2018
Thursday August 23rd, 12.30pm, St John’s Church, Greenhill, Harrow
* Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) and Steve Law (piano)
Debussy Suite Bergamasque (1890)
Faure Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor Op.33 No.1
(dedicated to the memory of David Williams)
Steve Law Three Poems by Lorna Law (2018) *
Wedding Bells (2017) (written for the wedding of Lorna and
Steve Law)
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
2017
SCOTT JOPLIN (1867-1917) – 100 YEARS CELEBRATION
Thursday, June 8th, 12.30pm, 2017, St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith,W6 9PJ
AND ON
Thursday, July 13th, 2017, 12.30pm,
St John’s Church, Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2JE.
Maple Leaf Rag (1899)
The Easy Winners (1901)
Eugenia (1905)
The Entertainer (1902)
Elite Syncopations (1902)
Bethena – A Concert Waltz (1905)
The Ragtime Dance (1906)
Wall Street Rag (1908)
The Cascades (1904)
Rose Leaf Rag (1907)
Gladiolus Rag (1907)
Fig Leaf Rag (1908)
Magnetic Rag (1914)
STEVE LAW piano
2016
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016. 1pm, All Saints’ Parish Church, Hertford, Queen’s Road, Hertford, SG13 8AY
LEGENDARY BILLY MAYERL
Billy Mayerl Marigold (1927)
Harp of the Winds (1939)
Mistletoe (1935)
Puppets Suite (1927)
1. Golli, 2. Judy, 3. Punch
Ace of Hearts (1933)
Antiquary (1926)
Evening Primrose (1945)
Sleepy Piano (1926)
Jack-in-the-Box (1926)
From a Spanish Lattice (1938)
Robots (1928)
STEVE LAW piano
Wednesday, August 10th, 12.30pm, 2016,St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith
Gershwin arr. Heifetz Porgy and Bess Suite (extended by Law and Wilson) Steve Law Violin Concerto
MARK WILSON violin
STEVE LAW piano
Wednesday, August 3rd, 12.30pm, 2016, St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith
JAZZ INSPIRATIONS
Scott Joplin The Easy Winners Debussy Cake Walk from Children's Corner Billy Mayerl Antiquary Walton Popular Song from ‘Façade’ Satie Gymnopedies Nos. 1 and 2 Vladimir Cosma Sentimental Promenade Dudley Moore Satie James P. Johnson /Fats Waller Carolina Shout Gershwin S'Wonderful/Funny Face, I Got Rhythm Steve Law 12 Pop Preludes (2013) 1 'See minor'
3 'Repetition' 5 'Small country' 8 'I miss you,
I love you' 9'Jan Hammered' Barber Excursion No.1 Pine Top Smith Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie Barber Excursion No.2 Prokofiev Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7 op.83
STEVE LAW piano
Friday, July 8th, 2016. 1.30pm, St Johns Arts & Recreation Centre, Harlow, St Johns Walk, CM17 0AJ
LEGENDARY BILLY MAYERL
Billy Mayerl Marigold (1927) Harp of the Winds (1939) Mistletoe (1935) Puppets Suite (1927) Ace of Hearts (1933) Jack-in-the-Box (1926) Evening Primrose (1945) Sleepy Piano (1926) Antiquary (1926) Sweet William (1938) Honky-Tonk (1928) From a Spanish Lattice (1938) Robots (1928) Railroad Rhythm (1938)
STEVE LAW piano
Wednesday, July 6th, 12.30pm, 2016, St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith, W6 9PJ
MUSIC FROM STAGE AND SCREEN
Dudley Moore Moontime and Millionaire from Bedazzled
Henry Mancini It's Easy To Say from 10
Stanley Myers Cavatina from The Deer Hunter
Steve Law Reunion (2011), From me to you (2016)
Michael Legrand Papa from Yentl
Harold Arlen / Somewhere Over the Rainbow
E.Y. Harburg from The Wizard of Oz
George Gershwin Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Henry Mancini Meggie's Theme from The Thorn Birds
Henry Mancini / Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Johnny Mercer
Stephen Sondheim Children will Listen from Into the Woods
Nothing’s gonna Harm You from Sweeney Todd
Enya May it be from The Lord of the Rings
JANINE VAN DEN BERG vocals
STEVE LAW piano
Thursday, June 30th, 2016, 12.30pm, St John’s Church, Greenhill, Harrow
THE GENIUS OF BILLY MAYERL – THE HAPPY, JAZZY PIANO
Billy Mayerl Marigold (1927)
Harp of the Winds (1939)
Mistletoe (1935)
Puppets Suite (1927)
Ace of Hearts (1933)
Jack-in-the-Box (1926)
Evening Primrose (1945)
Sleepy Piano (1926)
Antiquary (1926)
Sweet William (1938)
Honky-Tonk (1928)
From a Spanish Lattice (1938)
Robots (1928)
Railroad Rhythm (1938)
STEVE LAW piano
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Thursday, September 17th, 12.30pm, 2015, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
Elgar Sonata for Violin and Piano +
Steve Law Violin Concerto (Premier) *
MARK WILSON violin
STEVE LAW piano *
NEIL CROSSLAND piano +
Thursday, August 20th, 12.30pm, 2015, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
Music from Stage and Film
Steve Law Peter's Theme (2010)
Stanley Myers Cavatina from The Deer Hunter †
Steve Law Forgiveness (2011)
Henry Mancini It's Easy To Say from 10 *
Dudley Moore Bedazzled *
Harold Arlen / Somewhere Over the Rainbow
E.Y. Harburg from The Wizard of Oz
Michael Legrand Papa from Yentl
Steve Law Tamboura (2007)
Stephen Sondheim Nothing’s gonna Harm You from Sweeney Todd
Children will Listen from Into the Woods
Henry Mancini Meggie's Theme from The Thorn Birds †
Henry Mancini / Moon River
Johnny Mercer from Breakfast at Tiffany's †
JANINE VAN DEN BERG vocals
STEVE LAW piano
* piano interpretation by Dudley Moore transcribed by Steve Law
† transcribed by Steve Law from the original score
Thursday, August 13th, 12.30pm, 2015, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
Rachmaninoff Preludes Op.10 No.5 in G minor, No.6 in E flat
major, No.12 in G flat major,
Op. 25 No.13 in D flat major Bach – Siloti Prelude from BWV855a Chopin Prelude Op.28 No.17 in A flat major Debussy Les colllines d’Ancapri (Preludes Book 1) Alkan Prelude in G flat major Op.31/13 Shostakovich Prelude No.15 from Op.34 Prokofiev Prelude from 10 Pieces Op.10 Lionel Sainsbury Preludes No. 8, 10 and 11 from 12 Preludes Steve Law Pop Preludes Nos 1, 4 and 9 STEVE LAW piano
JAZZ CONNECTIONS and ORIGINAL GERSHWIN
Thursday, November 6th, 12.30pm, 2014, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
George Gershwin Do-Do-Do from Oh Kay! (1926) † Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay! (1926) † Fascinating Rhythm from Lady Be Good (1924) † He Loves and She Loves from Funny Face (1927) Ĵ S'Wonderful / Funny Face from Funny Face (1927) † Embraceable You from Girl Crazy (1930) Ĵ Strike Up the Band from Strike Up the Band (1930)*† Somebody from Somewhere (from Delicious)(1931)† Love Walked In (1937) * I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy (1930) † Billy Mayerl Railroad Rhythm Samuel Barber Excursion No.1 Clarence Smith Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie † (Version by Silvan Zingg) Eric Satie Gymnopedie No. 2 Vladimir Cosma Sentimental Promenade † Dudley Moore Satie †, Showbiz † Steve Law Pop Preludes 1, 2, 9 STEVE LAW piano
† Transcribed by Steve Law
* Arranged by Steve Law from Gershwin’s original scores
Ĵ Arranged by Jack Gibbons from Gershwin’s original scores
HALOW PROJECT, THE LONDON PARTY, 7pm Thursday 24th September, 2014, St. Bart’s Brewery, EC1A 9DY
Raising money for the Halow Project supporting young people with learning difficulties.
Rick Astley and Dawn Joseph, Britain’s Got Talent finalist Lettice Rowbotham, Dona Oxford, Imogen Byron, Janine van den Berg & Steve Law and DJ set from Mighty Fine Entertainment. http://www.halowproject.org.uk/news/the-london-party-2014/
‘JAZZ CONNECTIONS’ – STEVE LAW (piano) with special guest Janine van den Berg (vocals)
Sunday, August 31st, 7.30pm, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
Scott Joplin Pine Apple Rag
Debussy Cake Walk from Children’s Corner
Billy Mayerl Sleepy Piano
Walton Popular Song from ‘Façade’
James P. Johnson /Fats Waller Carolina Shout †
Fats Waller Aint Misbehavin † *
Gershwin Sweet and Low Down †
Jerome Kern Can’t help loving that man of mine *
Hoagy Carmichael Georgia † *
Pine Top Smith Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie † (Silvan Zingg version)
Barber Excursion No.1
Satie Gymnopedie No. 2
Dudley Moore Satie †
Vladimir Cosma Sentimental Promenade †
Steve Law 12 Pop Preludes (2013), Reunion
Carmichael Skylark *
Berlin Blue Skies *
Rogers This Can’t be love *
† transcribed by Steve Law
Steve Law (piano) * with Janine van den Berg (vocals)
ORIGINAL GERSHWIN – STEVE LAW piano
Sunday, August 24th, 7.30pm, 2014, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
Transcribed and arranged from the composer’s own recordings and scores by Steve Law.
Rialto Ripples (co-written with Will Donaldson) (1917) †
Swanee (1919)
Blue Monday Blues from Blue Monday (1922) *
Hang On To Me from Lady Be Good (1924) †
I’d Rather Charleston from Lady Be Good (1924) †
The Man I Love from Lady Be Good (1924) †
Fascinating Rhythm from Lady Be Good (1924) †
Rhapsody in Blue – Opening and Andante (1924) *†
Looking for a Boy from Tip-Toes (1925) †
Concerto in F – Adagio (excerpt) (1925) *
Irish Waltz (1925)
When Do We Dance? from Tip-Toes (1925) †
An American in Paris (excerpt) (1925) *
Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay! (1926) †
S’Wonderful / Funny Face from Funny Face(1927) †
He Loves and She Loves from Funny Face (1927)
Strike Up the Band from Strike Up the Band (1930) *†
Embraceable You from Girl Crazy (1930) Ĵ
I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy (1930) †
Jilted from Of Thee I Sing (1931) Ĵ
Somebody from Somewhere (music box sequence from Delicious) (1931) †
Second Rhapsody excerpt (1931) *
Isn’t It a Pity? from Pardon My English (1933)
Summertime from Porgy and Bess (1935) *
Bess You Is My Woman Now from Porgy and Bess (1935) *
They Can’t Take That Away From Me from Shall We Dance? (1936) Ĵ
Love Walked In (1937) *
† Transcribed by Steve Law
* Arranged by Steve Law from Gershwin’s original scores
Ĵ Arranged by Jack Gibbons from Gershwin’s original score
‘JAZZ CONNECTIONS’ – STEVE LAW (piano) with Janine van den Berg (vocals)
8pm, Friday 4th July. 2014, The Bossayni Studio, Field End Road, Eastcote, Middlesex, HA5 2QL
Joplin / Marshall Swipsey Cake Walk
Debussy Golliwogs Cake Walk
Billy Mayerl Sleepy Piano
Fats Waller Aint Misbehavin *
James P Johnson / Waller Carolina Shout
Gershwin I’ll build a Stairway to Paradise *
Gershwin Clap Yo’ Hands
Kern Can’t Help Loving that Man *
Porter Easy to Love *
Carmichael Georgia *
Pine Top Smith Pinetop’s Boogie-Woogie
Barber Excursion No.1
Rodgers/Hart My Funny Valentine *
Satie Gymnopedie No. 2
Cosma Sentimental Promenade
Dudley Moore Satie
Steve Law Pop Preludes 1, 2, 3, 9 and 12
Carmichael Skylark *
Berlin Blues Skies *
Carmichael The Nearness of You *
Rodgers/Hart This Can’t be Love *
Steve Law (piano) * with Janine van den Berg (vocals)
A tribute to Dudley Moore
Sunday 10th March, 2013, St. Georges Church, Pinner, HA1 4RJ
Neil Crossland (piano) performs Liszt’s Passacaglia on BACH, Lionel Sainsbury (piano) performs a selection of his own Tangos, Steve Law (piano) performs music by Dudley Moore, Henry Mancini and Steve Law (It isn’t even if, Sunset (Premier) and Reunion), Jeremy Jones performs Chopin’s Barcarolle. With special guests Janine van den Berg (vocals) and Jason Sparkes (accordion) from Sprio.
A tribute to the music and jazz of Dudley Moore
Thursday, February 7th, 12.30pm, 2013, St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
George Gershwin: Love Walked in †
Dudley Moore: Suite from the film Bedazzled †: Moontime; Millionaire; Cornfield; Lillian Lust
Dudley Moore: Six Weeks (Part 1); Two Tunes for Brogan †
Steve Law: It Isn’t Even If (from the opera Heaven on Earth 1998) dedicated to Dudley Moore (with Neil Crossland – duet)
Sammy Cain: I Should Care †
Dudley Moore: Waltz for Suzy; Faithfully Yours; Thank you, Ilyich; J.B. †
Henri Mancini: It’s Easy To Say †
George Shearing: Lullaby of Birdland †
George Gershwin: They Can’t Take That Away From Me †
† Transcribed by Steve Law
Steve Law (piano)
Music by Gershwin and Dudley Moore
Friday 21st December 2012, 1.10pm St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
Gershwin Do-Do-Do †
When Do We Dance? †
The Man I Love †
Fascinating Rhythm †
Love Walked in (Interpretation by Dudley Moore) †
Dudley Moore Suite from the film Bedazzled †
Henri Mancini It’s Easy To Say (Interpretation by Dudley Moore) †
Steve Law Samba
Gershwin I Got Rhythm †
They Can’t Take That Away From Me †
† transcribed from original performances by Steve Law
Steve Law (piano)
A 10th Anniversary tribute to the music and jazz of Dudley Moore
Friday 23rd November 2012, 1.30pm St Johns’ Recreation Centre, Old Harlow, CM17 0AJ
Gershwin Love Walked in †
Dudley Moore Suite from the film Bedazzled †
Six Weeks (Part 1) †
Waltz for Suzy †
Two Tunes for Brogan †
Steve Law It Isn’t Even If (from Heaven on Earth) dedicated to D.M. (Duet with Neil Crossland)
Dudley Moore Theme in F minor †
Shearing Lullaby of Birdland †
Cahn I Should Care †
† transcribed from original performances of Dudley Moore by Steve Law
Steve Law (piano)
A 10th Anniversary tribute to the music and jazz of Dudley Moore
Friday 17th August 2012, 1.10pm St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
Gershwin Love Walked in †
Dudley Moore Suite from the film Bedazzled †
Six Weeks (Part 1) †
Waltz for Suzy †
Two Tunes for Brogan †
Steve Law It Isn’t Even If (from Heaven on Earth) dedicated to D.M. (Duet with Neil Crossland)
Dudley Moore Showbiz †
Shearing Lullaby of Birdland †
Cahn I Should Care †
† transcribed from original performances of Dudley Moore by Steve Law
Steve Law (piano)
