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17-Aug-2012
Alexander Sevastian Premieres, Music Niagara International Festival – Canadaby Rob Howard |
 On August 2nd several important new accordion works were premiered by Alexander Sevastian and the Glenn Gould String Quartet at the Music Niagara International Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.The concert was dedicated to the anniversary of 1812 the Battle of Queenston Heights (a victory for the British in the first battle of the war with the USA, fought in Canada) and the performers were dressed in the costumes from that era. The program included: 1. ‘Angel of Love’ and ‘Sorrow Angel’, by Mikhail Bronner (for bayan and violin) - World Premiere. 2. ‘Capriccio 1812’ by Mikhail Bronner (for bayan and string quartet) - World Premiere. 3. ‘Quinston Heights Rhapsody’, by Dmitriy Varelas (for bayan, string quartet, flute, flute-piccolo and drums) - World Premiere. 4. ‘Still Life in Beige’, by Dmitriy Varelas (for string quartet). ‘Capriccio 1812’ was commissioned by Alexander Sevastian. The performance was very well attended and well received by the crowd. The piece has already been recorded and will be released soon on Alexander Sevastian`s 4th CD. The future performance of this piece is scheduled on November 15th at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Ontario. ‘Quinston Heights Rhapsody’ was commissioned to the young Canadian composer Dmitriy Varelas by Music Niagara. For further information email: sevastian2004@yahoo.com Picture below: Alexander Sevastian, Mikhail Bronner, Atis Bankas (leader of the Glenn Gould string quartet). |
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