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Oct 13

Oct 13 Kearney teaches class in Oberlin

Stephen Aron

This is Oberlin student Jacob Blizard playing for Patrick Kearney. Jacob played Ponce's Theme Varie and Finale. Other student performers were Max Lyman (Giuliani: Sonata in C), Lenny Renallo (Mompou: Cancion from Suite Compostelana) and Sarah Boyson (Domeniconi: Koyunbaba). Everyone liked his solution to playing really fast repeated chords (re one of the Ponce variations)--to use both the front AND the back of the nails in a down-up strumming-like movement....