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22-Jul-2016
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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 Video: Sample of "Fantasia for Santoor and Accordion" being rehearsed.A fascinating concert, Celebrate Asia, was held in January 2016. This was the eighth year of this series. The concert was organized due to the desire of Seattle's classical music supporters, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to hear non-Western music performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jindong Cai. The accordion and santoor were featured in "Fantasia for Santoor and Accordion" by composer and bassoonist, Alireza Motevaseli. The composition received its world premiere performance during the concert featuring santoor player Anjali Joshi and accordionist Murl Allen Sanders. It was also a unique moment since it was the first time that Iranian music was performed in the Celebrate Asia concerts. What is a santoor? A santoor is a trapezoidal string instrument consisting of generally walnut and about 70 to more than 100 metal strings in sets of three to five. Its metallic sounds are created by hitting the sets of strings with two wooden sticks. Accordionist Murl Allen Sanders is a musician, composer, teacher and recording artist who has been active in the Seattle area music scene and across the United States, Canada, England, Brazil and Japan. Murl teaches piano and accordion privately and is also adjunct faculty at Cornish College of the Arts and Shoreline Community College in Seattle. He a grant to compose his “Accordion Concerto #2” which premiered in 2007 with Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers. His “Accordion Concerto #1”, a commission from Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers, premiered in 2003. Murl received a 2010 and 2009 ASCAP plus award for his concert compositions from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. |