Mobile Piano Ensemble 57th Anniversary Concert
 October 18, 2008, 7:30pm
October 19, 2008, 2:30pm
Davidson High School Auditorium
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Concerto History

Year Piece & Composer Soloist Accompanyists
1951 Mendelssohn - g minor Mary Jane Scruggs
1951 Grieg - a minor Dorothy Tonsmeire
1952 Mendelssohn - Capriccio Brillante Rosemary Crawford
1952 Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto Margaret McAllister
1953 No Concert - Lack of Rehearsal Space
1954 Beethoven - e minor No. 3 Mary Jane Scruggs
1954 Pelz Margaret McAllister
1955 Schumann - a minor Alma Fisher Myrtle Peter, Margaret McAllister, Lois Sandusky, Catherine Burnett, Dorothy Tonsmeire (conductor)
1956 No Concert
1957 Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue Dorothy Tonsmeire Lois Sandusky, Mary Jane Scruggs, Myrtle Peter, Alma Fisher, Thelma Perkins (conductor)
1958 Mozart - Allegro K365 for 2 pianos Alice & Clarice Rainer Lois Sandusky, Rosa Adair Browe, Alma Fisher, Mary Jane Scruggs, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1959 Franck - Var. Symphoniques Alma Fisher Mary Jane Scruggs, Dorothy Tonsmiere, Rosemary Crawford, Patricia Fitzsimmons, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1960 Mozart - d minor - Allegro K.466 Patricia Fitzsimmons Roland Latham, Rosemary Crawford, Margaret McAllister, Rosa Adair Brown, Dorothy Tonsmeire (conductor)
1960 Kabalevsky - No. 3 Mary Jane Scruggs Rosemary Crawford, Louise Robinson, Myrtle Peter, Alma Fisher, Dorothy Tonsmeire (conductor)
1961 Liszt - Hungarian Fantasy Beverly Hagan Dorothy Tonsmiere, Rosemary Crawford, Mary Jane Scruggs, Laura Davis, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1962 Cras Roland Latham Louise Robinson, Patricia Fitzsimmons, Alma Fisher, Evely Bowden, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1963 Haydn - D major Dorothy Tonsmeire Alma Fisher, Myrtle Peter
1964 Gershwin - Concerto in F Robert Townsend Margaret Murphy, Dorothy Tonsmiere, Rosemary Crawford, Inez Mayhall, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1965 Beethoven No. 4 Alma Fisher Mary Jane Scruggs, Rosemary Crawford, Barbara Laurendine, Margaret Murphy
1966 Shostakovich - op. 102 Dorothy Tonsmeire Alma Fisher, Barbara Laurendine, Beverly Hagen, Mary Jane Scruggs
1967 Grieg - a minor Carol Evers Regina Bush, Alma Fisher, Beverly Hagen, Dorothy Tonsmeire, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1968 Bach - f minor Wesley Ellis Regina Bush, Carol Evers
1969 Beethoven - No. 2 in B flat Mary Powell Dorothy Tonsmeire, Mary Jane Scruggs
1970 Mozart - E flat K. 271 (2&3) Regina Bush Carol Evers, Beverly Hagan
1971 Rachmaninoff No. 2 (1st) Beverly Hagan Dorothy Tonsmeire, Mary Jane Scruggs, Dorothy Kimbrough, Robert Reed, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1972 R. Strauss - Burleske in d op. 11 Alma Fisher Dorothy Tonsmeire, Tamra Perlman, Barbara Laurendine, Carol Evers, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1973 Rachmaninoff - c minor op. 18 (3rd) Carol Evers Robert Reed, Mary jane Scruggs, Margaret Murphy, Regina Bush, Myrtle Peter (conductor)
1974 Bach - Concerto in C for 3 pianos Valrey Early
Alma Fisher
Robert Reed
1975 Liebeslieder Waltzes with Voices
1976 Beethoven - no. 5 in E flat Jerry Bush Tamra Perlman, Forrest Ann Cahoon, Valrey Early (conductor)
1977 Poulenc - d minor for 2 pianos Barbara Laurendine
Tamra Perlman
1978 Ravel - in G Forrest Ann Cahoon Carol Evers, Mary Powell
1979 No Concert - Hurricane Frederick damaged Theater
1980 Khachaturian in D flat Ann Faulkner Mary Jane Scruggs, Margaret Murphy
1981 Schumann in a minor Becky Fox Florence Alette, Joan Hauser
1982 Saint-Saens no. 5 in F (2&3) Sue Trosclair Barbara Laurendine, Becky Butler
1983 Beethoven - no. 5 in E flat (2&3) Jerry Bush Edward Daniel, Forrest Ann Cahoon
1984 Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue Ann Faulkner Ann Adams, Becky Butler, Carol Evers, Bonnie Spain
1985 Saint Saens - Carnival of the Animals Val Early
Bob Reed
1986 Frank - Symphonic Variations Debra Lindley Jerry Bush
1987 R. Strauss - Burleske in d minor Kelley Evers Burleson Carol Evers, Jeffrey Evers
1988 Lizst - Hungarian Fantasy Jeffrey Evers Carol Evers, Kelley Evers Burleson
1989 Chopin - No. 2 in f Carol Evers Kelley Evers Burleson, Jeffrey Evers
1990 Liszt - Concerto Pathetique Jerry Bush
Edward Daniel
1991 Mozart - No. 24 in c K.491 Debbie Lindley Jerry Bush
1992 Mendellsohn - No. 2 in d Teresa Fleming Jerry Bush
1993 Brahms - No. 1 in d Sue Trosclair Carol Evers, Mary Powell
1994 Grieg - in a (2&3) Carol Evers Debbie Lindley, Sue Trosclair, Elizabeth Petro, Becky Butler
1995 Saint Saens - No. 2 op. 22 Beverly Talley Jerry Bush
1996 Rachmaninoff - No. 3 Jim Lacey Jerry Bush, Barton Moreau
1997 Grieg - in a (1st) Barton Moreau Jerry Bush, Jim Lacey
1998 No Concert - Hurricane Georges in town
1999 Beethoven - No. 4 Lin-Ya Hsu Becky Fox, Jerry Bush
2000 Franz Liszt No. 1 E-flat Major Robert Holm Nancy Kruschwitz, Christopher Steele
2001 Rachmaninoff No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Debbie Lindley Carol Evers, Becky Butler
2002 Edward MacDowell No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23 Christopher Steele Susan Walker, Teresa Fleming
2003 Beethoven No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Sue Trosclair Lin Ya Hsu, Amy Morgan
2004 Schumann Carol Evers Becky Butler, Barbara Laurendine, Elizabeth Petro, Jackie Benson
2005 Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 in C minor Dr. Robert Holm Jennifer Bemis & Nancy Kruschwitz

Duo History

Year Piece & Composer Performer Performer
1951 Coronation from Boris Godunoff Margaret McAllister Ruth Bankester
1951 With a Song in My Heart Richard McNeefe Wesley Ellis
1952 Altwein - Godowsky Lois Hale Polly Herrin
1952 Malaguena - Lecuona/Nash Fred Kitler Jack Morgan
1953 No Concert - Lack of Rehearsal Space
1954 Brahms - Waltzs op. 39 Esther Knudsen Myrtle Peter
1955 Coasting - Burleigh/Anderson Mary Jane Scruggs Rosemary Crawford
1955 Scenas Infantis - Pinto Catherine Burnett Ruth Drago
1956 No Concert
1957 Andante & Variations - Schumann Rosemary Crawford Mary Jane Scruggs
1958 Waltz - Arensky Ann Greer Emily Friend
1958 Preludes - Gershwin/Stone Beatrice Darling Sue Whatley
1959 None
1960 None
1961 Mother Goose - Ravel & Danzon Cubano - Copland Louise Robinson Don Robinson
1962 Sonata in D - K 448 - Mozart Alma Fisher Beverly Hagan
1963 Sonata for 2 Pianos - Poulenc Louise Robinson Don Robinson
1963 Silhouettes - Arensky Catherine Burnett Roland Latham
1964 Scaramouche - Milhaud Regina Bush Linda Smith
1965 Suite for Piano - Ellis Beverly Hagan Wesley Ellis
1965 Allegro from 5th Sonata - Bach Robert Sawyer Nyra Sawyer
1966 Scenas Infantis - Pinto Joan Hauser Barbara Ponder
1967 Liebeslieder Waltzes op. 52A - Brahms Mary Powell Rosa Adair Brown
1968 Billy the Kid - Copland Regina Bush Carol Evers
1968 Andante & Variations - Schumann Alma Fisher Frank Imbragulio
1969 (Quartet)Paris - Suite for 4 Pianos - Milhaud Wesley Ellis & Nina Pitchford Carol Evers & Alma Fisher
1970 Variations on Yankee Doodle Nina Pitchford & Joan Hauser
1971 Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, Op. 35 - Saint-Saens Barbara Laurendine & Tamra Perlman Carol Evers & Alma Fisher
1972 Scaramouche Suite - Darius Milhaud Robert Reed & Valrey Early Carol Evers & Alma Fisher
1973 Rondo Op. 87A - Tcherepnin Mary Powell & Ann Faulkner Carol Evers & Alma Fisher
1974 Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56b - Brahms Barbara Laurendine Tamra Perlman
1975 Concertina for Two Pianos - Dmitri Shostakovich Florence Alette Joan Hauser
1976 Suite for Two Pianos, Opus 17, No. 2 - Rachmaninoff Ann Faulkner Ann Curtright
1977 none
1978 Fantasy & Fugue in G minor - Bach Valrey Early Robert Reed
1979 no concert
1980 Algerian Suite - Saint-Saens Carol Evers Becky Butler
1981 Deux Danses Andalouses - Infante Edward Daniel Jerry Alan Bush
1982 none
1983 Scaramouche Suite - Milhaud Bonnie Spain Rebekah Butler
1984 Rondeau in C major, Op. 73 - Chopin Barbara Ann Laurendine Sue Trosclair
1985 Suite No. 2, Op. 17 - Rachmaninoff Edward Daniel Jerry Alan Bush
1986 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b - Brahms Carol Evers Sue Trosclair
1987 Pavane (Faure) & Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Lutoslawski) Edward Daniel Jerry Alan Bush
1988 Polonaise Op. 77 - Saint-Saens Karen Hicks Shannon Shepherd
1989 Suite Op. 15 - Arensky Teresa Fleming Jacqueline Totsch
1990 Variations on "America" - Charles Ives Bonnie Spain John Spain
1991 Danzon Cubano - Copland Carol Evers Sue Trosclair
1992 Deux Danses Andalouses - Infante Edward Daniel Jerry Alan Bush
1993 Russian Dance from "Petrushka" (Stravinsky) & Fantasy, Op. 5 (Rachmaninoff) Debra Lindley Melissa Mullins Turner
1994 Variations on Yankee Doodle - Mario Braggiotti Teresa Fleming Becky Lombard
1995 Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" - Borodin Kelley Burleson Carol Evers
1996 Pavane (Faure) & Gracia: El Vito (Infante) Becky Fox Jerry Alan Bush
1997 Tango in D Major (Albeniz) & Rondella Aragonesa (Granados) Tony Daniels Beverly Talley
1998 no concert
1999 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Liszt Chandra Irby Jennifer Bemis
2000 Variations on a Theme by Josef Haydn, Op. 56b - Brahms Carol Evers Sue Trosclair
2001 Scaramouche - Milhaud Kelley Burleson Elizabeth Petro
2002 Variations on Yankee Doodle - Braggiotti Becky Fox Barbara Laurendine
2003 Susan Walker Bob Holm
2004 Carousel Waltz - Rogers & Hammerstein & Richard Simm Kassey Wooley Rachel Counselmann
2005 Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 15: Romance & Polonaise Teresa Fleming Jackie Benson


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