Bachtopus debuts a new video for River Rune, a piece written for us by Dr. Schimmel and sponsored by a grant from The Brooklyn Arts Council. The weekend seminar details follow:

IN THE SHADOW IN THE ….!
THE 2023 ACCORDION SEMINARS – DR. WILLIAM SCHIMMEL, CURATOR

Dates: Friday to Sunday, July 28, 29, 30, 2023; Master class 3:00 to 4:00; Concert 4:00 to 5:00

Admission: $165.00 for the entire program
PayPal: Accordionbill@gmail.com

Links will be provided prior to each day you register. 
Participants will include – in no separate order:
Micki Goodman, Paul Stein, Will Holshouser, Dr. Robert Young McMahan, Dr. Denise Koncelik, Doug Makofka, Carl Riehl, Erica Marie Mancini, Robert Duncan, Jeanne Velonis, Sydknee,
Rita Davidson, Hanzhi Wang, Dr. Marina Li, Dr. Thomas Massucci, Bob Goldberg, Brian Dewan,
The Main Squeeze Orchestra, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka, Bachtopus, Benjamin Ickies,
John Foti, Godfrey Nelson, Lorraine Nelson Wolf, William Komaiko, Dr. Hugo Goldenzweig, Dan Cooper, Elliott Sharp, Gene Pritsker, Mark Kostabi, Mary Spencer Knapp, Sari Kalin, Milica Paranosic, Dave Soldier, David First, David Stoler, Jack Di Bennidetto, Peter Jarvis, Corn Mo – and Dr. Schimmel.

For more details: http://www.billschimmel.com/

Join us and over 350 musicians on Saturday, June 3, from 11AM to 9PM, throughout the Rivertown villages of Yonkers, Hastings on Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow. Bachtopus performs at 3pm, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church. For more information about the festival: https://2023musictour.riverarts.org/

For more information about performances in the Dobbs Ferry area: https://2023musictour.riverarts.org/category/dobbs-ferry/

For specific information about our show: https://2023musictour.riverarts.org/jeanne-velonis/

Bachtopus is pleased to perform this Saturday from 5-6pm at the Open Stages festival sponsored by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. We will be performing in front of the Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

BROOKLYN OPEN STAGES is Saturday, May 13, 2023 — 3-8 pm (15+ Stages Throughout the Streets of Park Slope)
Join us on Saturday, May 13 for Open Stages 2023, BKCM’s spring music festival! Stoops, schoolyards, parks and local cafes throughout Park Slope will host 150+ inspiring artists sure to amaze families. Past acts have included Grammy Award-winners, talented teen rockers, high-octane marching bands, hip-hop artists, and music-makers of all kinds. And after a day of exploring the festival, families are invited to join BKCM from 7-8 pm for one massive celebratory closing concert.

The music at this event is FREE for all. However, proceeds from ticket sales help to support BKCM’s community programs, which bring music education and music therapy to thousands of people across all five boroughs of New York City.

For more details: https://bkcm.org/event/os23/#bwg13/396

The 2022 Accordion Seminars – Dr. William Schimmel, curator

Bachtopus will be contributing a previously published video from their 2020 Composers Commissioning Fund to this year’s Accordion Seminars.

Dr William Schimmel’s Accordion Seminars scheduled for July 29, 30 and 31. This will be the 28th year. And like the last two years, they will be virtual.

The Theme is: TOO MUCH INFORMATION, TOO LITTLE TIME, BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY

The Seminars will be presented by a new organization, THE ACCORDION GLOBAL ASSOCIATION.

The Master Classes will be from 3 to 4 pm – the concerts from 4 to 5 pm

For more information / tickets, please contact Dr. Bill Schimmel at https://billschimmel.com/

Bachtopus will be participating in the River Arts Music Tour, which features multiple performances at several venues in the Rivertowns community (https://2022musictour.riverarts.org/). The program will feature music from Guy Klucevsek, a world premiere from Denise Koncelik, and a few selections by J.S. Bach. We will be playing two back-to-back sets starting at 2 and 3pm at 99 Estherwood Ave., Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. The event is free and open to the public.

Guy Klucevsek presents a concert in celebration of his 75th year on earth. Having retired from the concert stage in 2019, Klucevsek is proud to hand over the performances in this program of solos, duets, and quartets to a distinguished cast of musicians he has worked with over many years and, in some cases, decades: Todd Reynolds, violin, Jenny Lin, piano, and accordionists the Bachtopus ensemble (Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka, Jeanne Velonis), Alan Bern (doubling piano), Will Holshouser and Nathan Koci.

The pieces Klucevsek has selected represent 40+ years of his composing, from Oscillation No. 2 for piano (1980), through The Grass, It Is Blue (Ain’t Nothin’ But a Polka) (1986), Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse (1988), Eleven Large Lobsters Loose in the Lobby (1991) and Bar Talk (1998) (in memory of Béla Bartók), up to pieces from the 21st century, including seven World Premieres.

Alan Bern, accordion and piano
Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble (Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka and Jeanne Velonis)
Will Holshouser, accordion
Nathan Koci, accordion
Jenny Lin, piano
Todd Reynolds, violin

For tickets and more information: https://roulette.org/event/guy-klucevsek-75th-birthday-celebration/

Bachtopus will be performing an original piece by Peter Flint as part of an ongoing concert series sponsored by the Association of Classical Musicians and Artists (ACMA). Come join us for this wonderful program!

THE PROGRAM:

1. “Vissi d’arte” (from Tosca), by G. Puccini; “The Show Must Go On”, by Queen – Delia Koizumi, soprano and Gary Mayer, piano
2. Partita No. 1 in B minor for solo violin (BWV 1002): Courante, Sarabande, and Double, by J.S. Bach – Liuqing Zheng, violin
3. Partita No. 2 in C minor for solo keyboard (BWV 826): Sarabande and Rondeaux, by J.S. Bach – Zosia Skorko, piano
4. Suite de Ballet for flute and piano, by R.V. Williams – Carl Gutowski, flute and Toshiko Jones, piano
5. Dumka Op. 59, by P.I. Tchaikovsky – Ruoyuan Shen, piano
6. String Trio Op. 9 No. 1: I. Adagio – Allegro con brio, by L.V. Beethoven –
Silja Weber, violin; Marion Lederer, viola; Diana Wayburn, cello

INTERMISSION

7. A Gaelic Offering (An Gaelic Tiodhla): I: Ros Bothan (Rose Cottage); III: Loch Solas (Lake Solace); IV: Gearr Riomball (Describe a Circle), by C. McMichael
Masques, by A. McGinty
Coloratura for Flute Quartet, by S. Yagisawa –
The Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps Flute Choir: Esther Daye, Sariena Ellis, Marla Gotay, Sydney Hayes, Rickey Logan, Brian Luke, Scott Oaks, Laura Pologe, Pam Santiago, Amrita Seehra, and Greg Wyckoff, flautists
8. Cello Sonata Op. 99: II. Adagio affetuoso, by J. Brahms – Meredith Gennaro, cello and Neil Prufer, piano
9. “Highsummer: Brood V”, by Peter Flint – Bachtopus Accordion Quartet: Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka, and Jeanne Velonis, accordionists
10. Nocturne Op.9 No. 1 in B Flat Minor, by F. Chopin; March, by V. Mustazadeh – Nargiz Aliyarova, piano

Domingo Hall
Opera America (National Opera Center)
330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001

2/29/20 @2-4pm

Suggested donation $10

For more info:
https://www.nycclassical.com/

Bachtopus Breaks the Model

The Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble typically performs music by J.S. Bach and living composers. For our fall concert, we will be breaking tradition by playing classical selections from Mozart, Purcell, Fischer, and Stamitz. Come join the fun!

Suggested donation: $10 to support the local food bank

AMERICAN ACCORDIONISTS’ ASSOCIATION MASTER CLASS AND CONCERT SERIES

WILLIAM SCHIMMEL – MODERATOR AND CURATOR

JULY 26, 27, 28 AT THE TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE

43A WEST 13TH STREET – BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AVES

MASTER CLASSES AT 3 PM

CONCERTS AT 7 PM

$35.00 PER CONCERT

RESERVATIONS AND INFO – (917) 498-6823; Accordionbill@gmail.com

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE AT THE AAA STORE EVENTS SEGMENT

WWW.AMERACCORD.COM  – 2019 AAA MASTER CLASS AND CONCERT SERIES

PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE:

Micki Goodman, Paul Stein, Dr. Robert Young Mc Mahan, Will Holshouser, Brian Dewan, Gene Pritsker, Melissa Elledge, Mark Nathanson, Benjamin Ickies, Godfrey Nelson, Lorraine Nelson Wolf, Dragica Banic Curcic, Erica Maire Mancini,Dave Soldier, Mayumi Miyaoka, Dan Cooper, The Yorkvillians, Max Maples,Rachel Swaner, Ted Nash, Bachtopus, Mayumi Mayaoka, Peter Flint, Robert Duncan, The Main Squeeze Orchestra, Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, David Stoler, Lauren Flanigan, David First, Mary Spencer Knapp, Dr. Hugo Goldenzweig, Lee Mc Clure, Ken Laufer, John Foti, Kathleen Tipton, Bob Goldberg, The Famous Accordion Orchestra, Corn Mo, Rachid Eladlouni,  Linda Reed, Rita Barnea, Dr Denise Koncelik, Alicia Svigals,Jeanne Velonis, Sydknee, Peter Jarvis, Rocco Anthony Jerry, Miwa Gemini, Jenny Cho, Elliott Sharp, Jennie Muiio, Elaine Yau, Carita Patamikakam, Kathryn Andrews and many others and a few surprise guests – and Dr. Schimmel.