Live at AWAM, Superior, WI and on FaceBook and Youtube – December 6, 2020, 3 PM (CST)

Accordion lovers are in for a treat with world-class bayan accordionist and composer, Stas Venglevski, performing an in-person concert featuring Bach classics and a world premiere of his new composition, “Poetic Rhapsody” on December 6, 2020 at 3 PM (CST) at A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) in Superior, WI. Stas’ concert will be live streamed simultaneously via AWAM’s YouTube channel and FaceBook account.

The concert’s first half consists of J. S. Bach’s compositions:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 565),
Invention #2 in C Minor (BWV 788)
Inventions #6 in E Major (BWV 777)
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 875)
Prelude in E Minor (BWV 810)
Chorale Prelude in F Minor (BWV 659)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor (BWV 582).

The second half of the concert will honor two composers: Yehuda Yannay’s “Fantasietta with Interruptions on a Theme in F Minor”, and William Susman’s “Zydeco Madness”. The concert will conclude with the premiere of Stas’ “Poetic Rhapsody”.

AWAM’s spacious concert hall allows 6 feet distancing between audience members. Masks are required. Admission is $20.00 per person and tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

AWAM has a GoFundMe page to help support the continued growth of our Internet outreach events. We plan to update our website to make it more mobile friendly, continue to grow our “Accordion Notes” newsletter, and continue to live stream as many of our events as we can. We are honored that Stas has dedicated Poetic Rhapsody to AWAM. In addition to requesting support of AWAM’s Internet outreach events, we are also requesting specially earmarked donations to reward Stas for his new composition via our GoFundMe page.