Talent Show Pieces?

[brendan765]

Would a high school audience like Nocturne Op 9 No 2 Chopin or Rachmaninoff Prelude Op 23 No. 5, my own arrangement of Don't Stop Believing by Journey, and a really hard to play, but very musical composition of my own?

[j_menz]

It probably depends a bit on the highschool, but my impression is that generally no to the Chopin and Rachmaninoff, yes to the Journey arrangement (provided the arrangement is OK), and impossible to tell with your own composition, having not heard it.

[p2u_]

and a really hard to play, but very musical composition of my own

Do you think the audience cares about whether it's hard to play or not? If it's a show piece, then it's the effects that count, not the actual difficulty.
As to your surprisingly well-thought out question: insufficient data to make even an educated guess...

Paul

[brendan765]

Do you think the audience cares about whether it's hard to play or not? If it's a show piece, then it's the effects that count, not the actual difficulty.
As to your surprisingly well-thought out question: insufficient data to make even an educated guess...

Paul

I showed some people at school a few videos of my playing and also played the Rachmaninoff op 25 no 3 prelude in a class video demonstration speech, and they really liked it and thought I was talented and what not. My masters degree  music theory teacher who comes to my home for private lessons said I have a natural talent to compose, the piece has a high level of form, he said a few negative things such as it resembles Rachmaninoff alot becuase of octaves, Liszt, Chopin.. and it's too hard for others to play...that kind of made me mad, and I opposed his view and he settled on the fact I have my own style...the piece has allot of powerful chords and arpeggios flying across the piano with lots of octaves and rolled chords. 

I can't change it because it would make it sound unmusical and holow for the huge piece it is,

This last part of the heroic piece, is something else...I'm finishing it up and it's some of the most amazing music I've ever heard. I will make sure it gets on this forum.

[cmg]

Would a high school audience like Nocturne Op 9 No 2 Chopin or Rachmaninoff Prelude Op 23 No. 5, my own arrangement of Don't Stop Believing by Journey, and a really hard to play, but very musical composition of my own?

Tolling never stops for those with no lives.

the89thkey is simply the acid reflux version of this maniac, brendanwhatever. 

Ignore it.

[p2u_]

Would a high school audience like [...]?

I showed some people at school a few videos of my playing and also played the Rachmaninoff op 25 no 3 prelude in a class video demonstration speech, and they really liked it and thought I was talented and what not.

You've answered your own question. What other confirmation do you need from us?

Paul