Dr. William Schimmel’s busy fall tour includes the following:
October 1 – Joe’s Pub – New York – Gay Marshall sings Piaf
October 9 – Hofstra University – Long Island, New York – Gay Marshall sing Piaf
October 22 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
October 23 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
October 24 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
October 28 – Cafe Sabarsky – New York – The Unsung Kurt Weill – with singer Lauren Flanigan
October 29 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
October 30 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
October 31 – Kid’s Eurofest – Washington DC – Finnish Embassy – with singer/flutist Ulla Soukko
November 4 – recording of Jorge Martin’s Ropa Vieja for Accordion, Cello and Percussion – American Academy of Arts and Letters – New York
November 5 – recording of Jorge Martin’s Ropa Vieja for Accordion, Cello and Percussion – American Academy of Arts and Letters – New York
November 11 – performance and recording of In Vain by George Friedrich Haas with The Argento Ensemble – EMPAC – Troy, New York
November 12 – performance and recording of In Vain by George Friedrich Haas with The Argento Ensemble – EMPAC – Troy, New York
November 13 – performance and recording of In Vain by George Friedrich Haas with The Argento Ensemble – EMPAC – Troy, New York
Dr. Schimmel can be heard of the following new and recent CDS AND DVDS
Portrain in Seven Shades by Ted Nash – with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis – JLCO Records – Schimmel appears as Guest Artist Soloist
Gay Marshall Sings Piaf – GM Records
Weatherwatch/Free Jazz – with Pianist Dr. Mark Birnbaum – IPS/STUDIO MUSE Records
Accordion/Piano/Piano/Accordion – IPS/STUDIO MUSE Records
Ever/Never – DVD – with Micki Goodman, director and choreographer – can be seen on www.billschimmel.com – and You Tube – an IPS/STUDIO MUSE Production
Soon to be released:
Accordion/Piano/Piano Accordion II – IPS/STUDIO MUSE Records
In Orbit – with Dr. Mark Birnbaum – IPS/STUDIO MUSE Records
William Schimmel is a virtuoso accordionist, author, philosopher and composer. He is one of the principle architects in the tango revival in America, the resurgence of the accordion and the philosophy of Musical Reality (composition with pre-existing music). He received his diploma from the Neupauer Conservatory of Music and his BM, MS and DMA degrees from the Juilliard School.
He has taught at the Juilliard School , Brooklyn College CUNY, Upsala College, New School University, Neupauer Conservatory (dean) and has lectured on accordion related subjects at Princeton , Columbia , Brandeis, University of Missouri , Duke University, Manhattan School of Music, the Graduate Center CUNY, Santa Clara University, The Janacek Conservatory in Ostrava, Czech Republic and at Microsoft.
He now heads the Neupauer Conservatory Order of the Shield program, a private studies program for gifted students on a graduate and post graduate level. He conducts a successful three day master class and concert series sponsored by the American Accordionists’ Association.
The Confederations International of Accordionists has awarded Dr. Schimmel the distinguished Merit Award for the AAA Master Class and Concert Series as well as his contribution to the international accordion scene. He received the American Accordionists’ Association Distinguished Service Award for Fifty Years of Accordion activity and his work as Lecturer in Residence. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Great Minds of the 21st Century.
