2022
Thursday December 8th, 8.30 Wadhurst Commemoration Hall
Wadhurst History Society AGM
- George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Beginning and Andante *
- Scott Joplin-Dick Hyman A Breeze From Alabama – excerpt and jazz improvisation *
- George Gershwin The Man I Love * from Gershwin’s 1934 radio show
- S’Wonderful/Funny Face* recorded in London June 12th 1928
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me * from the film Shall We Dance (1
- Dudley Moore Moontime and Millionaire * from the film Bedazzled
- Brogan * from the album Songs Without Words (1991)
- Steve Law Reunion – theme from Piano Concerto (2021)
- Various and trad. Christmas Medley ^
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin/Blane),
- The Snowman (Howard Blake), Jingle Bells,
- Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard), Let it Snow (Styne/Cahn)
- Once in Royal David’s City, Away in a Manger,
- O Little Town of Bethlehem,
- Silent Night, Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson).
Steve Law piano
Thursday September 15th, 12.30pm Harrow Summer Music 2022
St John’s Church, Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, HA1 2JE
BILLY MAYERL RARITIES
These rare and wonderful compositions by Billy Mayerl are too good not to be played!
Please access the concert through the single back door at the back of the church on Sheepcote Road. This due to a burst water main on Station Road.
Wheelchair / buggy access unfortunately won’t be possible at this time. Apologies for any inconvenience. Thank you.
Filigree
Funny Peculiar
Orange Blossom
Scally Wag
Lilly Pond
6 a.m. The Milkman
Postman’s Knock
Green Tulips
Parade of the Sandwich Board Men
Three Japanese Pictures:
Almond Blossom
A Temple in Kyoto
The Cherry Dance
Siberian Lament
Fascinating Ditty
Leprechaun’s Leap
Steve Law (piano)
2021
Thursday 16th December 2021, 6pm
Ticehurst Village Hall, Lower High Street Ticehurst, East Sussex TN5 7BB
PROKOFIEV
100th Anniversary Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 (1921-2021)
Talk with excerpts peformed by Steve Law from Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 Op.26.
A special tribute to Sergei Prokofiev on the 100th Anniversary of the premier performance of Prokofiev’s brilliant and much loved Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26 on December 16th 1921 in Chicago – with the composer as soloist and Frederick Stock conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Thursday 1st July, 12.30pm Harrow Summer Music 2021
St John’s Church, Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, HA1 2JE
Original Gershwin!
These are not the usual ‘Gershwin Songbook’ arrangements but are meticulously transcribed and arranged from the composer’s own recordings and scores by Gershwin specialist Steve Law.
GERSHWIN
Do Do Do from Oh Kay (1926) (recorded 1926) †
Looking for a Boy from Tip-Toes (1925) (recorded 1926) †
The Man I Love from Lady Be Good (1924) (recorded 1934) * †
Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay! (1926) (recorded 1926) †
Opening and Andante from Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (recorded 1928) †
Somebody From Somewhere (Music box sequence from Delicious 1931) *
My Cousin in Milwaukee / Isn’t It a Pity? from Pardon My English (1933) † *
Jilted from Of Thee I Sing (1931) ^
Meadow Serenade from Strike Up the Band (1927) ^
STEVE LAW
Peter’s Theme (2010) from his CD Themes For Film
Forgiveness (2011) from his CD Themes For Film
GERSHWIN
They Can’t Take That Away From Me from Shall We Dance? (1936) *
Fascinating Rhythm from Lady Be Good (1924) (recorded 1926) †
I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy (1930) (recorded 1931/1934) †
Love Is Here to Stay from The Goldwyn Follies (1937) ^ In memory of John and Mary Patrick
† Transcribed note by note from Gershwin’s piano playing by Steve Law
* Transcribed from Gershwin’s original orchestration by Steve Law
^ From the original vocal score
Steve Law (piano)
Wednesday 2nd June
30 Anniversary of lunchtime concerts at Trinity Church, Hastings.
Holy Trinity Hastings, Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HT
Original Gershwin!
Transcribed and arranged from the composer’s own recordings and scores by Steve Law.
GERSHWIN
Do Do Do from Oh Kay (1926) (recorded 1926) †
Looking for a Boy from Tip-Toes (1925) †
The Man I Love from Lady Be Good (1924) (recorded 1934) †
Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay! (1926) (recorded 1926) †
Opening and Andante from Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (recorded 1928) *†
Somebody from Somewhere
(music box sequence from the film Delicious 1931) †
My Cousin in Milwaukee / Isn’t It a Pity? from Pardon My English (1933) †
Jilted from Of Thee I Sing (1931) ^
Meadow Serenade from Strike Up the Band (1927) *
STEVE LAW
Peter’s Theme (2010)
Forgiveness (2011)
GERSHWIN
They Can’t Take That Away From Me from Shall We Dance? (1936) †
Fascinating Rhythm from Lady Be Good (1924) (recorded 1926) †
I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy (1930) (recorded 1931 and 1934) †
Love Is Here To Stay from The Goldwyn Follies (1937) ^
† Transcribed by Steve Law
* Arranged by Steve Law
^ from vocal score
Steve Law (piano)
2019
Saturday December 21st, 2019 at 2pm
Commemoration Hall, High Street, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6AP
Joplin Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer
J.S. Bach Prelude in C sharp major
Mozart Rondo a la Turca from Sonata in A, K311
Beethoven Fur Elise
Chopin Waltz in D flat Op. 64 No.1 ‘Minute Waltz’
Prelude in D flat major Op.24 No.15 ‘Raindrop’
Satie Gymnopedie No.1
Debussy Cakewalk from Children’s Corner
Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
Mayerl Marigold
Railroad Rhythm
Gershwin The Man I love (transcribed Law)
Someone to Watch Over Me (transcribed Law)
I Got Rhythm (transcribed Law)
Bernard Winter Wonderland arr.by Steve Law
Anderson Forgotten Dreams
Blake The Snowman
Anderson Sleigh Ride arr.Steve Law
Trad. Carols
Steve Law piano
Thursday August 8th, 2019, at 12.30pm
St John’s Church, Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, HA1 2JE
PROGRAMME DEDICATED TO MY FATHER KEITH LAW (1937-2019)
Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag
Vivien Ellis Coronation Scot
Joseph F Lamb Alaskan Rag
Leroy Anderson Forgotten Dreams
Debussy Arabesque No.1
Sinding Rustle of Spring
Gershwin 3 Preludes
Steve Law Prelude in F sharp
Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2 Piano Concerto No.2 Op.18 II. Adagio Sostenuto (excerpt arr. Law)
Steve Law Theme for an American Movie (dedicated to Keith Law), Goodbye
Malneck/Signorelli arr. Shearing Stairway to the stars
Steve Law piano
2018
Thursday August 23rd, 2018, at 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)
Gareth Brynmor John baritone *
Steve Law piano
2017
SCOTT JOPLIN (1867-1917) – 100 YEARS CELEBRATION
Thursday, June 8th, 2017, at 12.30pm
St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith,W6 9PJ
AND ON
Thursday, July 13th, 2017, at 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, at 1pm
All Saints’ Parish Church, Hertford, Queen’s Road, Hertford, SG13 8AY
LEGENDARY 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, 2016, at 12.30pm
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, 2016, at 12.30pm
St Paul’s Church, Caroline Street, Hammersmith
JAZZ INSPIRATIONS
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
Cosma Sentimental Promenade
Dudley Moore Satie
Johnson/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
Clarence 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, at 1.30pm
St Johns Arts & Recreation Centre, Harlow, St Johns Walk, CM17 0AJ
LEGENDARY 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, 2016, at 12.30pm
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 the film ’10’
Stanley Myers Cavatina from The Deer Hunter
Steve Law Reunion (2011), From me to you (2016)
Michael Legrand Papa from Yentl
Harold Arlen / Harburg Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
George Gershwin Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Henry Mancini Meggie’s Theme from The Thorn Birds
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
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, at 12.30pm
St John’s Church, Greenhill, Harrow
THE GENIUS OF BILLY MAYERL – THE HAPPY, JAZZY PIANO
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
2015
Thursday, September 17th, 2015, at 12.30pm
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, 2015, at 12.30pm
St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
MUSIC FROM STAGE AND SCREEN
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 †
* piano interpretation by Dudley Moore transcribed by Steve Law
† transcribed by Steve Law from the original score
Janine van den Berg vocals
Steve Law piano
Thursday, August 13th, 2015, at 12.30pm
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
2014
JAZZ CONNECTIONS and ORIGINAL GERSHWIN
Thursday, November 6th, 2014, at 12.30pm
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) S'Wonderful / Funny Face from Funny Face (1927) † Embraceable You from Girl Crazy (1930) 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
HALOW PROJECT, THE LONDON PARTY, Thursday 24th September, 2014, at 7pm
St. Bart’s Brewery, EC1A 9DY
Raising money for the Halow Project supporting young people with learning difficulties.
Featuring:
Rick Astley and Dawn Joseph
Britain's Got Talent finalist Lettice Rowbotham
Dona Oxford
Imogen Byron
Janine van den Berg & Steve Law (piano)
DJ set from Mighty Fine Entertainment
http://www.halowproject.org.uk/news/the-london-party-2014/
Sunday, August 31st, 2014, at 7.30pm
St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
JAZZ CONNECTIONS – STEVE LAW (piano) with special guest Janine van den Berg (vocals)
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 †
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)
Sunday, August 24th, 2014, at 7.30pm
St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
ORIGINAL GERSHWIN – STEVE LAW piano
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) I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy (1930) † Jilted from Of Thee I Sing (1931) 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) Love Walked In (1937) * † Transcribed by Steve Law * Arranged by Steve Law Steve Law (piano)
Friday 4th July. 2014, at 8pm
The Bossayni Studio, Field End Road, Eastcote, Middlesex, HA5 2QL
JAZZ CONNECTIONS – STEVE LAW (piano) with Janine van den Berg (vocals)
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 *
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 Blue Skies *
Carmichael The Nearness of You *
Rodgers/Hart This Can't be Love *
Steve Law (piano) * with Janine van den Berg (vocals)
2013
Sunday 10th March, 2013, at 2pm
St. Georges Church, Pinner, HA1 4RJ
STEVE LAW BIRTHDAY PARTY!
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.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, at 12.30pm
St Johns Church, Greenhill, Harrow
A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC AND JAZZ OF DUDLEY MOORE
George Gershwin Love Walked in †
Dudley Moore Suite from the film Bedazzled: †
Moontime, Millionaire, Cornfield and Lillian Lust
Dudley Moore Six Weeks (Part 1); Two Tunes for Brogan †
Steve Law It Isn’t Even If 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)
2012
Friday 21st December 2012, at 1.10pm
St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
MUSIC BY GERSHWIN AND DUDLEY MOORE
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)
Friday 23rd November 2012, at 1.30pm
St Johns’ Recreation Centre, Old Harlow, CM17 0AJ
A 10th TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC AND JAZZ OF DUDLEY MOORE
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 dedicated to Dudley Moore
(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)
Friday 17th August 2012, at 1.10pm
St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
A 10th TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC AND JAZZ OF DUDLEY MOORE
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 dedicated to Dudley Moore
(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)