Published on Nov 23, 2015
Brahms: “Rondo alla Zingarese”
Armed with accordion and clarinet, Double-Double Duo uniquely fuses classical showpieces with rock, jazz and world music.
This piece was released on Double-Double’s “Rock Bach” album in November, 2015.
Kornel Wolak – clarinet
Michael Bridge – accordion
Michael Bridge continues to maintain an amazing and varied schedule of performances. His career is soaring. From his website:
Michael Bridge has performed in China, Croatia, Italy, France, the U.K., and across the USA and Canada. He made his solo orchestral debut with the Boston Pops at age 17 and performs classical, contemporary classical, folk, jazz, rock and pop music on acoustic accordion, digital accordion, and piano.
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Bridge is a graduate student in classical accordion performance at the University of Toronto, studying with Professor Joseph Macerollo. His former teachers include Beverley Fess (accordion), Donna Holoboff (piano), and composers Timothy Janz and Robert Rosen (theory, history and composition).
Bridge won the University of Toronto Concerto Competition (2015), the Calgary Stampede Talent Search (2013), and is a two-time Canadian Digital Accordion Champion (2013, 2011). He placed 2nd at the Digital Accordion World Championships (2013) and 4th at the Junior Acoustic World Accordion Championships (2011).
Michael has collaborated with both Quartetto Gelato and Bellows and Brass (as a substitute member), the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra (Nov. ’15), the Ontario Philharmonic, the I.C.O.T. Orchestra, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (date TBA), the Euphonia Chamber Orchestra, Soundstreams, Fawn Opera, Barrie Concerts (Oct. ’15), TEDx Talks, The Chopin Society, the Royal Conservatory of Music contemporary music ensemble, Ladom Ensemble, The Collective, the Alex Meixner Band, the Crystal Plamondon Band, The Lizzy Hoyt Band, the Doll Sisters, Joseph Johnson (cello), Joseph Macerollo (accordion), Kornel Wolak and Peter Stoll (clarinet), Ivana Santilli, Melanie Conly, Maeve Palmer and Conrad Siebert (voice), Larnell Lewis, Dan Barton and Norm Bergeron (percussion), Marek Majewski and Michael Savona (classical guitar), and Alicia Baker, Cory Pessaturo and Mario Pedone (accordion). ! Along with Dr. Kornel Wolak (clarinet and piano),
Bridge is a founding member of DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUO – a high-energy and technologically advanced show with upcoming performances from Ecuador to Poland. Bridge has been a full-time member of Ladom Ensemble since 2014 – an acoustic Iranian-Serbian-Classical quartet based out of Toronto. ! Bridge has adjudicated accordion competitions in the USA and Canada, and has given masterclasses in Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Alberta.
His performance schedule includes:
December 6, 2015 – Hybridity Ensemble in Toronto
Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills – 2pm, Toronto ON
December 16, 2015 – Université de Montréal
Graduating Recital of Samuella Archer, clarinet
Performing Norbert Palej: Quay Quodlibet for clarinet and accordion
February 2, 2016 – University of Toronto Vocal Cabaret
Directed by Prof. Wendy Nielsen
Hosted by The Tranzac Club, Toronto ON
February 4, 2016 – University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Paul Creston Accordion Concerto
Winner of the U of T Concerto Competition
MacMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 7:30pm
February 10, 2016 – Soundstreams presents “Squeezebox”
Prof. Joseph Macerollo and Michael Bridge, Canada (accordion)
Hector del Curto, Argentina (bandoneon)
Gamin, Korea (saengwang)
Featuring a world premiere by Anna Pigdorona.
Trinity St. Paul’s Centre – Toronto ON
February 28, 2016 – University of Toronto
Doctoral Composition Recital of Joshua Denenburg
March 11-13, 2016 – Dallas TX
National Accordion Society Convention
Concert and Masterclass
March 29, 2016 – University of Toronto
Michael Murphy, percussion & Michael Bridge, accordion
Four new works by U of T composers
Tuesdays @ Noon Series, Walter Hall
April 16, 2016 – University of Toronto
Master’s Recital of Alice Kim, cello
Piazzolla: Le grand tango
May 7, 2016 – “Celebrating 50 Years of Teaching”
Honouring Berverley Fess, Michael’s former accordion teacher.
Okotoks United Church, Okotoks AB
May 20, 2016 – Master’s Recital at the University of Toronto
Michael’s First Master’s Rectial
Walter Hall, 7:30pm
May 26 – June 6, 2016 – Ladom Ensemble Maritime Tour
Details TBA
June 17, 2016 – Poznan, Poland
DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUO in concert.
June 22-24, 2016 – Wrocław, Poland
DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUO
International Conference on Multiculturalism in Central Europe,
with Prof. Guillaume Tardiff, from the University of Alberta.
July 1, 2016 – Villerupt, France
Festival International de l’Accordéon en Lorraine
July 2, 2016 – Guénange, France
Festival International de l’Accordéon en Lorraine
July 3, 2016 – Homécourt, France
Festival International de l’Accordéon en Lorraine
Major Venues History:
Boston Symphony Hall – Boston MA
Shanghai Normal University – Shanghai, China
Parco della musica – Rome, Italy
Via Rail “The Canadian” Cross-Canada Train
National Theatre – Varazdin, Croatia
Tour of northern France – Homécourt, Guénange and Villerupt
Green Room Theatre – Cheltenham, U.K.
Glenn Gould Studio – Toronto, ON
Lobero Theatre – Santa Barbara, CA
Victoria Conservatory of Music – Victoria B.C.
Reagent Theatre – Oshawa, ON
Calgary Stampede Parade – Calgary, AB
Calgary Blues Fest – Calgary, AB
Other performances in California, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., Florida, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec.
For further information: michael@michaelbridgemusic.com
