(671) MUSIC AND ME (Dec. 19, 2013) A GATHERING OF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC TALENTS

ARGENTINA, PALAU, PHILIPPINES, JAPAN, AND USA TALENTS
     Gonzalo of Argentina plays flute with Palauan music teacher Remeriang Tmetchul after the saxophone, flute, ocarina, keyboard and vocal performances of Roberto Hernandez and Yoshiharu Kurata.
     The 2 acoustic pianos at the back were tuned and fixed by Roberto this year. The old one on the left is a very old piano. Ma'am Tua Tmetchul told Roberto that she is about to throw it away.
     After Roberto fixed it in 5 hours, it looks like "it came from the dead".

Ngirai Tmetchul, left, treat the performers and audience for lunch at SuriyoThai restaurant nearby. The private performances were arranged by Ngirai initially to Roberto to play on Christmas day (Wed) from 4-6pm as Roberto is working at 7-11pm.

The other angle of performance by Gonzalo and Remeriang, who prefers to use Roberto's keyboard (Yamaha DGX 220 Portable Grand -76 keys). The problem is the sustain pedal that keeps moving because there's no carpet on the floor.

Instead of Christmas day, Roberto was contacted again by Ngirai to perform some Christmas songs at the I Love Music school at the 2nd floor of PDC Building.
Ma'am Tua Tmetchul, Ngirai and 2 Filipino staff were the only guests.
   Roberto played "White Christmas", sung "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon. When Remeriang arrived, he played "Merry Christmas, Darling" by Carpenters. She asked for the title of the song. It sounds familiar to her but don't know the title.

 
Gonzalo played the classical version of "Silent Night" and "Oh Holy Night".
It's very nice to hear a different version of those songs played beautifully by the duo. The problem again is the moving sustain pedal. Roberto get a door rug and put it under the sustain pedal. It works!