Category: Piano / Organ / Keyboard

Jantz A. Black at Harmony in the Hills 12-20-2019

December 21, 2019 / Jantz

Recital at Riverside Place

February 14, 2019 / Jantz

Today I was pleased to present a short recital at Riverside Place, a retirement community in Midland. It has been fifteen years since I’ve presented a solo piano classical recital, so a tuxedo seemed appropriate. 🙂

Selections included:
-Song Without Words No. 1 in E major – Mendelssohn
-Nocturne in F Minor Op. 55 No. 1 – Chopin
-Allegro, from Sonata No. 50 in C Major – Haydn
-Clair de lune – Debussy
-Intermezzo in B-flat Minor – Brahms
-Argentine Dances (Movements 1, 2, and 3) – Ginastera
-Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho – arr. J. Black

Also included some extemporaneously spoken program notes which may have questionable accuracy. 🙂

Eliza Hamilton’s Song

November 12, 2018 / Jantz

Chorale and Bella Voce at Midland Center for the arts presented “Eliza Hamilton’s Song” on November 10, 2018. I had the pleasure of playing four-hand arrangements of “The Nightengale” and “The Girl I Left Behind Me” by Dan Forrest, as well as playing keyboard for Lexi Lawson (Eliza Hamilton from Lin-Manuel Maranda’s “Hamilton”). Below are a few pictures and a rehearsal clip with Lexi Lawson.

Lexi Lawson on stage.

Short clip of rehearsal.

“Joshua Fit the Battle – Latin Style” now available!

August 22, 2018 / Jantz

My arrangement of “Joshua Fit the Battle” is now available on SheetMusicPlus.com. Just follow this link!

This piece is moderately advanced, but not unnecessarily difficult. Paying careful attention to the stylistic articulations, sparse pedaling, and rhythmic drive is most important.

The Lord’s Prayer – for Today: Now available

June 21, 2018 / Jantz

Albert H. Malotte’s beloved setting of “The Lord’s Prayer” gets a refreshing piano-vocal treatment – for today – with new harmonies and flourishes, bringing an old standard into the 21st century. The piano accompaniment is challenging but rewarding, and the familiar vocal line gets a few new treatments.
Suitable for church or concert hall.

All FIVE settings are available:

(These settings are available only on SheetMusicPlus. I am not authorized to sell or distribute these separately due to copyrights held by Hal Leonard and G. Schirmer.)