Lenny Feldmann (aka The CordeenMan) will present a 1:30 PM workshop and concert for the Massachusetts Accordion Association on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Ciociaro Social Club, 144 Bridge Street, Newton, Mass.
The workshop portion of Lenny’s program will focus on the development of a basic accordion arrangement and how musical “decorations” can be created to turn it into a “show piece”. Attendees are encouraged to bring their pencils to make notations on the musical score that will be given to them.
Lenny’s concert will feature original compositions and arrangements by accordion greats including Pietro Deiro, Mario Tacca, Paolo Bagnasco, Frank Marocco, Leo Fancelli, Edmund Cifani, Anthony Galla-Rini, and Charles Nunzio.
In addition, Lenny will perform his “Darkside of the Moon Suite for Acoustic Stradella Accordion” which is based on the melodies of the 1973 progressive rock group Pink Floyd.
Lenny Feldmann, AAA Board member, is a former Accordion Virtuoso State Champion (both in New Jersey and Illinois) and Accordion Olympic participant (Chicago and Cleveland) and has performed as solo accordionist with the world famous Mantovani Orchestra. He has played his accordion worldwide including Italy, Germany and Japan at the YES 89 World Exposition. He currently performs concerts and workshops and emcees at various accordion festivals across the United States, including the Florida Accordion Association “Smash” (FAA) in Orlando, Florida and the American Accordion Musicological Society (AAMS), MAMTG, as well as at previous AAA Festivals and the Accordionist and Teachers Guild (ATG) national conventions.
Lenny has appeared with many top accordionists including Myron Floren, Dick Contino, Danny Desiderio, Carmen Carrozza, Charlie Nunzio, Betty Jo Simon, Joanna Arnold, Tony Lovello, Stan Darrow, Mary Tokarski, The K Trio, Dee Langley, Tony Dannon, Joan Cochran Sommers, Mario Tacca, Joe Cerrito, Lidia Kaminska, Bobby Raye, Joseph Soprani, Peter Soave, Lou Coppola, Eric Baal, Stas Venglevski, Nick Ballarini, Henry Doktorski, Jane Christison, Kevin Friedrich, Dr. William Schimmel, and Frank Marocco to name a few. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Accordion Musicological Society.
For further information: lenn@lennfeldmann.com
