Stas Venglevski Performs Bach Concert and World Premiere of his “Poetic Rhapsody”
January 1st 2021
Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor Accordion USA News

Video: Stas Venglevski concert at the Harrington Arts Center, A World of Accordions Museum on December 6th, 2020.
The concert featured the premiere of “Poetic Rhapsody” which was composed by Stas Venglevski and dedicated to Helmi Harrington (picture right), curator of A World of Accordions Museum in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. Stas said, “I dedicate ‘Poetic Rhapsody’ to Helmi Harrington. I feel like I am at home here at AWAM.”
The concert first half presented: J. S. Bach’s music including: 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 concert second half included: Honoring two composers, whose accordion works are new to our stage: Yehuda Yannay’s “Fantasietta with Interruptions on a Theme in F Minor”, and William Susman’s “Zydeco Madness”. The concert concluded with the world premiere of Stas’ “Poetic Rhapsody”. I enjoyed Stas’ new composition. It evoked feelings of sensitivity, expressiveness, lyricism, and thoughtful emotion. I found myself listening to it many times.
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