February Round Up
We got an extra day this February, and we made sure to pack it with even more music!
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We had two very different recitals in February!
Award winning Luke Jones presented us with a selection of works for piano. His playing has been described as possessing “...extraordinary clarity and a seemingly infallible touch that revealed colours and atmospheres of the most sensitive of stylists…” (Christopher Axworthy – Co-Artistic Director of the Keyboard Trust)
We then had an unusually piano free recital with local group Laiton Trumpet Quartet showcasing arrangements of well-known pieces for 4 trumpets, which is no small feat! Made ever more impressive by how pleasing they were to listen to. A wholeheartedly refreshing programme and superb musicianship blew away the audience at Forsyth - another excellent free recital!
See our upcoming events here
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We shared some of our history with a couple of Throwback Thursday posts on our social media.
Look at how our piano showroom has changed since the 1950s!
We also shared the story of this wonderful piano that was made in Germany in 1922, and made its way to Manchester where it was sold to us (twice) before making its way to Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Read the full story here
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Our Sheet Music Department shared the love this Valentines Day
They also shared an informative post on Urtext editions
In essence an Urtext edition aims to reproduce the 'original intention' of the composer, with no editions to the score by an editor. Publishers such as G. Henle Verlag and Bärenreiter achieve this by studying original manuscripts and prints from composers.
See the full post on our Facebook here
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The Piano Floor showed off one of our Self Playing pianos, the Yamaha DGB1 Enspire Disklavier. We specialise in piano automation and can fit a QRS automation systems to most existing grand pianos!
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Up in our Instrument Department they were busy showcasing the wonderful range of Lowden Guitars we have with a selection of demo videos.
Here's James with the Lowden F35 Stage Edition Bog Oak/Cedar
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Posted On: Mar 7, 2024
Categories: Instruments , The Forsyths Blog , Piano Department , Sheet Music Department