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27-May-2022
UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble Concerts - USAby Kevin Friedrich |
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| The University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Community Accordion Ensemble will present two performances in Kansas City on June 11th at the Swan Dive Event Center at Vivilore Restaurant in Independence, Missouri at 3:00 pm and on June 12th, 2022 at the Kansas City United Church of Christ Social Hall at 2:00 PM. All players are alumni of the University of Missouri - Kansas City, and former members of the renowned UMKC Accordion Orchestra. The players make their living in various careers, but each have remained devoted to promoting the accordion and its varied repertoire, which includes transcriptions, commissions and other original works. They have recently performed in Chicago, San Francisco, Kansas City, the 80th Anniversary of the AAA in Alexandria, VA. and in Superior, WI at the World of Accordions Museum. In addition, they have participated in the USA contributions to previous World Accordion Day events, when videos of their performances were broadcast during the live presentations. The UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble performs under the direction of Joan C. Sommers who both conducts and also plays as a member of the ensemble on certain pieces. Joan C. Sommers was awarded the title of Professor Emerita upon her retirement from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music (USA), where she established and taught the accordion degree program for forty years. She has arranged innumerable works for both Accordion Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble over many years, works that have been performed around the globe. She has held numerous positions in several music organizations, including the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) and the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA – IMC-UNESCO) where she was recently awarded lifetime Honorary Membership. Today she enjoys performing with fellow accordionists in duo, with other instrumentalists, with the (UMKC) Community Accordion Ensemble and as guest Conductor with various orchestras around the world including leading the magnificent "World Accordion Orchestra XI" in Shenzhen, China on August 18, 2019. The Concerts are Free Admission with donations greatly appreciated. For more information please contact: joansommers@kc.rr.com |