Video: New England Digital Accordion Orchestra – Chatham First Night 1/1/20
The New England Digital Accordion Orchestra, founded and conducted by Sam Falcetti, was featured at the 29th annual First Night celebration in Chatham, MA last year. This 21-piece Orchestra was one of the 70 bands that performed throughout 10 different venues at this event. Two concert programs were played at the First United Methodist Church with over 400 people in attendance. Thanks to Bert Quirbach, Jim Avedisian, Marissa Falcetti, and Don McMahon for making this entire project happen, starting with the video taken at the concert to the editing and uploading of the video to YouTube.
This one of a kind orchestra is made up of talented longtime and more recent players, some professional and others hobbyists, who have made the change to a digital accordion which produces their orchestral sounds. “Many types of orchestras and bands have had their own identity,” says Maestro Falcetti, “From the symphony, woodwind and string orchestras, to the swing, marching and ethnic bands from different countries – each served a purpose in musical evolution. There has never been an orchestra that could do it all, until now.”
It is important for accordion enthusiasts throughout the world to hear how the acoustic accordion has expanded through digital technology, and also what the only United States Digital Accordion Orchestra has achieved both orchestrally and musically in the last 5 years. Close your eyes and you won’t believe you are hearing an accordion orchestra.
Testimonial from Ginny Hamblet, Entertainment Coordinator at First Night Chatham: “WOW! Let me repeat that… WOW!! Your Digital Accordion Orchestra was very well received at our New Year’s Eve Celebration of the arts at First Night Chatham. The audience could not believe the versatility of the pieces that your presented. We have heard nothing but rave review from those who attended. We hope you will perform for our event next year.”
For more information, please visit the Orchestra’s new Facebook page (New England Digital Accordion Orchestra). You can see the orchestra’s performance at First Night Chatham on YouTube by searching “New England Digital Accordion Orchestra – Chatham First Night” or by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/_pduLrYqyC4
Below is a list of songs performed in the YouTube video:
1. Celebration
2. Evergreen
3. Gonna Fly Now
4. New York, New York
5. James Bond Medley
6. Polka Medley
7. Your Mama Don’t Dance
8. Birth of the Blues
9. Star Wars Medley
10. Fiddler on the Roof Medley
11. Beatles Medley
12. Conflict (Civil War Songs)
13. Birdland
14. God Bless America
For any additional information, please contact:
Sam Falcetti at samfalcetti@gmail.com or 413-204-5522.
