Pace performs classical pieces, Beethoven and Mendelssohn

Voices fell silent. The large auditorium remained quiet until Bobby Pace approached the bench, stretched his fingers, and began to play­, filling the room with silver notes and crystal melodies.

Pace, the accompanist for Chadon State College, performed a solo piano recital 7 p.m. Friday in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

About 50 students and community members attended the performance.

The recital featured a small array of classical pieces. Pace first performed Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 31, No. 1”. 

After finishing the first song, Pace paused only a moment before beginning his second: “Variations serieuses, Op. 54”, by Felix Mendelssohn.

This led to an intermission, during which the audience got the oppurtunity to applause after staying silent for nearly an hour.

After the short intermission, Pace jolted back to his performance with Robert Muczynski’s “Second Piano Sonata, Op. 22”.

To conclude his concert, Pace treated the audience to his rendition of “Jeux d’eau”, by Maurice Ravel. The title of this finale piece translates to “water games” as its notes sound similar to the spraying water. 

Pace can be heard next accompanying the Concert Choir and Community Choir during their concert 3 p.m., Nov. 10 at the Chadron Arts center.