PAST PROGRAMS
from the Indie Musikhaus Archives
A GATHERING OF FRIENDS
June 17, 2023
Stacey Mastrian, soprano
Cori Belle, piano
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Music for a While - Henry Purcell
Alleluia (Exsultate, Jubilate) - W.A. Mozart
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Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine) - Giacomo Puccini
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Liebestraum No. 3 - Franz Liszt
Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Prelude Op. 23, No. 4 in D major - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 31 - Frederic Chopin
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My Favorite Things (Sound of Music) - Rogers & Hammerstein, arr. Stephen Hough
Come to My Garden (The Secret Garden) - Lucy Simon
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Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz) - Harold Arlen, arr. Keith Jarrett
Shenandoah - Traditional, arr. Keith Jarrett
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Selections from Half-Minute Songs - Carrie Jacobs Bond
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Troubled Water - Traditional, arr. Margaret Bonds
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Klange der Heimat (Der Fledermaus) - Johann Strauss
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Ain't-a That Good News - Spiritual, arr. Margaret Bonds
GOD BLESS AMERICA
July 19, 2020
Seiko Werts, soprano and piano
Cori Belle, piano
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Over My Head, I Hear Music in the Air, arranged by Uzee Brown, Jr.
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Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland, arranged by Bennett Lerner Sieben
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Variationen uber das Volkslied, "God Save the King" by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Steal Away to Heaven, arranged by Mark Hayes. (Copyright 1998, Jubilate Music Group. Used by Permission)
1. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
2. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
3. Steal Away ​
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At the River, adapted by Aaron Copland
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Summer Time from "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin, arranged by Beryl Rubinstein. (Copyright 1945, Gershwin Pub. Corp. Used by Permission.)
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Ain't-a That Good News! arranged by Uzee Brown, Jr. (Copyright 1984, Lorenz Co. Used by Permission.)
OPAL STRING QUARTET
August 25, 2019
String Quartet Op. 77, No. 2 in F Major
by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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Allegro Moderato
Menuet Presto
Andante
Finale Vivace assai
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La oracion del torero (The Bullfighter Prayer)
by Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
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String Quartet in E flat major
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847)​
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Adagio ma non troppo
Allegretto
Romanze
Allegro molto vivace
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
November 11, 2018
Bex Worrich, soprano
Molly Tomlinson, soprano
Cori Belle, piano
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Impromptu Op. 90, No. 2 by Franz Schubert (Cori Belle)​
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Two Art Songs by Franz Schubert (Bex Worrich, Cori Belle)
1. Haiden-Roslein
2. Die Forelle
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Cantique by Nadia Boulanger (Molly Tomlinson, Cori Belle)
Vous M’Avez Regardé Avec Toute Votre Ȃme by Lili Boulanger
Les Lilas Qui Avaint Fleuri by Lili Boulanger
Chanson by Nadia Boulanger
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From Four Anniversaries (1948) by Leonard Bernstein (Cori Belle)
III. For David Diamond
IV. For Helen Coates
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Fleeting is a Maiden’s Favor by Ethyl Smyth (Molly Tomlinson, Cori Belle)
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Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 by Felix Mendelssohn (Cori Belle)
SUMMER WITH SKYROS
August 12, 2018
String Quartet No. 21 in D, K. 575 - Mozart (Skyros)
String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 - Schubert (Skyros & Tim Pizzichemi)
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String Quartet No. 3 - Vasks (Skyros)
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"Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music - Rodgers & Hammerstein (Priscilla Pizzichemi & Skyros)
"Climb Every Mountain" from The Sound of Music - Rodgers & Hammerstein (Priscilla Pizzichemi & Skyros)
SCHUBERT SONGS
April 22, 2018
Ann Osterberg, piano
Paul Smetko, piano
Cori Belle, piano
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Impromptu Op. 90: Nos. 1 & 2 (Cori Belle)
Drei Klavierstucke D. 946: No. 2 Allegretto (Paul Smetko)
Winterreise: Gute Nacht & Der Lindenbaum (Peter Pesco, Cori Belle)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major D. 664: Andante (Ann Osterberg)
Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15 (Paul Smetko)
Fantasy for 4 Hands, Op. 103 (Paul Smetko, Ann Osterberg)
COMMONPLACE BEAUTY
February 11, 2018
Cori Belle, piano
Seiko Werts, soprano
Hayley Belle, soprano
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Prelude in G Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12 - Rachmaninoff (Cori Belle)
Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 - Chopin (Cori Belle)
Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1 in B Flat Minor - Chopin (Cori Belle)
Papillons, Op. 2 - Schumann (Cori Belle)
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Hamabe no Uta - (Seiko Werts, Cori Belle)
Narayama - (Seiko Werts, Cori Belle)
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Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840-60: The Alcotts - Ives (Cori Belle)
Four Anniversaries (1948) - Bernstein (Cori Belle)
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Let Love Be Your Pillow - Werts (Seiko Werts, Cori Belle)
Sunshine Fills Your Heart - Werts (Seiko Werts, Hayley Belle, Cori Belle)
This is My Father's World - Werts (Seiko Werts, Cori Belle)
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Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 - Ginastera (Cori Belle)
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LATIN DANCES 2
March 5, 2017
Erika Pierson, cello
Eric Verlinde, piano
Dean Schmidt, bass
Jeff Busch, percussion
Cori Belle, piano
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Suite De Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 - Ginastera (Cori Belle)
Le Grand Tango - Piazzolla (Erika Pierson, Cori Belle)
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A Felicidade - Jobim (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Vestido Longo - Espirito (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Santo Romance de Barrio - Troilo (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Partido Alto - Buarque (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Tristeza - Lobo/Niltinho (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Libertango - Piazzolla (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Caldera - Araya (Eric Verlinde Trio)
Bopticos - Verlinde (Eric Verlinde Trio)
CHRISTMAS AT THE BELLES'
November 27, 2016
Veronica Moss, soprano
John Peterson, piano
Cori Belle, piano
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I Saw Three Ships - arr. Jarrod Radnich (Cori Belle)
Joy to the World - arr. Dave Brubek (Cori Belle)
Homecoming Jingle Bells -arr. Dave Brubek (John Peterson)
O Tannenbaum - arr. Dave Brubek (John Peterson)
The Christmas Song - Rome/Wells/Werts (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
Merry Christmas, Darling - Carpenter/Pooler (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach, arr. Babin (John Peterson, Cori Belle)
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God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - arr. Jarrod Radnich (Cori Belle)
Away in a Manger - arr. Jarrod Radnich (Cori Belle)
What Child is This? - arr. Dave Brubek - John Peterson
Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child - arr. Mark Hayes (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach (John Peterson, Cori Belle)
Mary, Did You Know? - Lowry/Greene (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
Don't Save it All for Christmas - Dion/Zizzo/Wake (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
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Chaconne in D Minor - Bach, arr. Busoni (Cori Belle)
UNREHEARSED
June 12, 2016
Selections from Bach, Faure, Schumann, Brahms, Werts, and more
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Musicians: Cori Belle, Tony Cantrick, John Peterson, Paul Smetko, Seiko Werts
PIANO THEMES AND VARIATIONS
February 8, 2015
Cori Belle, piano
Paul Smetko, piano
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Prelude and Fugue in C Major - Bach (Cori Belle)
Variations on "Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman" - Mozart (Paul Smetko)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 - Chopin (Paul Smetko)
Papillons, Op. 2 - Schumann (Cori Belle)
Sonata No. 3, "Theme and Five Variations" - Dello Joio (Paul Smetko)
Cat and Mouse - Copland (Paul Smetko)
C.S. Theme and Variations - Compton (Cori Belle, Paul Smetko)
MELODIC EXPOSITION
June 22, 2014
Heather Arnold, soprano
Veronica Moss, soprano
Cecilia Archuletta, violin
Cori Belle, piano
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Ain't it a Pretty Night - Floyd (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
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Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 - Chopin (Cori Belle)
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Talk About a Child (Veronica Moss)
Over My Head I Hear Music in the Air - arr. Brown, Jr. (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - arr. Bonds (Heather Arnold, Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
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Introduction & Fantasies on a Chorale Tune - Dello Joio (Cori Belle)
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Five Hebrew Love Songs - Whitacre (Cecilia Archuletta, Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
Prelude Op. 32, No. 1 - Rachmaninoff (Cori Belle)
A Little Bit in Love - Bernstein (Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Weber (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
I Could Have Danced All Night - Lowe (Heather Arnold, Veronica Moss, Cori Belle)
LATIN DANCES
October 12, 2014
Cori Belle, piano
John Peterson, piano
Eric Verlinde, piano
Ricardo Guity, percussion
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SPAIN
Cordoba & Gitanerias - Lecuona (Cori Belle)
Arabesca & Andaluza - Granados (John Peterson)
Granada "Serenata" & Asturias - Albeniz (Cori Belle)
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BRAZIL
So Danco Samba & Insensatez - Jobim (Eric Verlinde, Ricardo Guity)
ARGENTINA
Danza del viejo boyero & Danza de la moza donosa - Ginastera (Cori Belle)
Libertango - Piazzolla (Eric Verlinde, Ricardo Guity)
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PUERTO RICO
Maria Cervantes - Morales (Eric Verlinde, Ricardo Guity)
CUBA
La Conga de Media Noche & La Comparsa - Lecuona (Cori Belle)
Descarga - Lecuona (Eric Verlinde, Ricardo Guity)
SONGWRITER
April 14, 2013
Cori Belle, piano
Stephen Newby, baritone, piano
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Impromptu in B flat, Op. 142, No. 3 - Schubert (Cori Belle)
Impromptu in A flat, Op. 90, No. 4 - Schubert (Cori Belle)
Winterreise: Gute Nacht, Der Lindenbaum, Tauschung - Schubert, arr. Liszt (Cori Belle)
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Montage for Martin: I, Lord; I Can't Hear Nobody Crying; I Bear the Marks - Newby (Dr. Stephen Michael Newby, Cori Belle)
You Really Shouldn't Worry - Newby (Dr. Stephen Michael Newby)
Share the News - Newby (Dr. Stephen Michael Newby)
When I See My Precious Jesus - Newby (Dr. Stephen Michael Newby)
Not Unto Us, O Lord - Newby (Dr. Stephen Michael Newby, Cori Belle)
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BERNSTEIN AND FRIENDS
January 13, 2013
Heather Arnold, soprano
Eric Verlinde, piano
Jackie Robbins, cello
Cori Belle, piano
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A Simple Song - Bernstein (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
Four Anniversaries (1948) - Bernstein (Cori Belle)
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Theme from New World Symphony - Dvorak (Jackie Robbins, Eric Verlinde)
Somewhere - Bernstein (Jackie Robbins, Eric Verlinde)
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I Hate Music! - Bernstein (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle
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Tribute to Gershwin - Gershwin, arr. Verlinde (Eric Verlinde)
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Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz, Hoedown - Copland (Cori Belle)
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Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide - Bernstein (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
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Tribute to Duke Ellington - Ellington, arr. Verlinde (Eric Verlinde)
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My House, from Peter Pan - Bernstein (Heather Arnold, Cori Belle)
Dream with Me, from Peter Pan - Bernstein (Heather Arnold, Jackie Robbins, Cori Belle)
A PIANO SHOWCASE
October 14, 2012
Cori Belle, piano
John Peterson, piano
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Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 - Bach (Cori Belle)
Liebestraum Notturno No. 3 - Liszt (Cori Belle)
Slavic Dances Nos. 4 and 2 - Dvorak (John Peterson, Cori Belle)
Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840-60: The Alcotts - Ives (Cori Belle)