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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=26-Jul-2013&lang=de&s=7467
26-Jul-2013
by Harley Jones
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 Canadian accordionist, entertainer and composer Michael Bridge, successful competitor at many accordion competitions, writes as follows:"Come Hell or High Water", I was fortunate and thankful to be unscathed by the Alberta Floods and kicked off July with the Calgary Stampede Parade. I performed on the Stampede float for an estimated downtown audience of 250,000. Then began ten days of constant concerts and parades throughout the city during the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". At the climax of Stampede, I was thrilled to be awarded the Grand Prize at the Stampede Talent Search. It's been a long road since the auditions in May, when about 250 Alberta artists (21 and under) showcased for the Stampede. The Grand Prize is worth approximately $9,000 and includes studio production of a single, radio airtime, and more! I was particularly overjoyed to be recognized in a field where I was the only accordionist and I hope this will open doors for young squeezers in Alberta and beyond! From July 26th to 31st I'll perform at the Great Canadian Barn Dance Music Festival and stay on to teach piano and accordion at the Acoustic Music Camp. It’s a fabulous festival and a unique resort—the daytime festival is outside in the fields before everyone dances the night away at the 103-year-old lakeside barn. Crystal Plamondon and I will be tearing up the Calgary Blues Fest on August 3rd, then it’s on to Wallace, Idaho for the Historic Wallace Accordion Festival. I’ll be playing a concert and dance on the 10th, featured alongside my great friends Bruce Gassman and newly-crowned CMA World Champion Sammy Thomas! I’m particularly excited to be giving a world première performance of my own silent film accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” at the Sixth Street Theatre and Melodrama. Finally, the summer will wrap up in Victoria B.C. at the 66th Coupe Mondiale World Championships, hosted by the B.C. Accordion Society. I will be representing Canada in the Digital Accordion category with brand new arrangements of Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’, ‘Czardas’, and a surprise. Canada will be putting on a show hosting one of the world’s most prestigious accordion events - don’t miss it! For further information email: michael@michaelbridgemusic.com |