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PAST PROGRAMS

from the Indie Musikhaus Archives

Past Programs: News & Updates

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 È‚me 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)

MP3s coming soon

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)

MP3s coming soon

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)

MP3s Coming Soon

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

MP3s Coming Soon

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)

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