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September 22, 1956

I remember when my Dad took me to "Make a Record" (78 rpm)
A guy had recording equipment in his house

I sang a popular song & repeated it
Que Sera Sera - Que Sera Sera (again)

Then I sang a hymn (like a good Catholic School girl) Twice
Daily Daily Sing to Mary
First Time - Second Time

St Ephrem's Girls' Glee Club - June 1960
"Echoes of Our Childhood"

Fr John Burns, Director - Miss Justine Johnston, Pianist

Hear Hear - Shortnin' Bread - The Orchestra Song
Brahms' Lullaby - He's Got the Whole World in this Hands
The Happy Wanderer - Thoity-Thoid and Thoid

The Little Drummer Boy - Veni Jesu - Heart of Jesus
Stek Kanarek (The Canary Croaked)
Do-Re-Mi - Hey Gumbare - Till Tomorrow


The Very Early Days - 1975 - ?

After Moving to Virginia - 1984 - ?

College Years - 1990 & More

February 1980

Practice for Preliminaries of AMSA Competition (Jeanne)

Required: Duet to be played with a judge
Study #10 & Study #87

Baroque, Classical & Romantic Pieces
Practice 0:
Prelude # 4 (Bach)
Sonata Opus 49 #1 (Beethoven)
Puck (Grieg)

Practice 1:
Prelude # 4 (Bach)
Sonata Opus 49 #1 (Beethoven)
Puck (Grieg) & Goblins (Currie)

Practice 2: Prelude # 4 (Bach)
Sonata Opus 49 #1 (Beethoven)
Puck (Grieg) & Goblins (Currie)

Practice 3: Prelude # 4 (Bach)
Sonata Opus 49 #1 (Beethoven)
Puck (Grieg) & Goblins (Currie)

February 1980

Practice for Preliminaries of AMSA Competition (Karen)
Practice 1

Minuet in G Bach
Minuet in G Bach
The Clown Kabalevsky
Sonatina Opus 36 #1 Clementi
Minuet in G Bach
Minuet in G Bach
The Clown Kabalevsky
Sonatina Opus 36 #1 Clementi

Practice 2
Minuet in G Bach
Sonatina Opus 36 #1 Clementi
Sonatina Opus 36 #1 Clementi (faster)
Sonatina Opus 36 #1 Clementi
The Clown Kabalevsky
The Clown Kabalevsky

The rest of the practice was taped over by
4 year old Bobby doing his own thing - BUT
it confirmed the date since the 1980 Winter Olympics
were in the background on TV

April 1980

Mrs Chu Instruction to Karen

Alternating repeated practice for AMSA semifinals
(Jeanne & Karen)
Minuet in G (5 times) Prelude #4 (twice)
The Clown (4 times) Sonata (once)
After AMSA - New Program Pieces
Sonatina Opus 55 #3 (Kuhlau) Karen
Sonata - 3 mvts (Haydn) Jeanne
3 pieces - Karen
Theme from Beethoven's Fifth
Hunting Song (Schumann)
Sonatina - 3mvts (Clementi)
Waltz Opus 69 #1 (Chopin) twice Jeanne

Recital of Lucy Chu - May 1980

Solos - Karen, Jeanne, Mimi
245 The Clown (Kabalevsky) Karen 32D
253 Sonata Opus 49 #1 Mvt 1 (Beethoven) Jeanne
309 Invention # 8 (Bach) Mimi

114 Sonatina Opus 55 #3 (Kuhlau) Patty Lee 32C

Familiar but Unidentified Piece - Tape cuts off before end
Elaine Chu

Recital of Lucy Chu - May 1980
Karen (Age 7) Patty (Age 9)
Jeanne (Age 10) Mimi (Just turned 11 in April)

Karen & Patty Lee (Duets or Duo Pianos?)
"Minuet in G
Arkansas Traveller"

Theme from The Apartment (Duo Pianos)
Jeanne & Mimi


I need Jeannie's help identifying the programs below (April & May 1980)
If she is in 5th grade, why is she playing in those JHS & HS Orchestra Concerts?

April 2, 1980
"JHS Concert Westerville & Upper Arlington 30A edit1
0 Some piece
4:49 The Entertainer with instrument solos (Great, I Loved it!)
9:07 Medley from the Sound of Music )Great, I Loved it!)
14:42 Theme from Ice Castles Very Good
17:34 Variations on Swanee River?
21:09 Some Piece
24:42:00 Tuning then
Some piece with lots of percussion
27:40:00 Some piece
29:40:00 Oops - start again "smart move"
30:08:00 Some Piece
34:21:00 Theme from Masterpiece Theater?

May 14, 1980 Jeanne Grade 5
Fishinger Talent Show 29B edit 2
Mozart - Sonata in C & Mozart Goes Boogie



 

 

April 22, 1980

Concert UAHS & JHS "Combined Orchestras" 30B
WHOLE TAPE - VERY IMPRESSIVE -
Program Pieces must be identified by Jeanne

April 29, 1980
"UAHS Concert Jeanne - Bass, Piano, Flute" 29A edit 1
Orchestra UAHS? Hastings??
Violin & Piano Who?
Mozart - Sonata in C & Mozart Goes Boogie
explosive applause & me laughing Must be Jeannie
Orchestra again
America the Beautiful & 2 more pieces

May 4, 1980
Recital of Pat White 29B edit 1
Program Pieces must be identified by Jeanne
I think Jeanne is playing at 12:41

June 2, 1980 29B
Strings & Band Concert - Piece #1 - Piece #2

October 1980

Fishinger Grandparents Program (Complete)

"Maybe" from "Annie" (Jeanne soloist)

Practice - Karen
Minuet in G (Bach) - Take 1 - Take 2
The Clown (Kabalevsky) - Take 1 - Take 2

October 1980
Community Theater - "Plain & Fancy"

Anything Grows in Pennsylvania (Jeanne soloist)
Anything Grows in Pennsylvania - Copy 2

City Mouse-Country Mouse
(Includes Eileen's 14 word solo)

Plain & Fancy (Complete as taped)
Part 1 (37A) - Part 2 (37B) -
Side 3 (36A Part 1) - Finale (36B Part 1)


October 1980 Practice

Sonata Opus 49 #1 (Beethoven) Jeanne
Prelude in D (Bach) Jeanne

Hunting Song (Mendelsohn) Mimi
Waltz Opus 64 #2 (Chopin) Jeanne

Trying out new Duets (Jeanne & Mimi)
Hungarian Dance (Brahams)
Spanish Dance (?)
Military March (Schubert)


October 1980
Linden Women's Club 36A Part 1

Solos
Waltz Opus 64 #2 (Chopin) Jeanne
Hunting Song (Mendelsohn) Mimi

Duets Jeanne & Mimi
Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha)
Hungarian Dance #6 (?)
Spanish Dance #1 (Machowsky
Military March (Schubert)
Boogie for Two (Martin)

April 1981 - Karen (age 8) Jeanne (age 11)

Hungarian Dance #5 Duet (Brahms) Jeanne & Karen 44A

Boogie for Two Duet (Martin) Jeanne & Karen 44B


Sonata in c minor Haydn Jeanne 44 C
Firefly Beloti Jeanne 44 C


Tomorrow (Twice) Jeanne (vocal) & Karen (Piano)

Concerto for Flute Mvt 2 by Mozart (Jeanne & Karen)
Concerto for Bass Mvt 1 by Capuzzi (Jeanne & Karen

Summer 81

Live Performance 47A (trimmed off extra chatter)
Sonata in C Mozart Karen
Mozart Goes Boogie Karen
Impromptu in A Flat Schubert Jeanne
Duets Jeanne & Karen
The Entertainer Joplin Jeanne & Karen
Can Can Offenbach Jeanne & Karen
Waltz Strauss Jeanne & Karen
Boogie for 2 Martin Jeanne & Karen

April 1981 Practice
With 11 year old Jeannie's own commentary


Many times
Chopin Waltz in C# Minor & Bach Prelude #4
Prelude #4 (Bach) one more time
April 1981 Practice
Karen practicing just like Mrs Chu wanted
Study with the metronome
Then Sonatina Opus 20 #1 Kuhlau (with metronome)
Followed by
Sonatina Opus 20 #1 (same speed but NO metronome)
Finally FULL SPEED
Sonatina Opus 20 #1 (Kuhlau)
April 1981 Practice Tape 38A
Sonatina (Dussek) Karen
Spinning Song (Mendelsohn) Jeanne
Waltz in C Minor (Chopin) Jeanne

Honors Recital - Hughes Hall - OSU April 5, 1981
Waltz in C# Minor (Chopin) Jeanne
Recital Continues
Violin Concerto, Very slow piano piece, Excellent piano concerto
More of OSU Recital - Very advanced students

April 9, 1981
Upper Arlington Music Program

Tape 39 Title is:
"Jeanne - Piano, Bass, Flute, Chorus"

Piano - Waltz in C# Minor (Chopin)
Orchestra Performance
Chorus Performance

May 1981 Practice

Concerto #20 in d minor (Mozart) unaccompanied - Jeanne
Waltz in C # Minor (Chopin) - Jeanne

Karen 2 pieces
Bach Goes Boogie - Karen
Clementi Goes Boogie - Karen
Sonatina Op 36 #5 (Clementi) Karen

Recital of Lucy Chu - May 1981 42B
Sonatina Opus 20 #1 - (Kuhlau) Karen
Spinning Song (Mendelsohn) Jeanne
Minute Waltz (Chopin) Mimi
Sonata in C (Mozart) ?
Marriage of Figaro (Overture) (Mozart) Jeanne & Mimi
Sonatina in C (Weber) Jeanne & Mimi
Bumble Boogie (2 Pianos) Jeanne & Mimi
Need ID - Very familiar ends the recital ? Elaine or Laura Chu?

Luncheon Program - June 2 1981
Solos
Spinning Song Mendelsohn Jeanne
Minute Waltz Chopin Mimi
Duets
Impossible Dream Jeanne & Mimi
Polanaise Militaire Chopin Jeanne & Mimi
Contra Dance Beethoven Jeanne & Mimi
Hungarian Dance Brahms Jeanne & Mimi
Marriage of Figaro (Overture) Mozart Jeanne & Mimi

Flute Recital - June 14, 1981

Pan (DonJon) Jeanne
accompanied by Karen on piano
Comment from audience at the end
"Kathy, can I sign up for lessons?"

July 1981 Practice

Karen (Age 8) 46A
Variations on a Little Brown Jug (Nevin)
Sonata in C Mvt 1&2 (Mozart) & Prelude #8 (Bach)

Jeanne (Age 11) 46A
Invention #13 (Bach)
Invention #14 (Bach)
Investion #15 (Bach)

Impromptu in A Flat (Schubert)

(Beethoven) Variations on Nor Cor Piu Mi Sento and
Nocturne
(Grieg)

 

 

September 1981 45A Practice

Impromptu in A Flat (Schubert) Jeanne
Prelude #8 (Bach) Karen
Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Jeanne
(comment on tape index "needs work") REALLY?

Sept 81 practice continued 45B

Concerto in d Minor ) (Mozart) Jeanne 45B
(unaccompanied-early practice
Duets
The Entertainer Joplin Jeanne & Karen 45B
Can Can Offenbach Jeanne & Karen 45B

 

Overture Unit of Columbus Symphony (September 1981)
"Transition" Performance Karen, Jeanne, Mimi

(Mozart) Sonata in C Mvt 1 and Mozart Goes Boogie Karen
The end part of Boogie for 2 (Martin) Jeanne & Karen (forgot to turn tape back on?)
Jeanne & Mimi
Impromptu in A Flat Schubert Jeanne
Fantasie Impromptu Chopin Mimi
Impossible Dream Jeanne & Mimi
Polonaise Militaire Chopin Jeanne & Mimi
Hungarian Dance # 5 Brahms Jeanne & Mimi
Marriage of Figaro Overture Mozart Jeanne & Mimi

 

Tape F4 - 1981 - Important Practice to remember
Karen - age 9, grade 4 Jeanne - age 12, grade 7

Romanze Flute Jeanne
Trumpet piece - Take 1 (accompanied) Karen
Trumpet piece - Take 2 (accompanied) Karen
Practice continues
" Now my little sister Karen will play …
She's only 9 and she's just as good as me"

Sonata op 49 #2 (Beethoven) Karen

Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Jeanne
Arabesque I (Debussy) Jeanne


Battelle Music Club (October 19, 1981)
Jeanne & Karen 48A


Mozart Goes Boogie - Karen
Impromptu in A Flat (Schubert) Jeanne
Duets
The Entertainer (Joplin)
Can Can (Offenbach) (page turn error by MOM)
Waltzes (Strauss)
Boogie for 2 (Martin)
End of Grieg Nocturne (Encore) Jeanne

Wasson Lesson - October 1981
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Rhapsody Unit Program (Spring 1982)
Jeanne & Karen 51A


LONG introduction - & background by MOM - funny
Jeanne with Wasson - Karen still with Mrs Chu


PROGRAM
French Suite (Gavotte & Sarabande) (Bach) Jeanne
Sonata Opus 49 #2 (Beethoven) Karen
Cute intro by Jeannie
Cadenza Concerto # 20 in d Minor (Mozart) Jeanne
Arabesque # 1 (Debussy) Jeanne
Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Jeanne

Boogie for 2 (Martin) Jeanne & Karen

October 24, 1981
Recital of Barbara Wasson

Impromptu in A Flat (Schubert) Jeanne

Complete Recital - Start - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4


October 27 1981
Recital of Barbara Wasson
I only recognize 2 pieces
Mozart Concerto #20 in d Minor (Mozart) Jeanne
Concerto #1 in B Flat Minor (Tchaikovsky) Myongnam Kim

Complete Recital - Start - Part 1 - Part 2

A Capella Unit Program (April 1982) 52

Sonata Opus 49 #2( Beethoven) Karen
Arabesque I (Debussy) Jeanne
Cadenza of Concerto in d Minor (Mozart) Jeanne
1st of 3 original pieces for Flute (DeLiebs) Jeanne & Karen
Duets
Hungarian Dance #5 (Brahams) Jeanne & Karen
Boogie for 2 (Martin) Jeanne & Karen

 

 

Staccato Unit Program (May 1982) 54

Prelude # 8 (Bach) Karen
Sonata Opus 49 # 2 (Beethoven) Karen
Sonatina Mvt 1 (Muczynski) Jeanne
Arabesque I (Debussy) Jeanne
1st of 3 original pieces for Flute (DeLiebs) Jeanne & Karen
Pan Jeanne (flute) & Karen (piano)
Duets
Hungarian Dance #5 (Brahams) Jeanne & Karen
Boogie for 2 (Martin) Jeanne & Karen

Linden Womens' Club - May 10, 1982 55B

Sonata Opus 49 #2 (Beethoven) Karen
Sonata Mvt 1 (Muczynski) Jeanne
Arabesque I (Debussy) Jeanne
Cadenza from d Minor Concerto (Mozart) Jeanne

Flute & Piano (recording is very quiet?)
1st of 3 Original Pieces for Flute (DeLieb) Jeanne & Karen
Pan - (DonJon) Jeanne & Karen

Duets (recording is very quiet?)
Hungarian Dance #5 (Brahams) Jeanne & Karen
Boogie for 2 (Martin) Jeanne & Karen

Chu Recital May 18, 1982 55A
Bumble Boogie Karen
Do Do Do Bobby

St Andrews Talent Show Really good but noisy audience
Bumble Boogie Karen 55B

St Andrews Folk Group (Jeanne on Flute) 55B

Hastings Variety Show 53B
Fantasie Impromptu (2nd Night) (Chopin) Jeanne

Upper Arlington Municipal Building 53B
nice intro from some guy
Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Jeanne


Spring 82 - More Practice 51B

Prelude # 8 (Bach) Karen
Sonata Opus 49 #2 (Beethoven) Karen
Arabesque # 1 (Debussy) Jeanne
Cadenza from Concerto # 20 in d Minor (Mozart) Jeanne
1st of 3 original pieces for flute (DeLieb) Jeanne & Karen
Pan (Flute & Piano)( DonJon) Jeanne & Karen
Duets
Hungarian Dance # 5 (Brahams)
Boogie for 2 (Martin)

Still Spring 82

Bits and Pieces 53 A&B
French Suite in G Major -COMPLETE (Bach) Jeanne
Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Jeanne
Sonata Opus 49 #2 Beethoven Karen
Arabesque # 1 Debussy Jeanne

Brevard Audition Tape (very quiet) A copy? 55A

Date 1981 or 82??
Jeanne in Dayton


A Lesson with Mrs Wasson
discussion of an "extra lesson"(when and how)
Ends with part of Mozart concerto

Jeannie practicing like Mrs Wasson said in the lesson?
Long slow piece with metronome
More slow practice
Some other piece to identify
Another piece to identify
Some slow practice of parts


Music Joy of Youth (December 1982)
Radio Broadcast of European Broadcast Union

Introduction
USA
Jeanne Backofen (age 12) Arabesque I (Debussy)
Joshua Bell (age 14) Violin Sonata

Other Countries
Ireland (Dara Fitzgerald 14 yr old cellist)
Cyprus
Belgium

Finale: Elegy
In Memoriam for young victims of Holocaust

Wasson Recital - Sept 26, 1982

Contra Dance (Schubert) Karen
Scherzo (Schubert) Karen
Sonata (Haydn) Jeanne

Master Class - Garrick Ohlson (October 82)
Jeanne played Haydn Sonata

Instruction alternating with bits of the Sonata (very quiet)
Instruction Continued (audio better)

Student #2 and Student #3 (I did not record instruction portions)

Riverside Methodist Performance - 10/1/82
(In my Opinion - One of the best programs they ever did)

Complete Program
Impossible Dream Duet - Jeanne & Karen
Scherzo (Schubert) Karen
Prelude # 21 (Bach) Jeanne
Sonata (Haydn) Jeanne
Firefly (Bilotti) Karen
Flute Concerto - Andante (Mozart) Jeanne & Karen?
Waltz in A Flat (?) Jeanne
Hungarian Dance # 5 Duet (Brahams) Jeanne & Karen
Tomorrow (from Annie) (Vocal & Piano) Jeanne & Karen

Columbus Symphony Orchestra

at Hastings JHS - November 1982

Mozart Concerto in d Minor - Jeanne

November 1982

Capuzzi Bass Concerto (Karen on piano)
Practice (Jeanne?) with sibling noise in background

St Andrew's Folk Group Mass - Special Parts
" Trust in the Lord" - Hear Bobby singing a bit on chorus
Hymn - Flute featured in transitions
" Though the Mountains May Fall" Hear Bobby singing

Wasson Recital - November 1982
Sonata in G Major (Haydn) Karen
Prelude in D (Bach) Jeanne
Sonata in c minor (Beethoven) Jeanne

Practice
Concerto (Grieg) - Jeanne




November 1982 - Battelle Music Club Rehearsal
2 adult voices on tape besides Mom -
directions & comments "how beautiful"
Program
Impossible Dream duet
Sonata (Haydn) Jeanne
Firefly (Beloti) Karen
Tuning flute
Concerto in D for Flute (Mozart) Jeanne & Karen
Concerto for Bass (Capuzzi) Jeanne & Karen
" Now you give your little speech"
Tomorrow (from Annie) twice
November 1982 - Battelle Music Club Performance
Introduction by Pat White
Program
Hungarian Dance #5 Duet (Brahams)
Sonata in c minor (Haydn) Jeanne
Firefly (Beloti) Karen
Concerto in D for Flute (Mozart) Jeanne & Karen
Nice interaction with audience while getting bass out
Concerto for Bass (Capuzzi) Jeanne & Karen
Tomorrow (from Annie)
Program continues with Violin solos
St Andrew's "Christmas Around the World" 1982
Dialog and Traditions of Different Countries

Karen (age 10 Fifth Grade) accompanied all the songs
Song 1 Bum Bum Bum
Song 2 Deck the Halls
Song 3 O Christmas Tree
Song 4 Away in a Manger
Song 5 - Jingle Bells - Solo & Chorus
Song 6 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Song 7 Silent Night & Thank You to Accompanist Karen Backofen

December 1982 - Columbus Country Club
"Columbus Symphony Banquet"

This program because of Jeanne's 3 first place wins

Gardens in the Rain (Debussy) Jeanne
Concerto in D for Flute 2nd Mvt (Mozart) - Jeanne & Karen
Concerto for Bass Capuzzi - Jeanne & Karen
Led Audience in Singing "God Bless America"

Thank you Jeanne Backofen
accompanied by her sister Karen who is 10 years old

2nd Copy of this performance is Tape 67A

December 1982 - A Family Christmas Tape of Music for Papa Frank and Grandma
Christmas Carols
The First Noel (Bobby on piano, everybody else singing)
Merry Christmas (Bobby playing piano and singing)
Joy to World (piano? Mom is the alto)
Silent Night-Stille Nacht (Jeanne is the alto)
Away in a Manger
(Jeanne singing & a guitar picking pattern learned "2 minutes ago")
We 3 Kings (Karen on guitar, Jeanne is the alto)
What Child is This? (Jeanne on piano, Karen on guitar)
Songs from St Andrews Folk Group
Karen-Guitar, Jeanne-Flute
No Greater Love
Love is Patient
How Beautiful - Memorial Acclamation
All I Ask of You is Forever to Remember Me As Loving You
Folk Songs (Karen on guitar)
Blowin in the Wind
One Tin Soldier (kids only singing)
The Rose (Jeanne & Karen

Christmas Eve 1982 - 3 Masses at St Andrews

"Downstairs" - Jeanne was called at last minute
since they didn't have a pianist - Hymns

Folk Mass - Jeanne on flute
Prelude (crowd noise as people were entering & talking)
Silent Night - (Entire Mass recorded on tape 70A)

Traditional Midnight Mass - Mom & Choir

Flute Recital - December 1982
3 pieces
Concerto in D (Mozart) Jeanne
Carnival of Venice Jeanne??
2 pieces

St Andrew's Band Concert - December 1982
Karen is in the trumpet section
Several Pieces including
Pomp & Circumstance, Carol of the Bells, Rudolph
Chariots of Fire

OMTA Recital - February 6, 1983 - Jeanne

Piece #1 Need ID
Piece #2 Need ID (Bach)

Upper Arlington Municipal Bldg
Performance - March 9, 1983

Some Sonata (?) Kaya Shih
Some Familiar Piece - Need ID (?)Jeanne
Some Other Piece (?) Kaya Shih
Gardens in the Rain (Debussy) Jeanne

Wasson Recital - February 28, 1983

Karen performs 3 pieces
Fountains in the Rain
HobbyHorse
Waltz in d Minor Chopin

Jeanne
Sonata in c minor Op 10 # 1 3rd Mvt (Beethoven)

Vivace Unit of Columbus Symphony - Feb 23, 1983

Impossible Dream (Duet) Jeanne & Karen
Fountains in the Rain Karen
Prelude & Fugue in D (Bach) Jeanne
Waltz in d Minor (Chopin) Karen
Sonata in c Minor 3rd Mvt (Beethoven) Jeanne
HobbyHorse ? Karen
Make Me Drunken..Torrents of Joy (Persichetti) Jeanne
Carnival of Venice - (Flute & Piano) Jeanne & Karen
Tomorrow (from Annie) Jeanne & Karen

Arlingon Unit of Columbus Symphony Feb 27, 1983

Impossible Dream (Duet) Jeanne & Karen
Prelude & Fugue in D (Bach) Jeanne
" Two Modern Pieces" Karen
Fountains in the Rain
HobbyHorse ?
Sonata in c Minor (Beethoven) Jeanne
Make Me Drunken..Torrents of Joy (Persichetti) Jeanne
Carnival of Venice -Flute & Piano ? Jeanne & Karen
Hungarian Dance #5 Duet (Brahams) Jeanne & Karen
Tomorrow (from Annie) Jeanne & Karen

Bexley Unit - March 25, 1983
Prelude & Fugue in D (Bach) Jeanne
Variations on an Original Theme (Beethoven) Karen
Carnival of Venice -Flute & Piano Jeanne & Karen
Waltz in d Minor or maybe A Flat? (Chopin) Karen** check title
Ballade (Brahms) Jeanne
HobbyHorse Karen
Gardens in the Rain (Debussy) Jeanne
Tomorrow (from Annie) Jeanne & Karen
"Buckeye" Performance - March 19, 1983

Variations on an Original Theme (Beethoven) Karen
Waltz in d Minor or maybe A Flat Karen
HobbyHorse - Karen

Prelude & Fugue in D Jeanne
Sonata in c Minor (Haydn) Jeanne
Gardens in the Rain (Debussy) Jeanne

May 1983
Hastings Solos
Solo #1 - NEED ID
" I remember Mr K removing the music stand saying
" Jeannie doesn't need the music"
Carnival of Venice Jeanne (Acc: by ?)
Solo #3 - NEED ID
Practice
Invention #4 (Bach) Karen
Fountains in the Rain (Gillock) Karen

Theme from Beethoven's Fifth
(Tape ID="Recital Bobby")

Wasson Recital June 1983
I recorded the entire hour recital and side one cut off just before
the end of Jeanne's performance

This is my attempt to merge the 2 files as I flipped the tape over
At least I included all the applause

Jeanne "Gardens in the Rain"

Karen? "HobbyHorse"
Another familiar piece

More Recital - Part 1 - Part 2
Advanced Students - Pieces 1-3 - Pieces 4-6 - Pieces 7-9

May 1983
St Andrew's Talent Show

Usual St As very noisy audience, but they do applaud a lot

Theme from Beethoven's 5th - Bobby (2nd grade)
Hobbyhorse - Karen (5th Grade)

Bobby's lesson with Pat White - very nice

Concerto #21 (Mozart) - Karen

Concerto #21 (Mozart) Karen
(with metronome, Jeanne accompanist & house noise)

"St Andrews Easter Program - March 1983
even noisier than usual tough to hear the announcer"
2nd Grade (Bobby)
Song #1 "We are Rabbits"
Song #2 "Mr Rabbit"
Poem (Bobby is one of the readers I think)
"May 2, 1982 - Cadet Orchestra (Jeanne-bass)
Very quiet audience but each director's intro still hard to hear"
Piece #1 - Piece #2
Piece #3 - Pachelbel Canon

Piece #4 - Piece #5
Piece #6 Very Familiar
Summer 1981 - Early Wasson Practice
Invention #1 (Bach)
PART OF Mozart Concerto #20
Waltz opus 64 #2 (Chopin)

Some Wasson Quotes from Lesson

" Difference between loose elbow & collapsed wrist"

" What did you think of the Haydn?"
" Listen to the tape that I made for you"

Re: Gardens in the Rain
"Not like hailstones"

Happy Birthday Papa - April 1983
Papa was 66 years old - He died in 1997
Bobby 7, Karen 10, Jeanne 13

Intro & "The Rose" Jeanne, Karen, Bobby
Edelweiss - Piano Duet - Karen & Bobby
" Sisters" - Jeanne & Karen
Mexican Hat Dance - Piano Duet - Jeanne & Bobby
" Top of the World" - Jeanne, Karen, Bobby
Songs from Annie
Easy Street - Jeanne, Karen, Bobby
Maybe - Karen
Tomorrow - Jeanne
This Land is Your Land - Bobby, Karen, Jeanne
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Jeanne
When You Wish Upon a Star - Karen

Star Spangled Banner - Bobby
Anchors Aweigh -Bobby
Side by Side - Jeanne & Karen
16 going on 17 - piano duet - Jeanne & Bobby
Do Re Mi - Piano duet - Karen & Bobby
One Tin Soldier - Guitar (Karen) all singing
HobbyHorse - piano - Karen
Gardens in the Rain - part 1 (tape cut off) Jeanne
Gardens in the Rain - part 2 "last 2 pages" Jeanne
Happy Birthday

This Part was a SURPRISE in 2021
He kept the tape and must have recorded at the end of it
Papa thanking his grandchildren
Papa singing "The Rose"
mixing up the words as he used to do
Then he sang it a 2nd time

1979 - 1980 - "Backofen Band"

Funny Intro - "the musicians"
(Papa Frank, Grandma, Mom & Kids)
This Land is Your Land
America


Duet - Mom & Jeanne
How Can I Keep from Singing

Practice for Fishinger & Other Programs
1979 - 1980

Jeanne singing unaccompanied
Maybe
Thank You Henry Ford - A Car is a Dream

Piano practice for Fishinger
Mozart Sonata in C & Mozart Goes Boogie

Other Program Practice
Prelude # 4 (Bach)
Sonata opus 49 #1 mvt 1 (Beethoven)
Puck (Grieg)
Gobins (Currie)

Cadet Orchestra - February 15, 1981 (Jeanne-bass)
Piece #1 (followed by light applause)
Music continues (followed by lots of applause)
" This is the end of side 1 - turn for side 2"
Piece #2 (followed by light applause)
Music continues (followed by lots of applause)


Youth Orchestra - February 15, 1981
One Piece - (Side A)- One Piece - (Side B)

THEN
Jeannie singing "Maybe" (audience noise in background)
NO IDEA why this is on the orchestra tape!

TAPE E12A - Year 82-83

Concerto #21 (Mozart) Karen age 10
Accompanist - Jeanne
Practice of Guild Pieces - Bobby age 7
St Andrews talent show with very noisy audience
Theme from Beethoven's 5th (Bobby, age 7) Hobbyhorse (Karen, age 10)
Some piece - need ID - probably Jeanne age 13

TAPE E12B - Year 82-83

Concerto #21 1st mvt (Mozart) Karen age 10
Accompanist - Mrs Wasson?
NEED ID !!!
NEED ID !!!
Suddenly something else? Debussy Rubenstein maybe?

Tape 56 - Spring 1982 - Guild Pieces with Mrs Wasson
Interesting to hear all the way though (51 minutes) Only one piece has short sections repeated for practice
Each piece followed by the scales and cadences required by Guild

Bach - Beethoven - Mozart Concerto #20 - Some piece with sections repeated - Schubert - Arabesque I - Some Modern Stuff

"We Believe in Music" - June 10, 1981
(This Tape J1 is Missing Tape 44)
I think the male voice is Mr Ferrar
Bouree (Bach) Flute & Piano - Jeanne & Karen
Pan (Don Juan) Flute & Piano - Jeanne & Karen
Concerto for Double Bass (Capuzzi) Jeanne & Karen
Mozart Goes Boogie - Karen
Waltz in c# minor (Chopin) - Jeanne
Maybe (From Annie) - Jeanne
Competition Practice - March 1982
Sonata Opus 49 #2 (Beethoven) - twice - Karen
Invention #8 (Bach) Karen
Sonata Op 49 no2 (Beethoven) Karen

Romanze - Flute (Brun) Jeanne&Karen
Bass Concerto for Bass (Capuzzi) Jeanne&Karen

Romanze - Flute (unaccompanied) (Brun) Jeanne
The Rose (unaccompanied) Jeanne

Competition Practice - March 1982
Sonatina 1st Mvt (Muzinsky) Jeanne
Arabesque I (Debussy) Jeanne

Pan - Flute (Don Juan) Jeanne & Karen
1st of 3 Original Pieces for Flute (Belize) Jeanne & Karen

Duets (for Show Stoppers at Ohio State Fair)
Hungarian Dance no 5 (Brahms)
Boogie for 2 (Martin)

Some Performance - 1982?
Tape K1 "Karen"


0-1:35 Firefly (Bilotti) Karen

4 Unknown Pieces - Who? What?
1:40-2:52 Piece 1
2:55-3:38 Piece 2
3:40-4:50 Piece 3
4:53-6:16 Piece 4

Spring 1981 - Practice pieces (with intros)
Copy from other tapes?

Waltz c# minor (Chopin) - Jeanne
Concerto # 20 d minor (Mozart) - Jeanne
Bach & Mozart Go Boogie - Karen
Sonatina Op 36 no 5 (Clementi)
2 Flute pieces - Jeanne (Karen on piano)
Pan & Bouree
Mozart Goes Boogie (arr by Mark Nevin) - Karen

Practice - Mozart Concerto #21 with metronome
Slice of Real Life - Year 1982-83
Karen - piano & Jeanne - Orchestra part

Practice # 1
Funny interlude - Sisters' stuff
Practice #2 - Very Slow Metronome

Practice - Assorted Piano Pieces
Opening Night (twice) Bobby
Concerto #21 (Mozart) with metronome - Karen
Sisters (twice) - Jeanne
Mozart Concerto in Sections - Karen
Something familiar
Something else

Assorted instruments and piano pieces -
Practice Tape

Concerto #21 (Mozart) up to speed - Karen

Trumpet - Theme from Masterpiece Theater - Karen
Flute - Carnival of Venice - Jeanne

Morning Has Broken - Jeanne (for St Andrew's Folk Group?)

Trumpet - Part of Theme from Masterpiece Theater - Karen
Trumpet cuts off and Bobby is practicing
Opening Night (Twice) Bobby
pieces of other practice being taped over
Opening Night (Twice again) Bobby



The History of Jeanne & the Mozart Concerto #20 in D Minor
March 1982 -
Jeanne won the Senior Division of the Columbus Symphony's Concerto Competition
She was not "age eligilbe" but allowed to compete since she won the Junior Division at age 7
Her prize included a performance with the Symphony

AMSA Concerto Competition - June 26-27, 1982 - The Background
I did not expect 12 year old Jeanne to win anything in the "Pre College" Division
AMSA was an "International Piano Competition" drawing students from all over the country and the world.
The plan was to play in the prelimaries and drive home to Columbus. Joe, Karen & Bobby were at a swim meet in Athens
Our old 1970 Falcon died on the highway. So we had no car, no hotel room and no "formal attire" as required

A ""good samaritan" heard our story at the auto repair shop & drove us to Sears (closed for inventory)
I banged on the door, explained the situation & someone let us in so we could buy a dress
She drove us to the music hall for the rehearsal with the orchestra. Jeanne got dressed in the ladies room

We got a hotel room. Joe, Karen & Bobby arrived after the Sunday session of the swim meet.
We attended the Concert at the Music Hall Sunday evening looking like poor, disheveled folks BUT
Jeanne had "formal attire" - actually a simple long dress - only a child's size 12 fit her petite frame.

37 Years later in her "Return to the Stage" Jeanne entered the "Piano Texas" Competition and
won the opportunity to play the Mozart Concert again. Her performance is included below

AMSA Concerto Competition - June 26-27, 1982

Finalists (Jorge Bolet accompanist)
Phyllis Ho - Beethoven 1st
Jeanne - Mozart # 20
Cecily Fernadez - Grieg

Complete Video of Above Performancs are on my Google Drive
Intro - Jeanne's Performance - Observations of Conductor
and
Announcement of Winners

Concerto Winners with Cinncinnati Symphony
Jeanne - Mozart #20
Vincent - Beethoven 1st (cuts off before the end)
College Student Winner - Mozart #20

Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Hastings JHS - November 1982

Mozart Concerto in d Minor - Jeanne


2 Performances with Columbus Symphony -
Mozart #20
- April 7, 1983
I do not remember the venue
Nice Introduction - Performance #1
Another Nice Introduction - Performance #2


Otterbein Competition April 17, 1983

3 Elementary Pieces - The Clown & 2 more
Gardens in the Rain (Debussy) Jeanne
Some Instrument
Familiar piano piece

Hastings Talent Show
" Sisters" - Jeannie & Kathy Zidonis
5 more acts
" Annie's Song" with guitar
Piano Piece
" You Needed Me" with guitar
" Tomorrow"
" I Don't Need Anything but You"