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Dan and Kim Christian have established themselves as among the premier
accordionist's in the world. Their unique ability to play together with
exact precision is unparalleled anywhere else on the planet. They have
excellent technique and mastery of the accordion. Performances are charged
with vibrant engergy and a passion and love that create an experience
that will be cherished.
Dan and Kim have both been teaching the accordion for over 30 years.
Seven of their previous students have received full music scholarships
to the prestigious Lamont School of Music at Denver University.
Dan and Kim met while Dan was taking lessons from Kim's father Mike
Aman at the Young Musicians of America (YMA) music school. Dan has known
Kim since she was 5 years old and they have literally grown up together
performing and teaching the accordion, and through the YMA school run
by Mike and Alice Aman, they have performed in Disneyland, Disney World,
Mexico and Canada.
Dan and Kim are known throughout the country for their 'up to date'
arrangements of popular music styles that covers just about any style
of music one could imagine from classical to jazz and everything in
between.
Performances
at a Glance:
- Branson,
Missouri April 2007 - June 2008 - produced and starred in the popular
'Music Makes the World Go Round' Show.
- Alabama
Tour - highlight Troy University (2005)
- Texas
Tour - highlight University of Texas at Dallas (2004)
- Montana
Tour - highlight Kimberley, British Columbia Accordion Festival (2003)
- Accordion
Teachers Association of Massachusetts (ATAM) adjudicators and guest
artists (2002)
- Disneyland,
California (2002)
- 8th
International Accordion Festival, Beijing, China (adjudicators, guest
artists)
- Beijing
Philharmonic - guest performers
- Silver
Dollar City, Branson, Missouri (2001)
- Wisconsin
Tour (2000)
- Las
Vegas, Nevada, (2000)
- Puerta
Vallarta, Mexico, (1999)
- Colorado
Springs and Denver - Numerous guest appearances
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 Kim
has won many prestigious awards in her career, including the US National
Championship and Honorary Bronze Medal winner of the World Accordion
Championships. She is also the two time winner of the Rocky Mountain
Accordion Society Virtuoso Solo and the Accordion Federation of North
America Virtuoso Solo.
She has been teaching for Young Musicians of America (Y.M.A.) for 30
years and is responsible for educating hundreds of people in the art
of music. Five of Kim's students received full music scholaships at
the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music.
At a glance:
- AAA
National Champion 1983
- C.I.A.
Coupe Mondiale Honorary Bronze Medal Winner 1984
- Two
time R.M.A.S Virtuoso Solo Winner
- A.F.N.A.
Virtuoso Solo Winner and many others
- Accordion
Major at Loretto Heights College in Denver, CO
- Directed
many accordion orchestras from beginner to Virtuoso with extremely
successful winning record
- Producing,
Marketing and performing renowned Branson show "Music Makes the
World Go Round"
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 The
winner of the prestigious Galla-Rini Traveling Trophy Award which requires
a three time win of the Rocky Mountain Accordion Society Virtuoso Solo
Competition. Dan has been teaching private music lessons for 34 years.
He has developed a reputation throughout the United States for directing
outstanding Virtuoso Orchestras. His groups have won national Competitions
in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Denver. Dan is an experienced
writer and arranger of music.
At
a glance:
- Four
time winner Rocky Mountain Accordion Virtuoso champion Winner
- Winner
of the Prestigious Anthony Galla-Rini traveling Trophy
- Director
of the US National Champion Accordion Orchestra with record of 1st
Place achievements across the country
- Esteemed
arranger and transcriber of music for accordion orchestra including
works by Tschaikovsky, Dvorak, Saint Saens, Schubert and others
- Spotlighted
solo accordionist for the premier run of 'La Curandera", the
first opera to highlight the accordion as the principal instrument.
- Wrote,
arranged and starred in the Branson production "Music Makes the
World Go Round"
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