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Accordionist in Royal Overseas League Competition

Posted on March 8, 2011 by PaulChamberlain

Paul recently reached the keyboard section final of the Royal Overseas 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

Posted on March 8, 2011 by PaulChamberlain

On 17^th 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 30^th 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. See more details about them on their website – www.paragon-music.org

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Concert at The Merchants House of Glasgow – 15th December 2010

Posted on January 12, 2011 by PaulChamberlain

In 15th December, Paul Chamberlain took part in a concert for the members of the Merchants House of Glasgow. This was their annual Christmas concert and Paul performed alongside three other musicians, Marion Wyllie – Soprano, Andrew Huggan – Cello, and Geoffrey Tanti – Piano.

The concert was titled “Christmas Fantasia” and was an excellent opportunity to introduce the classical accordion to an appreciative audience, many of whom had not encountered it previously.

Paul performed a programme of which included works by Bach, Khachaturian, Angelis, Moszkowski as well as one of his own compositions – “Neva”.

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Posted on November 9, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

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Scottish Tango Ensemble Concert – Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow

Posted on October 31, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

On Tuesday November 2nd The Scottish Tango Ensemble are giving a concert in Glasgow. The ensemble features accordionist Paul Chamberlain along with violin, piano and double bass. The concert takes place at 1.15pm in the Ramshorn Theatre at Strathclyde University, and includes a selection of tangos by Salgan, Laurenz, De Caro, Villoldo and Piazzolla.

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Paul Chamberlain in Castelfidardo – October 2010

Posted on October 15, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

Paul Chamberlain - Castelfidaro 2010

Paul Chamberlain recently took part in the 35th International Accordion Festival Castelfidardo, held from 5th to 10th October 2010.

The festival, held every year attracts a huge number of accordionists from around the world to compete in the various competition sections, alongside concerts from the greatest accordionists. This year the “World Accordion Trio” featuring Frank Morocco, Richard Galliano and Coba, were one of the highlights of the week-long series of concerts held at the Astra Theatre in Castelfidardo.

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HotScotch Ceilidh Band play in Monaco, featuring Paul Chamberlain – Accordion

Posted on September 18, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

On 28^th August, HotScotch Ceilidh Band from Edinburgh were invited out to play in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The band is led by Paul Chamberlain on accordion, with Christine Anderson – fiddle and Jim Walker – drums.

On board the yacht before the ceilidh began

They were providing a Scottish ceilidh for guests on board the super-yacht “Christina O” as part of a wedding celebration with a Scottish connection.

It was a fantastic occasion and the ceilidh went down very well, with popular ceilidh dance favourites such as Strip the Willow and The Eightsome Reel, on the rear deck of the boat.

The yacht "Christina O" which the band was playing onboard

"Christina O" Yacht in Monaco

Certainly a most memorable event for this Scottish ceilidh band, and enjoyed by the mixture of French and Scottish guests. Their next function is in the magnificent Stirling Castle on Saturday 4^th September.

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Scottish Tango Ensemble – Audio tracks added to website

Posted on August 10, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

Four new tracks by the Scottish Tango Ensemble have been uploaded to the Audio Player on the website. from The Scottish Tango Ensemble was formed in 2009 and is a collaboration of four dynamic musicians based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. They cover all styles of tango music from the classic Salon and Milonguera repertoire through to the Nuevo Tango associated with Astor Piazzolla. The ensemble give varied recitals, often incorporating dancers and soloists into their programmes as well as playing for Milongas and Tango Balls.

The musicians are -

Paul Chamberlain – Accordion
Gemma O’Keefe – Violin
Fiona Mcleod – Piano
Tom Berry – Double Bass

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RSAMD End of Year Recital – Classical Accordion

Posted on August 9, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

Paul will be performing at the RSAMD in Glasgow on Tuesday 17th of August for his end of year recital. This will be held in the Guiness Room at 11.30am.

Programme
Sonata in D major. K435 – D. Scarlatti
Sonata No 1 – A. Nagayev
Romance – F. Angelis
Spanish Caprice – M. Moszkowski

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New audio file added to website

Posted on July 24, 2010 by PaulChamberlain

Please visit the media page of Paul’s website to hear the discussion and performance which was recently broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland. Classics Unwrapped presenter Jamie MacDougall chats to the RSAMD’s Music Planning Manager Nicolas Žekulin about the Governors’ Prize Competition and how the classical accordion has now become integrated into the Academy’s keyboard department. This is followed Paul’s performance of “Toccata” by Aram Khatchaturian.

Click on this link to go straight to the audio player http://www.theaccordionist.com/media/info_6.html#fragment-2

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