WMAS member, Joan Grauman said, “The Washington Metropolitan Accordion Soiety held its annual Spring Members Concert on June 10, 2018. Many members participated and played a nice variety of musical styles, including a few selections with vocal accompaniment.”
WMAS frequently holds guest concerts featuring prominent accordionists. The WMAS annual Fall Guest Article Concert takes place on September 16, 2018 at 4:PM and will feature Will Holshouser. Excerpts from his website: Will Holshouser was given an accordion as a surprise when he was still young and impressionable. He has since found a unique niche for himself as an accordionist, improviser, and composer in many different areas of music. He tours regularly with jazz violinist Regina Carter and her band Reverse Thread.
He also plays in a collaborative trio with Amsterdam-based improvisers, drummer Han Bennink and saxophonist/clarinetist Michael Moore. This group has a new CD out and has toured in Europe, the US and Africa. Will’s long-standing trio features Ron Horton on trumpet and David Phillips on bass.
Will has also played with David Krakauer, Antony and the Johnsons, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright, Andy Statman, Phillip Johnston, Matt Munisteri & Brock Mumford, the Raymond Scott (tribute) Orchestrette, Roberto Rodriguez, Mark Morris Dance, New York City Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others.
Will studied composition with Anthony Braxton and Bill Barron at Wesleyan University, where he received a grant to research Cajun and Creole music in Louisiana. After moving to New York in the early 1990s, he studied accordion with Dr. William Schimmel. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and daughter.
WMAS brings in two guest artists annually, usually one in the spring and one in the fall. These are musicians from outside the DC area to whom a stipend is offered to play a 60-90 minute concert during the regular meeting.
WMAS is open to everyone and warmly welcomes out-of-town musicians to attend any of the meetings, to play in their frequent open-mic-type concerts and events, or to perform (on a pre-arranged basis) a short set during one of their meetings.
The mission of WMAS is to bring together accordionists and promote accordion music in the national capital region. The organization meets at 4:PM on one Sunday every month (except for August, usually) at Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church in Falls Church, Virginia.
WMAS Poster: Created by Dan Grauman
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