BGS Presents ...

Mark and Friends

March 31, 2025

Mark Limber and five musical friends put on a performance.

Mark Limber and several friends had fun making music for us, starting with Skylar Chen on violin and finishing with an ensemble of BGS performers including, from left to right, Rob Chirico, Felicity Muench, Sadie Zukowski, Adam Buer and Mark.

Rob has posted a video of the quintet’s performance of But for the Grace of God by Richard Durrant, who describes it as “a call for compassion for the poor souls seeking refuge in other countries”. A gentle reminder that it could be us.

After the quintet, Mark finished with a solo. Following a break there was the usual open stage time.

Open Stage Education Time:

• MartinT
  • Here Comes the Sun, George Harrison
  • Evocación, José Luis Merlin
  • Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Tarrega (starting with major then minor)
• DanielP
  • Ode to Joy, Beethoven, arr. by Bridget Mermikides
• JeffO (on piano)
  • Played Vivaldi’s chord progression from the Mar2025 sightreading
  • Also demonstrated effect of a rhythm change in Scott Joplin’s Bethena
• MarkC
  • The Shadow of Your Smile, Johnny Mandel
  • Saltarello
• TobyG
  • Played some DADGAD youtubes, including one he calls “Radar OReilly”