The University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) Chamber Accordion Ensemble are delighted to appear in Lisle, IL (Chicago) as part of the 75th Anniversary Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG) Festival from July 22-25, 2015.
 


All players are alumni of the University of Missouri – Kansas City, and former members of the renowned UMKC Accordion Orchestra. The players make their living in various careers, but each have remained devoted to promoting the accordion and its varied repertoire, which includes transcriptions, commissions and other original works. 
  


The UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble under the direction of Joan C. Sommers, has recently performed in Chicago, San Francisco and Kansas City.  In addition, they have participated in the USA contributions to World Accordion Day, when videos of their past performances were broadcast during the live presentation. 
 


This year, the UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble will be joined by Macedonian violin soloist Filip Lazovski, a violinist with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, who will be featured as soloist on “Por una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel (arr. J. C. Sommers) and as a member of the ensemble on Hans Boll’s Immortal. The ensemble will also perform “Danse Bacchanale” by Saint-Saens (arr. J. C. Sommers) and “Gigue” by Gretry, “Decade” by John Darnall with Jeff Lisenby as soloist and “Blue Swan and Fuga” a new composition by former ATG President and current Board of Director Stas Venglevski.