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13-Jul-2012
RAM Accordion Department 25th Anniversary, London - UKby Roland Williams |
 The major theme of Owen Murray’s celebration of 25 years of the Accordion Department at the Royal Academy of Music on Sunday 10th June was accordion teaching. His special guest for the occasion was Lars Holm, accordion teacher from Sweden, well known throughout the world. Holms’ great talent lies in his infectious enthusiasm for teaching young children. He has developed several teaching books for beginners for young children which must above all, he says, be made fun. After lunch there was a splendid concert given by present students, together with immediate past student Ksenija Sidorova. A wonderful level of musical achievement was demonstrated with baroque and classical works by Scarlatti, Mozart and Grieg and with modern accordion works by Bent Lorentzen, Franck Angelis and Petr Londonov. The Academy students followed their concert with a demonstration performance class with more mature students attending. After a tea-break, students gave a further concert of mainly modern solo accordion and chamber works, finishing with a magnificent performance of Viktor Vlasov’s ‘Gulag’ by past student Milos Milivojevic. The final session of the day was entitled ‘Raising playing standards in the UK’. Owen Murray has successfully integrated the Accordion Department into the life of the Academy and out of 21 graduates, 10 have graduated with distinction and seven have gone on to achieve the prestigious Diploma of the Royal Academy. His pupils have achieved many prizes in the world of classical music and played with many front rank orchestras and in numerous festivals and events. Sincere congratulations to Owen Murray on his outstanding achievements over these 25 years. |
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