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Category Archives: Classical Accordion
Scottish Tango Ensemble at Hawick Music Club – 25th February 2012
Hawick Music Live! presents a really quirky concert. THE SCOTTISH TANGO ENSEMBLE was formed in 2009 and is a collaboration of four dynamic musicians: Gemma O’Keefe, violin, Paul Chamberlain – born in Bowden – accordion, Tom Berry, double bass and … Continue reading
CD Reviews of new release – Paul Chamberlain – “Classical Accordion”
Paul’s recent solo CD “Classical Accordion” has been reviewed by Håkan Widar of the Swedish Accordion Association. Here is a translation of his article. Paul Chamberlain “Classical accordion” Not often we hear any English soloist nowadays. Paul Chamberlain plays in the Russian … Continue reading
Broadcast on Radio Scotland – Classics Unwrapped
Paul’s new CD was featured by Jamie MacDougall on his Classics Unwrapped programme on BBC Radio Scotland last Sunday. It’s available on iPlayer and begins at 1h03 Classics Unwrapped: Cornelius Cardew and Children in Need www.bbc.co.uk The SSO’s Merchant Sinfonia … Continue reading
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Accordion Showcase at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Glasgow
On Saturday 8th of October, the accordion department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland held an Accordion Showcase concert in the junior academy. Organised by Djordje Gajic who established the accordion department in Glasgow, the concert attracted a near capacity audience in the Guinness Room. Performances were given by current junior academy students Freddie Henderson, Zach Ronan and Valerie Barr, followed by postgraduate student Paul Chamberlain. Continue reading
Scottish Tango Ensemble – October Tour
Their series of concerts in Glasgow, Inverness and New Lanark promise to bring the spirit of Buenos Aires to the concert hall.
The concerts will feature the work of popular Tango composer Astor Piazzolla complimented by other more traditional Salon Tango repertoire from the genre along with some other solo items.
The ensemble features Gemma O’Keeffe – Violin, Fiona McLeod – Piano, Tom Berry – Double Bass and Paul Chamberlain – Accordion. Continue reading
Debut CD of Classical Accordion Music released today!!
Scottish classical Accordionist Paul Chamberlain has just released his debut solo CD of classical accordion music. It features a mixture of transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach, Rameau, Moszkowski and Kachaturian, as well as original works by Alexander Nagayev and Franck Angelis.
Paul was the first classical accordionist to gain a BMus from the Royal Scottish Aacademy
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Classical Accordion Rectial at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh – Sunday 10th April 2011 – 6pm
Currently Paul is studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, under the tutelage of Dr Djordje Gajic. In 2010 he was Highly Commended for his performance in the Tony and Tania Webster Prize for rare Russian music, and he was winner of the acclaimed Governors Recital Prize. Paul was also one of the keyboard section finalists in the 2011 Royal Overseas League competition.
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Accordionist in Royal Overseas League Competition
Paul recently reached the keyboard section final of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, held in London. This prestigious annual competition brings together the best musicians from the UK, and the Commonwealth. Making a strong impression with the judges, Paul demonstrated the capabilities and potential of the classical accordion with a programme which included pieces by Bach, Nagayev, Angelis and Moszkowski.
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Concert with Paragon Ensemble – 17th Feburary 2011
On 17th February, Paul performed in the world premier of a composition by Gareth Williams, for mixed chamber ensemble. Entitled “Home from Home” it was commissioned by the Paragon Ensemble for their 30th anniversary concert held in the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. The Paragon Ensemble are renowned for their contribution to the generation and promotion of new music and so it was very positive to see the accordion being included in their latest commission. Continue reading
