Concert accordionist Stephen Dominko has released a new CD, now available.
The order of the pieces on the CD are as follows:
1 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 – Franz Liszt
2 Traumerei – Schumann
3 Sonata No. 7 in D – Joseph Haydn
4 Poet Speaks – (Der Dichter Spricht ) – Schumman
5 Prelude in G Minor – English Suite No. 3 – J. S. Bach
6 Capriccio – D. Scarlatti
7 Allemande – J.S. Bach
8 Fantasia “The Wanderer” Op. 15 – Franz Schubert
Stephen Dominko will perform at the 4th Annual ACCORDIONS NOW! 2011 Festival on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Nashua Courtyard Marriott Nashua, New Hampshire. He will present a Lecture-Demonstration on Technique & Style on Saturday morning.
Stephen P. Dominko’s life of music was set in motion when he was just five years old. While listening to a recording of Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival” he ran from the room crying. When his parents asked him what was wrong, he told them, “The music is too beautiful to listen to.”
At that time, the accordion was a popular instrument. Hee began taking lessons with Rudolf Molinaro. When Stephen was 10, he was a guest on the Sam Levenson Television Show. Immediately following that appearance, his concert career began. Remarkably by age 13, Stephen Dominko was the youngest US Open Champion in history.
Stephen played his first of Two Concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall at age 14, his second at age 18. During this same period, he was competing at the international level representing the United States, becoming the youngest-ever World Champion at 17.
Upon auditioning for the Mannes College of Music, Stephen placed as a sophomore. He studied with John Goldmark, majoring in music theory and analysis.
In 1966, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic staged international auditions to find six of the world’s most talented young musicians. After a series of auditions, Stephen and five others were chosen. They performed on The Bell Telephone Hour from Lincoln Center. Stephen who performed the “Chopin F Minor Concerto”, was the only accordionist ever to play with The New York Philharmonic.
Recording, concerts, TV and radio performances followed. The young Dominko delighted his audiences with his fiery and expressive style.
Since 1985 Stephen Dominko has been composing. He has also studied yoga and meditation. His experience as a VNA Hospice volunteer, combined with his spiritual practices, has largely inspired his compositions. He continues to compose from his home in Washington, New Hampshire. He teaches piano, accordion and composition to a select number of advanced pupils.
For more information about ACCORDIONS NOW!!:
Suzanne Welch – accman@accordionconnection.com
Donna Maria Regis – regisdonna@yahoo.com
Co-Founders, ACCORDIONS NOW! Music Festival
For information about the CD and Stephen Dominko:vince@cuminotto.com
