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Weekend Passes Available
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Day Passes sold at the door on day of performance pending
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| **Tickets for Frode Haltli
at the Walker Art Center must be purchased from the Walker
Box Office. Please mention the NE Accordion Fest for the
special $18 discount price. Contact 612.375.7600 or walkerart.org/tickets
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In order of performance:
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 Dan
Turpening (Friday, November 9, 5 PM)
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| Daniel Turpening is a Minneapols-based musican specializing
in accordion performance and repair. He is a certified Accordion
Repair Technician and a teacher at the West Bank School of Music.
Daniel has studied extensively with renowned teacher Dr. Helmi
Harrington and attended accordion festivals in Moscow, Russia
and Chicago, IL. He performs at weddings, parties, plays and
puppet theatres. Daniel also enjoys sharing his love of music
as a street performer and performs in this capacity at every
opportunity. |
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 Finn
Hall with Dennis Halme & Al Reko (Fri.,
Nov. 9, 6 PM)
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| Finn Hall is a group of musicians dedicated to preserving
the feel and sounds of dances at the Finn Halls found in most
Finnish-American communities in the late 1800's into the 1950's.
They try to remain true to the original tunes, and have added
dances that were just coming into vogue in the 50's and 60's
- like the humppa and tango. |
| web site: www.finnhall.com |
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 Joanna
Arnold Darrow (Friday, November 9, 7 PM)
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| Joanna Arnold Darrow is the personal protégé of Stanley
Darrow. During studies at the Acme Accordion School she has
covered all aspects of musical training and has specialized
in music of the Baroque Period and Chamber Music. Compositional
and analyses has been with Dr. E. Avril and Guy Klucevsek. Performing
in conjunction with Bassoon, Harp, Harpsichord, Strings and
Piano, Joanna has brought the accordion to the attention of
local professional musicians and to members of the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra, for which she now serves as staff accordionist.
Joanna recently performed Alan Hovhanness's Fantasy for Accordion,
Speaker and Orchestra entitled "Rubaiuat of Omar Khayyam" with
the Kennett Square Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of
Mary Green. Currently she is preparing for performances of the
Concerto No. 1 by Anthony Galla-Rini with Symphonic Ensembles
in Europe. Joanna is an active member of the Westmont Philharmonia
Accordion Orchestra and the Quintet Accord. She holds Executive
Secretary position for the Accordionists and Teachers Guild,
International. She has also been appointed adjunct accordion
instructor for accordion majors at Rowan University in Glassboro,
New Jersey. |
| web site: www.accordions.com/joanna/ |
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 Daddy
Squeeze Trio (Friday, November 9, 8 PM)
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| The Daddy Squeeze Trio is a fun and adventuresome
group that believes having a good time makes great music even
better. They can swing the standards, generate Latin and rock
grooves, and surprise their audience with slightly twisted covers
of forgotten pop tunes. Imagine, if you can, a banjo and accordion
treatment of “Cat Scratch Fever” or “Smoke on the Water”, a
bewigged rendition of Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s “Something Stupid”,
a Tango/Klezmer treatment of Cher’s “Bang Bang”, or a Tom Waits-influenced
beat poetry reading of “Takin’ Care of Business”. The Trio also
offers Louisiana-style dance music, Tex-Mex, Brazilian Forro,
Cumbia, French Musette, Gypsy Swing, and has become a showcase
for Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton’s original songs and tunes. *listen
to Dan* |
| web site: www.daddysqueeze.com |
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 Larry
Malmberg (Friday, November 9, 9-11 PM)
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| Like most accomplished accordionists, Larry
Malmberg began his extraordinary career at a very early age.
His musical career glitters with significant names. Dina Shore,
Pavarati, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera and the
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. At 84 he still tours with the Golden
Strings. The ensemble (with Cliff Brunzell and Clyde Anderson)
entertains often in prominent establishments as well as farming
community auditoriums and dancehalls. Larry and his friends
play it all-classical, jazz, polkas and popular music. *listen
to Larry* |
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 Mike
Alongi (Friday, November 9, 9-11 PM)EN
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| Mike Alongi is one of Chicago's premier
accordionists. He began his performing career at age six under
the guidance of his father, Vincent Alongi. As an instrumentalist,
Mike has performed in classical, jazz, ethnic and contemporary
contexts as well as on many television and radio commercials.
As an instructor, Mike has taught keyboard instruments, jazz
improvisisation and music theory from his private studio for
many years. *listen
to Mike* |
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 Mark
Stillman & Francine Roche (Saturday, November 10, noon)
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| Mark Stillman is a Minnesota-based musician
who specializes in international music. He studied at the University
of Minnesota and found his beginnings as a classical percussionist
while performing with the University of Minnesota Orchestra,
Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, and the Bloomington Symphony. He
later came into his own as a freelance accordionist who specializes
in ethnic music, playing various types of traditional European
and American music. Francine is from Montreal, Canada. She has
performed for many years around the Twin Cities, including the
New French Cafe, L'hotel Sofitel and The Loring Cafe Bar. She
brings an authentic interpretation to her songs, specializing
in the music of Edith Piaf. *listen
to Mark* |
| web site: members.tripod.com/MStillman_accordion/ |
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 Machinery
Hill with accordionist Datta (Saturday,
Nov. 10, 1 PM)
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Machinery Hill is a Mpls based band that blends ska, klezmer,
celtic, rock, American folk & many other colors into their own
style. A lot of instrumentals and many well crafted lyrical
salads. Machinery Hill is a 1996 winner of a Minnesota Music
award for best world beat CD & 1999 MMA winner for specialist
recording. They have performed along with such diverse acts
as BeauSoleil, BuckWheat Zydeco, Frente, Phish, Black 47, Brave
Combo, Eugene Chadbourne, Jimmy Carl Black and Queen Ida; and
have headlined at The Great River Folk Festival,among others.
*listen
to Datta with Machinery Hill* |
| web site: home.att.net/~szimmy/ |
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 Orkestar
Bez Ime with accordionist Dee Langley (Sat., Nov. 10, 2 PM)
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| The Upper Midwest's finest Balkan and International
dance band's trilogy of International folkdance music is complete
with the release of their third CD, "Nice Driveway Vol 3: Rogarian
Baba-que". Using a mix of folk and modern instruments—including
accordion, clarinet, dumbek, flute, guitar, kaval, tambura,
violin and voice—the group (Colleen Bertsch, Dee Langley, Katrina
Mundinger, Natalie Nowytski, and Tim Wahl) stays close to traditional
Eastern Europe through its Rogarian melting-pot sensibility.
Join OBI for the music of Armenia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Kosovo (Albania), Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania, Rusyn, Serbia,
Sweden and, of course, Rogaria. *listen
to Dee with OBI* |
| web site: www.rogaria.com |
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 Dee
Langley (Saturday, November 10, 3 PM)
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| When Dee Langley first played the accordion at the age
of four, she could not have known that her love for the instrument
and her passion for music would eventually reap her numerous
first place honors, take her to Europe, and earn her several
guest appearances as accordionist with the Minnesota Orchestra
and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. As a professional, Dee has
participated in seminars and symposiums on accordion styles
and techniques in Chatel, France and Klingenthal, East Germany.
She also has performed with the Dolina Polish Folk Dancers and
Ethnic Dance Theatre as well as officiating as Director of The
EDT Folk Orchestra. Concert tours of Poland, France and the
Czech Republic, respectively, being a few of the highlights
of her tenures with these companies. Dee is also proud to one
of the five inhabitants of Rogaria. *listen
to Dee* |
| web site: www.airaccordion.com |
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 Hank
Thunander (Saturday, November 10, 4 PM)
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| Hank began his musical career at
the age of nine in a small town in Bessemer, Michigan. Recognized
for his achievements, Hank was awarded the Army Commendation
Medal for his outstanding leadership and performances in Special
Services Entertainment. Hank has repeatedly awestruck crowds
with his various styles of music at night clubs, festivals,
casinos, ballrooms and theme parks throughout the U.S. His extraordinary
talet includes a cast number of ethnic themes, big band, polkas,
old-time, country, 50's-60's-70's, standard, light rock, classical
melodies, spiritual, patriotic and holiday tunes. *listen
to Hank* |
| web site: www.wirthentertainment.com/hank_thunander_polka.htm |
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 Frode
Haltli (Saturday, November 10, 8PM at
the Walker Art Center)
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| Haltli started to play the accordion at the age of seven
and over the following few years he won several national competitions
and scholarships. He was awarded first prize in Norwegian TV's
Talentiaden 1991. He studied the accordion at the Norwegian
State Academy of Music from 1994 and at the Royal Danish Conservatory
of Music where he ended his studies in 2000. Frode was awarded
the Young Soloist of the Year prize 2001 by the Norwegian Concert
Institute at the Bergen International Festival 2000, as well
as second prize in the prestigious International Gaudeamus Interpreters
Competition in the Netherlands. His debut album Looking on Darkness
(ECM Records) received a Spellemannprisen (A Norwegian Grammy)
for the best contemporary music album. He has also received
the French Prix Gus Viseur, in 2004 for the same album. Frode
currently (2006) lives in Oslo but frequently tours abroad,
in Europe, Russia, America and Asia. He has performed as a soloist
with major orchestras and is actively working with chamber music—the
trio Poing taking up much of his time currently. The trio, with
Rolf-Erik Nystrøm on the saxophone and Håkon Thelin on the double
bass, mainly performs contemporary music. *listen
to Frode* |
| web site: www.haltli.com |
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 Wendy
Tangen-Foster (Sunday, November 11, 10
AM-12 PM)
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| At age five, Wendy Tangen-Foster began her Suzuki violin
education in Moscow, Idaho. At thirteen, Wendy began teaching
by assisting her violin teacher at a local preschool. During
high school Wendy completed several internships in Suzuki Pedagogy.
She went on to pursue a music degree at the University of Idaho
while maintaining a private studio and teaching group classes
for Palouse Suzuki Strings. Wendy completed her Bachelor of
Science in Music degree at University Wisconsin River Falls
in May 2003. In February 2003, she began teaching at HeartStrings
Studio. She has completed Suzuki Teacher Development Units 1
through 4, Teacher Practicum, Every Child Can, and Units 1-4
Overview. Wendy lives in St. Paul with her husband, John, where
she teaches at the St. Paul Conservatory of Music and plays
in the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the Harvard Street
Piano Trio. |
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 John
Scaffeo (Sunday, November 11, 12 PM)
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| NEAF favorite Canadian, eh? This performance is guaranteed
to be a most memorable experience with artistic interpretations
and excellent technique. John lights up the stage.*listen
to John* |
| http://www.abeautifuldifference.com/accordion.html |
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 Jerry
Minar (Sunday, November 11, 1 PM)
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Jerry Minar, of New Prague, Minnesota, was one of the organizers
of the Czech Country Concertina Marching Band and manufactures
Hengel concertinas and is one of the guiding forces of the Czech
Area Concertina Club. A life long dedication and love of the
accordion and concertina has earned him the 2006 "Lifetime
Accordion Award".
*listen
to Jerry* |
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