #6 (Brahms)
Un Sospiro (Liszt)

Tape 36B Part 2 - 1984 - Performance - Jeanne
(Date confirmed by last part of recording)
"When you hear her play in future years, you will remember
that she was our scholarship winner in 1984"

Prelude & Fugue in g# minor (Bach)
Sonata ?? (Haydn)
Intermezzo ? #6 (Brahms)
Un Sospiro (Liszt)

NMTA Honors Recital
May 27, 1984

Jeanne Backofen - Age 14
Danzas Argentinas (Ginastera)
Danza del Viejo Boyero
Danza de la Moza Donosa
Concert Etude - Un Sospiro (Liszt)

Student - 3 pieces

Kennedy Center Students' Performances
Summer 1984
Hungarian Rhapsody - Jeanne
Piece #1 - Piece #2

Recital Reston Community Center - Oct 14, 1984
Hungarian Rhapsody - Jeanne

State Bland Competition (Grades 9-12)
May 17, 1984

Jeanne - Grade 9 - Age 14 - 2nd Place
Concert Etude #3 - Un Sospiro (Liszt)

Competitor #1 - Pianist Competitor #2 - Pianist
Competitor #4 - Pianist Competitor #5 - Violinist
Competitor #6 - Pianist

The instrumental competition in the
Northern Virginia District was very tough
So much talent on so many different instruments
all judged together
Jeanne was fortunate to win the district
for the 2nd time and return to State Finals

State Bland Competition (Grades 9-12)
May 1985

Hungarian Rhapsody- Jeanne
1st Place Instrumental

Michael S (Also NOVA)
1st place Vocalist

The Competition
Pianist 1- Pianist 2 - Pianist 3
Pianist 4 - Pianist 5

 

Solo Recital - George Mason Library
October 24, 1984

Italian Concerto (Bach)
Sonata in E Flat Major - 3 mvts (Haydn)
Scherzo # 1 in b minor (Chopin)
Intermission
Variation sof a Theme in c minor (Beethoven)
Etude Opus 10 #4 (Chopin)
Etude Opus 25 #1 - Aeolian Harp (Chopin)
Etude Opus 25 #10 (Chopin)
Concert Etude - Un Sospiro (Liszt)
Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt)

January 1985 - Schumann Concerto

Concerto 2 pianos - Practice?
Concerto 2 pianos - the competition?

Schumann Concerto Performance Jeanne
(Northern VA Symphony)

 

 

 

Duo Recital - April 1985
(Tape VA9 A&B)

Sheep May Safely Graze (Duet)
Sonata in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 - (Beethoven) Karen
Italian Concerto, 1st mvt - (Bach) Jeanne
Nocturne in f minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - (Chopin) Karen
"Harmonics" Mikrokosmos Volume 3 #102 (Bartok) Karen
The Juggler (Toch) Karen
Concert Etude Opus 25 #1- Aeolian Harp (Chopin)
Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22, 1st mvt - (Beethoven) Jeanne
"Harmonics" Mikrokosmos Volume 3 #102 (Bartok) Karen
Un Sospiro (Liszt)
Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt)
Marriage of Figaro Overture

Duo Recital - April 1985 (2nd tape recording)
(Tape VA10A&B)

Sheep May Safely Graze (Duet)
Sonata in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 - (Beethoven) Karen
Italian Concerto, 1st mvt - (Bach) Jeanne
Nocturne in f minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - (Chopin) Karen
"Harmonics" Mikrokosmos Volume 3 #102 (Bartok)
The Juggler (Toch) Karen
Concert Etude Opus 25 #1- Aeolian Harp (Chopin)
Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22, 1st mvt - (Beethoven) Jeanne
"Harmonics" Mikrokosmos Volume 3 #102 (Bartok) Karen
Un Sospiro (Liszt)
Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt)
Marriage of Figaro Overture

Duo Recital Portsmouth, VA - May 10, 1985
VA Federation of Music Clubs State Convention

Jeanne? Karen?
BETTER ID Needed than Mom can provide

0 -5:15 Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Duet
5:16-20:13 Karen Solos
Beethoven Sonata
Chopin Nocturne
Something Else

20:15-21:00 Cute interlude (Mrs Guy?)

21:00-43:21 Jeanne Solos
Piece #1
Hungarian Rhapsody
L'Isle Joyeuse
Diabolic Suggestions
43:22-47:56 Final Duet
47:57-49:004 Final Remarks & conversation

Duo Recital - Bassett HS Martinsville VA
November 1985
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Duet
Jeanne & Karen Backofen
Prelude & Fugue in g sharp minor (WTC1) (Bach)
Sonata in B flat major, Op. 22 (Beethoven)
Allegro con brio
Jeanne Backofen
Nocturne in f minor, Op 55 #1 (Chopin)
Ballade in g minor, op 118 #3 (Brahms)
The Juggler (Toch)
Karen Backofen
Diabolic Suggestions (Prokofieff)
Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt)
Jeanne Backofen
Intermission
Prelude & Fugue in g minor (WTC1) (Bach)
Sonata in f minor Op 2 #1 (Beethoven)
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto, Presstissimo
Part 1 - tape cuts off then - Part 2
Karen Backofen
Rhapsody in b minor Op 79 #1 (Brahms)
L'Isle Joyeuse (Debussy)
Jeanne Backofen
Laideronnette #13 Duet
Imporatrice des Pagodes (Ravel)
Jeanne & Karen Backofen

"NVMTA Concerto Competition Winners -
March 1986"

Concerto #2 Op 18 (Rachmaninoff)
Jeanne Backofen

Concerto in C Major (Haydn) Robert Hiler
Concerto in G Major # 3 (Mozart) Violin - Xander Abbe
Concerto in A Major K448 (Mozart) Gina Kim

Che Faro Senza (Gluck) Cecilia Korscog - Mezzo-Soprano
Concertino Clarinet Op 26 (Von Weber ) Logan Colby
Tzigan (Ravel) Violin - Martin Leroy

Some Performances - Bobby-Karen-Jeanne

Piece 5 (Debussy L'isle joyeuse - Jeanne)

Reston Community Center Recital March 1986

Piece #6 - (Debussy L'isle joyeuse - Jeanne)
Rest of Piece #6 (50 seconds)

Recital of Suzanne Guy - May 1986 -
Video - Complete

Karen
Piece #1
(Child Falling Asleep - Schumann)
Piece #2 -
("Feux Follets" (St Elmo's Fire - Phillip)

Jeanne
Piece #1 - Piece #2

Remarks and Awards

Are these COPIES or DIFFERENT
Karen - White Dress1 - White Dress2
Jeanne - Red Dress1 - Red Dress 2

Recital Suzanne Guy - May 1987 - Jeanne & Karen
Student # 1 -
Chopin - Etude in C minor, Op. 25 No. 12 "Ocean"
Fantasie Impromptu - Student #2
Student # 3 -
J.S. Bach - Italian Concerto, first movement

Karen - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 (Chopin)
Karen - Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (Chopin)

Student #6
Liszt - Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major, "Un Sospiro"
Student #7
Chopin - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

Ballade in G minor Op 23 - Jeanne

1.5 Minutes of Real Life
Marriage of Figaro & Un Sospiro
Trying to find recording level

Besides piano practice Jeanne spent a lot of time
practicing with the Herndon High School Rifle Squad

 

Practice - 1987

Nocturne in C# Minor (Chopin) Karen
Ballade in g Minor (Chopin) Jeanne

Nocturne in C# Minor (Chopin) Karen - (COPY)
Ballade in g Minor (Chopin) Jeanne - (COPY)

Some Competition -" Jeanne #503"

Part 1 (Hear judge stop each piece)
Piece 1 - L'Isle Joyeuse
Piece 2

Part 2 (Hear judge stop each piece)
Piece 1 - Prelude & Fugue (Bach)
Piece 2 - Something slow

After HS Graduation

Jeanne attended Virginia Tech

on a music scholarship to study with Dr Hallauer

Mom wasn't around with her tape recorder
so no recording of practices

but

College Performances are on a separate page

Some Performance - NO IDEA where or when - Need ID
Tape X2 - Side A
Piece 1 - Sounds like Bach
Piece 2 - Another Bach? - Applause at end

Side B
Piece 1
Piece 2 - Diabolic Suggestions?
Piece 3 - L'Isle Joyeuse
Piece 4 Karen?
Piece 5 Applause at end Karen?
Piece 6 Diabolic Suggestions again?
Piece 7 tape cuts off before the end