Ryan Edwards
Ryan Edwards
October 4th 2008
Ryan Edwards
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It's been some three years since we had Ryan at our club, there has been one big change to his life since then - he has become a father. Whilst setting up I happened to overhear Ryan saying that he is still happy with his Yamaha EL900 which showed throughout his concert which he opened with Soupe's Light Cavalry changing to a Dixieland rhythm for Nice Work If You Can Get It!
You would not necessarily connect Football Championships with opera singers, but Andrea Bocelli did just that with Canto Delatero. It was Glynn Madden who introduced Ryan to the brass band sounds on the organ. A lovely rendition of 'two' cornet players echoing one another with beautiful Alpine Echoes followed.
Keith produced a kaleidoscope of colours for George Fleuri's own composition CoComba, a latin piece with not only unusual chords but also some interesting pedal work. Andrew L. Webber is a master of frequent key changes, we had a slow start for Jellicoe Ball before building up to a grand finale for this from the musical Cats. From ALW to Glenn Miller who produced some timeless music with very distinctive sounds, it was a joy to listen to At Last & I Know Why.
A red background set the scene for the love theme from St. Elmo's Fire arranged by David Foster before Ryan launched into a very lively rendition of the Maple Leaf Rag - how does he get his fingers round this number?
Michael Jackson has proved to be a very controversial figure on the music scene, however, Thriller was a very big hit for him some years ago and closed the first half of our concert.
Following refreshments and the raffle we settled down to hear Kennie Ball, oh yes, I Wanna Be Like You from Jungle book. Another 'great' in the music world is, of course, John Williams, with Ryan delighting us with The Lost Ark.
The Carpenters are always a joy to listen to, both orchestral and synth sounds plus a red background set the backdrop for Goodbye To Love. George Blackmore is one of Britains much loved and versatile organists, his music is often broadcast on the Nigel Ogden show "The Organist Entertains". Ryan chose George's composition Festival Day for us, using trumpets and the church organ. Wow! Then Mike Oldfield and his Tubular Bells made an appearance with the ever popular Portsmouth. And staying on the theme of Tubular Bells, we also heard Tattoo.
Having opened his concert with an overture, Ryan played another one for us from the world of opera, Zampa, this one sadly no longer publicly performed. A pity, as it is such a beautiful piece of music. Ryan followed this with I Won't Send Roses from Mack & Mable. The red background then suitably changed to a blue one for Skyliner.
Ryan had shown great dexterity in his finger work throughout the evening which he brought to a close with Gypsy - the flamenco dancer - before launching into the Lord Of The Dance, the world famous dance show by Michael Flatley. The audience demanded the traditional Basildon encore. How do you follow the previous piece of music? Well Ryan slowed the tempo down a bit for Nessun Dorma. What a way to bring down the curtain.
Why not come along to a Basildon Keyboard Club Concert, you will be made very welcome, have a great evenings entertainment, a complimentary cup of tea or coffee with biscuits and of course experience the delights of live music played on top of the range electronic organs & keyboards by the best players.