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S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original \"Monster Concerts\" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Titles: Allegretto in A Major (Anonymous) * Berceuse, Op. 8, No. 6 (Maykapar) * Country Dance in E-flat Major, WoO 14, No. 7 (Beethoven) * Dance of the Gnomes (Poldini) * Etude in G Minor, Op. 340, No. 15 (Mayer) * Fantasia in C Major, TWV 33:14 (Telemann) * Hungarian Dance, Op. 39, No. 9 (Reinhold) * Little Romance, Op. 68, No. 19 (R. Schumann) * Miniature, Op. 8, No. 2 (Goedicke) * Minuet in C Minor (L. Mozart) * Minuet in E Major, BWV 817 (J. S. 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A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature, Nancy Bachus has performed solo recitals across the United States, Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original \"Monster Concerts\" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Titles: Allegro in C Major (Pescetti) * Aria (Reichardt) * Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Grieg) * Bagatelle No. 1, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin) * Bourrée in A Minor, TWV 32:12 (Telemann) * German Dance in B-flat Major, K. 600, No. 3 (W. A. Mozart) * Lustig--Traurig, WoO 54 (Beethoven) * Menuet in G Minor (Stölzel) * Menuet Trio di J. S. Bach (Prelude in G Minor), BWV 929 (J. S. 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