Accordionist Nathan Chapeton should be very proud of his accomplishments . . . this year he auditioned for the honor to perform with the New Haven Symphony when his school, Middletown High School (Connecticut) Goes to the Symphony on May 22, 2017 and the Hamden Symphony Orchestra (Connecticut) on April 30, 2017. He was selected by BOTH to be a guest performer for their concerto concerts featuring soloists on violin, cello, piano . . . and the accordion!

Performing in 2014 with the New Haven Symphony, Nathan played the Rondo Movement from Pietro Deiro’s ”Concerto in E” to a stunned audience at the Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut. This year his music choice for performance with both symphonies is the 1st movement of Franck Angelis’ “Impasse”, an artistic and energetic selection that leaves audiences breathless (the performer too!).

Nathan attends Middletown High School and studies with Mary Tokarski in Northford, Connecticut. In the last few years, he has also earned the privilege of representing the United States-AAA at the Coupe Mondiale (World Accordion Championships) twice so far (he plans to audition in March to qualify again for 2017). At the Coupe Mondiale in Austria (2014) and Russia (2016) he was among the best accordionists and musicians from around the world. His plan now includes learning baroque and classical music and to compete in more rigorous categories at the competition.

AAA wishes Nathan Chapeton all the best for fantastic performances this spring. The picture is Nathan performing with the New Haven Symphony for the 2015 Middletown Goes to the Symphony at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, Connecticut.