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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=05-Feb-2016&lang=ru&s=11368
05-Feb-2016
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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 The CBC Radio - Canada website ran an article with the heading, "Accordions Finally Get The Respect They Deserve" which was about a radio documentary by Frank Faulk titled "New Squeeze" that was broadcast on The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright.This is an excellent radio documentary which I highly recommend that you take the time to listen to. Click "Listen" above. Some excerpts and comments: There's a new breed of accordion aficionados, who make beautiful music with an instrument they have to "wear", while they play it. You will hear Michael Bridge, Alicia Baker and Alex Meixner speak about the beauty and relevance of the accordion today, the different styles of accordion music, and how it is now accepted into the halls of academia as a bona fide classical instrument, one worthy of study right up to the doctoral level. Picture left: Frank Faulk, Michael Bridge, Alicia Baker. First Michael Bridge speaks about his accordion studies and experiences. Alicia comments on her career as an accordionist, and Alex Meixner talks about his musical travels. All of them also perform for this radio program. There is now a growing wave of youthful enthusiasts, like Michael Bridge, Alex Meixner, and Alicia Baker who are embracing the old squeeze box with a new gusto, pumping out all styles of music and turning on a whole generation of young listeners to its unique sound. But it's not just among the young, that it's getting respect. "The accordion is here to stay and young people are totally accepting of the accordion. It is hip and part of our culture, world culture." |