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09-Sep-2016
Dr. William Schimmel to Be Honored at William Paterson University - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 On September 19, 2016 a free concert to honor the 70th birthday of Dr. William Schimmel will be held at Shea Auditorium, William Paterson University. The concert is sponsored by the WPU Music Department, the Composers Concordance and the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and will present contemporary music in honor of Bill Schimmel who has commissioned and premiered many new works.Directed by Peter Jarvis, the program will feature eight world premieres. Music written by Schimmel will be featured alongside compositions by John Clark, Dan Cooper, Franz Hackl, Jarvis, Gene Pritsker, David Taylor and Payton MacDonald. Performers will include Schimmel, Pritsker on guitar, the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and the B3+ Brass Trio. Bill Schimmel learned accordion as a child and attended Julliard School of Music where he received his doctorate in composition. While he was still a student at the school, his career was launched after he recorded songs of avant gard composer, Luiano Berio. An authority on Kurt Weill, Dr. Schimmel has recorded all of Weill's music with accordion. Beginning in 1981, Schimmel’s Tango Project has released a string of acclaimed recordings on the Nonesuch and Newport Classic labels. The first Tango Project recording went to No. 1 on Billboard’s classical charts and was named Record of the Year by Stereo Review magazine. Schimmel is the moderator/curator of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Master Class and Concert Series with 2016 being the 22nd successful year. He has served and continues to serve as Artist in Residence of the AAA where he also serves as Distinguished Lecturer in Residence and member of the AAA Governing Board. Throughout his long career, Schimmel has kept the accordion in front of audiences with performances of (his own and other composers) new accordion works, major recording successes, theater and movie performances (both solo and with other musicians), always to significant acclaim. This concert is another well deserved honor recognizing the many musical achievements of William Schimmel. |