One of my favorite profs at the University of British Columbia in the late 80's was Douglas Finch, who has since moved on to a busy teaching, performing, and composing career in the UK. Finch's legendary encores often started with a request to the audience for well-known tunes, which he would then improvise upon. Here he is improvising on Happy Birthday with much Scriabinesque/Ivesian awesomeness:
(Thanks, Suzy!)
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