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26-May-2023
James Crabb: Performance of “Dragspil” – New Zealandby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
 When New Zealand composer Lyell Cresswell died last year, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra decided to perform one of his works. They chose “Dragspil” (the word loosely means accordion in Nordic countries), a concerto for accordion and orchestra. This was first premiered by accordionist James Crabb in 1995 at the BBC Proms and only performed one other time. Scotsman James Crabb was now found to be living in Sydney, Australia and was agreeable to perform. He had studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and was a teacher there for some years. The APO ask soloists to give a talk prior to the concert and this took place in the concert chamber, where many concert goers were introduced to how the accordion works and about the composition “Dragspil” commissioned for Crabb. Many accordionists attended the well-advertised concert and afterwards had the opportunity to meet him. The performance in the Auckland Town Hall was extremely well received by the large audience in spite of the raging storm outside stopping some ticket holders from attending. Read the professional review (picture below) by the New Zealand Herald titled "Thrills aplenty in energetic concert" at: 2023NZHerald |
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