rogerch It's a reference to the main character in a famous novel, link attached:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
He is granted eternal youth, but it comes at a price.
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)
Nightowl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
He is granted eternal youth, but it comes at a price.
Oh I see! If only! I still have lots of hair and it’s not gray, but I’m definitely aging!
MarieJ Thanks, that's very kind of you. I could not get rid of the pauses between chord changes but I'd had enough of trying to get a better recording - the piece became an ear worm that I wanted to shift. 
One day maybe I'll be able to make smooth transitions, this is something I will try to work on.
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)
SalmonJack I loved the main theme of this piece, which grew on me with repeated listening, as did the modulations. Thumbs up!
Thank you to Navindra, and all performers for another great recital!
I hope I have included everyone in my comments. If not, my apologies.
Last, but not least, a massive thank you to those who commented on my piece.
Some of those comments absolutely made my day, but also, sometimes leave me feeling like an imposter among the many more accomplished performers here.
Thank you all, again.
Sgisela Interesting that it's in a suite of Afrocuban dances--it doesn't sound very Afrocuban to me at all! I love the buildup.
Gooseberry Sounds like you have this piece under your fingers. I'm glad you get to play a piece that has meaning to you.
bSharp Blast from the past. I enjoyed listening, and inside I was singing along. No other notes because I was enjoying it too much!
Greta99 As usual, you are good at making the piano sound delicate, clear, and lovely.
ShiroKuro This is a wonderful recording! It's so much cleaner than what you prepared for the last recital. Did you work on this one more or did you improve so much in just a few months??
keff — Summertime
The jazz arrangement was a good one! That was a difficult piece which you handled very well. (Performance slips seem to be an inevitable accompaniment to all of our recordings - but I didn’t notice any here … )
iternabe — Malagueña
Wow - only one year into your piano journey? Wonderful! Congratulations to you and your teacher!
Gooseberry Wow, congratulations on creating and playing your own arrangement!
bSharp I love this song, and you played it very much like the soaring power ballad it is. I wonder why the arranger chose to use a different key. They did a good job capturing Steve Perry going slightly off key at the end of the chorus.
Little story, I live in an apartment building, and one time the maintenance guy came by to fix something. When they saw the piano, the first thing they asked was whether I knew how to play Open Arms.
rsl12 Did you work on this one more or did you improve so much in just a few months??
Thanks for your kind words, @rsl12 !
To your question… I don’t think I’ve improved much in these few months 
I actually think this piece (Wind) might be easier than the other (Reminiscence) but also, I wasn’t really ready to record Reminiscence and I think my recital submission was the first take of it. But as I recall, recording Reminiscence really pushed me forward with that piece, and when I played it for family over the holidays, it was much improved. Maybe I should put it back into my program for an upcoming performance….
