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UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble in Concert, Illinois - USAby Kevin Friedrich |
The University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Chamber Accordion Ensemble will perform at the upcoming Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International, (ATG) Festival in Lisle, IL, on Thursday July 18th. The group comprises CIA Vice President and well known accordion celebrity Joan Cochran Sommers, ATG President Betty Jo Simon, AAA, ATG Board of Director Kevin Friedrich, and fellow UMKC Alumni Amy Hayes, Ron Barrow and Joyce Davis. All former members of the renowned UMKC Accordion Orchestra, the UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble will perform ‘Fuga 9’, by Astor Piazzolla, a magnificent version of ‘Mephisto Waltz No. 1’, by Franz Liszt, arr. by Joan C. Sommers, ‘Anantango’, by Gorka Hermosa, and ‘La Cumparsita’, by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. In addition to their performance, members will also anchor the ATG Board of Directors and Friends orchestra as well as the ATG Festival Orchestra, an International extravaganza where members of the popular 50 member Orchestre Polyphonia, from Réunion Island, will bring an exciting mixture of instrumentation to the 2013 Festival Orchestra. The UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble recently participated in the USA contributions to World Accordion Day, when videos of their past performances were broadcast during the live presentation. For information on all performances and activities at the upcoming ATG Festival, please visit the official website of the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG). |