Since returning to Boulder in 2004 Gary has given a number of house concerts, including the annual Christmas Eve Eve piano recital (the Eve of Christmas Eve - December 23), and for the first time in 2013, a Summer Recital. For those of you who couldn't make it, or if you want to revisit those wonderful evenings, recordings from the most recent dos are posted below.
2017 - Christmas Eve Eve XIII
Let it Snow
- Welcome
- Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied
- J.S. Bach: French Suite #5 in G - BWV 816: About, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Bourrée, Louré, Gigue
- Frédéric Chopin: Two Nocturnes Op.27: About, No.1 in C Sharp minor, No.2 in D Flat major
2016 - Christmas Eve Eve XII
Silly Apple
- J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto:Allegro, Andante, Presto
- Enrique Granados: The Maiden and The Nightingale
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Opus 57 - "Appassionata": Allegro assai, Andante con moto, Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
2015 - Christmas Eve Eve XI
The Key of B Flat
- Welcome
- J. S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat major
- About Brahms
- Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
2014 - Christmas Eve Eve X
Dance Suites
- Welcome
- Claude Debussy: Two Arabesques: E major, G major
- Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite: About, Praeludium, Sarabande, Gavotte, Air, Rigaudon
- J.S. Bach: Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826: About, Sinfonia, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Rondeaux-Capriccio
2014 - Valentine's Recital
Music of Romance
- Welcome
- Georges Bizet: from Carmen: Habanera
- Maurice Ravel / Roger Branga: About, Bolero
- Franz Liszt: About, Nocturne No. 3. in Ab - Liebestraume
- Johannes Brahms: Opus 117 About, No. 1 - Intermezzo in E flat, No. 2 - Intermezzo in B flat minor, No. 3 - Intermezzo in C sharp minor
- Richard Wagner / Franz Liszt: from Tristan und Isolde: About, Liebestod
- Astor Piazolla / Kioko Yamamoto: About, Libertango
2013 - Summer Recital
Incidental Music
- Welcome
- Franz Schubert: Impromptu in Gb Major, D.899 (Opus 90) No. 3
- Frederic Chopin: Two Nocturnes from Opus 9 About, No. 1 in Bb minor, No. 2 in Eb major
- Johannes Brahms: From Opus 118 About, No. 1 - Intermezzo in A minor, No. 2 - Intermezzo in A major, No. 3 - Ballade in G minor
- Ernest Bloch: Suite Modale for Flute and Piano About, I. Moderato, II. L'istesso tempo, III. Allegro giocoso, IV. Adagio - Allegro deciso
- Frederic Chopin: About, Nocturne in Db major, Opus 27 No. 2
- Ernest Bloch: About, Épilogue from Five Sketches in Sepia
2012 - Christmas Eve Eve VIII
Music of the Americas
- Welcome
- Louis Gottschalk: The Banjo
- J. S. Bach: About, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 860
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Gary McBride: About,
Fugue in A Minor (1983) (sheet music), Fugue in D Minor (1983) (sheet music),
About, Prelude III - Excelling (1981) (sheet music), Afterthoughts on Liszt and Keats (1986) -
Alberto Ginastera: Piano Sonata No. 1 About,
I. Allegro marcato, II. Presto misterioso, III. Adagio molto appasionato, IV. Ruvido ed ostinato - Mason Bates: About, White Lies for Lomax
2011 - Christmas Eve Eve VII
3 B's and Stravinsky
- Welcome
- Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, Opus 79 No. 2
- Igor Stravinsky: From the ballet Petrouchka About, Shrovetide Fair (arr. Szanto), Russian Dance (arr. Stravinsky)
- J. S. Bach: Three Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I About, C Major, BWV 846, C# Major, BWV 848, D Major, BWV 850
- Ludwig Beethoven: Sonata No.14 in C# minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight" About, Adagio Sostenuto, Allegretto, Presto Agitato
2010 - Christmas Eve Eve VI
All new music for Gary this year
- Welcome
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludio from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, Alma Brasileira - Choros No. 5
- J. S. Bach: Toccata No. 1 in D minor, BWV 913 About, Music
- Ludwig Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Opus 10 No. 3 About, Presto, Largo e mesto, Menuetto, Rondo
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludio from Bachianas Brasileiras No 4 (reprise) About, Music
2009 - Christmas Eve Eve V
This year's theme is Color
- Welcome
- Claude Debussy: from 12 Preludes The Engulfed Cathedral
- Francis Poulenc: Three Pieces About, Pastorale, Hymne, Toccata
- Philip Glass: About, Metamorphosis No. 2
- Domenico Scarlatti: Three Sonatas About, Sonata in E, K.135, Fuga in Bm, K.87, Sonata in G, K.13
- Maurice Ravel: Sonatine About, Modéré, Minuet, Animé
2008 - Christmas Eve Eve IV
We welcomed many new friends to this year's house concert
- Welcome
- Franz Schubert: Four Impromptus, Opus 90 No. 1 in C minor, No. 2 in E flat, No. 3 in G flat, No. 4 in A flat.
- J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 About, First Movement, Second Movement, Third Movement.
- Frederic Chopin: Two Etudes About, Opus 10 No. 3 in E, Opus 10 No. 5 in G flat (Butterfly).
- Frederic Chopin: About, Nocturne in D flat, Opus 27 No. 2
2007 - Christmas Eve Eve III
Transcriptions - music written for other instruments but played on the piano
- J. S. Bach / Gary McBride: About piano transcription, Organ Toccata in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"
- J. S. Bach / Ferruccio Busoni: About piano transcription, Adagio from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564
- Frederic Chopin: About, Nocturne in C minor, Opus 48 No. 1
- Richard Wagner / Franz Liszt: About piano transcription, Pilgrims' Chorus from the opera Tannhäuser
- Edvard Grieg: About, Holberg Suite
- George Gershwin: About, Three Preludes
2006 - Christmas Eve Eve II
No specific theme, just music that goes well together
- Welcome
- J. S. Bach: 3 Inventions No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775, No. 8 in F major, BWV 779.
- Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque About, Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied.
- Wolfgang Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310 About, Allegro maestoso, Andante cantabile, Presto.
2005 - Christmas Eve Eve I
The first of our Christmas Eve Eve concerts had a French theme