One of the most amazing things that happened in Charlotte aside from seeing all of the relatives was that Riley got to play on his great-grandmother's 1947 Steinway. It was the first piano to come to Charlotte from Germany after World War II. She was very proud of it. It's now with my cousin, Charlie Henley. They had it tuned and fixed up for Riley's impromptu recital.
My mom and Aunt Tet were there as well and it was amazing to be seated in the midst of the musical atavistic line starting with my grandmother, Shessie, through my mom and me to Riley. He played 4 pieces, two Mozart sonatas, a Scarlatti sonata and
Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum by Debussy. Here's the video:
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