Dr. William Schimmel was involved in many interesting musical activities during 2012 including:
November 30: He appeared with Corn Mo performing Schubert’s “An Die Musik” at a special benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC.
December 1: He appeared with Soprano Christine Fontanellin in her annual Christmas show at Symphony Space in New York. Dr. Schimmel performed his own controversial rendition of “La Danza” by Rossini.
December 6: He hosted a radio show on WWFM, New Jersey in a broadcast of his appearance at the Cape May Music Festival last summer. The performers were Ariadne Grief, Soprano and members of the New York Chamber Ensemble under the leadership of Alan Kay.
December 13: He appeared at the Phillips Collection Gallery in Washington, DC in a special concert of music by Matthais Pintscher sponsored by the the International Contemporary Ensemble.
ON DECEMBER 14,15,16 AND 17, DR. Schimmel recorded the accordion solos for a new film version of “La Boheme (THE BOHEMIANS”) which will be released in 2013.. The film is filmed in the Willaimsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The music is adapted by Edy Lan.
On December 17, Dr. Schimmel performed “Pinsk and Blue” for accordion and piano by Russian composer Alla Borzova in a concert of women composers at Leiderkranz Hall in NY with the composer as pianist.
December 29: He appeared with Corn Mo at the Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn performing Schubert’s “An Die Musik” as part of Corn Mo’s opening set for the famed rock group, They Might Be Giants.
Dr. Schimmel is also the subject of an entire chapter in a new book, “The Accordion in the Americas” Helene Simonett, Editor. The chapter is written by Dr. Marion Jacobson. The title is ” The Accordion in New Scores- Paradigms of Authorship and Identiy in William Schimmel’s Musical Realities.”
Top photo: Dr. William Schimmel and Corn Mo.
Bottom photos of “They Might Be Giants” John Linnell and John Flansburgh with Corn Mo in the middle.
For further information: billschimmel@billschimmel.com
