Anna Betuzzi is preparing to take her Grade 10 level practical piano test in February by performing some house concerts in the 100 Mile House area.
The 108 Ranch resident, who dreams of owning her own music studio one day, knows she has to pass her Grade 10 level and then complete her Associate Diploma in June to make that dream come true.
Anna, who practices on her piano 90 minutes every day, says she will play her eight Grade 10 pieces by memory but will be using music sheets for her three Associate Diploma level pieces, which are much more difficult, at the house concert.
The first house concert will be at home/studio of her piano coach Ginny-Lou Alexander, 903 Jens Street in 100 Mile House, on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m.
This will be followed by a concert at the home of Marilyn Buyar, on Ranch Road in Lac la Hache on Jan. 10 at 2 p.m.
The third concert will be hosted by Karen Fahrentholz, location to be announced, on Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.
Anna’s program
• Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851, J.S. Bach
• Sonata, L 472, D. Scarlatti
• Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 47 No.2, 1st & 2nd movements, M. Clementi
• Sonata in B-flat Major, K.333, W.A. Mozart
• Nocturne Op.9 No.1, F. Chopin
• Nocturne Op.37 No.2, F. Chopin
• Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from ‘Children’s Corner Suite’, C. Debussy
• Prelude form Le Tombeau De Couperin, M. Ravel
• Rondo, B. Bartok
• Studies in Line, B. Pentland
• Clockworks, K. Thompson
Ginny-Lou says the concerts will help Anna get used to playing more than an hour straight and giving a short commentary on the composer and the time period between pieces.
Anna says if people want to make donations at the concerts, the money would go toward the Key-It-Up fund for the new piano at Martin Exeter Hall.
Folks wanting more information or to reserve a seat at Ginny-Lou’s house concert should call her at 250-395-3555.
