The American Accordionists' Association proudly announces its 14th annual Master Class and Concert Series titled "The Last Frontier" to be held July 25-27, 2008 at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York city, located at 43A West 13th Street, between 5th and 6th Ave.

Moderated by Dr. William Schimmel, highlights of the three day series include:

• The Kid: Billy, a new Dance/Video work by eminent choreographer/director Micki Goodman - featuring Dr. Schimmel’s music and silent movie footage of King Vidor’s 1928 classic, The Sky Pilot.
• A lecture on the music of Karel Strahala and his music for the Tango/Harmoniku - two volumes of Czech Tangos, Waltzes, Polkas and Foxtrots written all in 1942
• A new accordion prototype for rock and roll accordionists in development by Benjamin Ickies.
• A virtual wedding of two accordion souls, H and MK, who met a decade ago at The Seminars. Our resident Elvis will perform the ceremony in true blue Hawaiian fashion.
• Uriah The Dead, a short opera about David and Bathsheba from Dead Uriah’s point of view.
• Club Parusia/Here’s to Life, the club at the end of the world – an apocalyptic romp through time and space at the borderline – south of, that is.
• Paul Stein’s 911 Profiteers and other Scoundrels Suite – artfully defacing politicians, benevolent dictators and O.J.
• The debut performance by Duality Wrecks, an anonymous accordion and piano duo designed to shift the focal point of any party or event to pogo-gear with its relentless chance/medleys of pretty much anything.
• Ayn Rand and the Accordion will be looked at in the light of Liberation Theology, Libertarianism or Librarianisn – or Collectivism, Selectivism and Hoarding a lot of Crap.
• Project BC – reducing everything in the world to two facets – BASS/CHORD/BASS/CHORD – covering the entire cultural array of Achtungs, ya yas, Octoberfests, bratwurst, beer, barf and beyond– declaring Yorkville as the new cultural world centre.
• Deiro – Pietro! Guido -Mae West!
• Is everything in life just one huge 12 tone set? Dr. Robert Young McMahan will tell us how it happened and how we never really got out of it despite today’s tendency towards new music that chirps “Please love me”- also how it works with and against the mechanisms of various accordions.
• Will Holshouser (right), jazz accordionist, composer – winning the “smirking competition” at last year’s seminars. The smirk is just a un-necessary hook. His elegant playing and writing actually says it all.
• A past Coupe Mondiale world champion, Beverly Roberts, will perform Liszt’s Concerto No. 2 in A and recreate her appearance on game show To Tell the Truth. yes – THE TRUTH
• Is life a baloney sandwich? The short Becket/like play: FZ /DA will give us a clue – featuring actress Kathleen Tipton.
• Marni Rice will give us the last word on Kabaret. Brian Dewan will give us the last word on Chevrolet.
• Rembert Block will rant till the end of time. Dr. Mark Birnbaum declairs Ragtime: Mine!
• Seth Hogan will cover the Acadian dimension. Liam Robinson, no pretension. Godfrey, Lorraine and
• Lauren – collidial( 7) suspension. Lenny Feldmann, no detention. Rita Davidson will give us late Ettore and no more.
• AAA commissions: The Paul Creston Concerto/dance-mix version, and what’s left o’er.
• An Alice Riff (in honor of David Del Tredici), Elliotude (in honor of Elliot Carter) – birthdays galore.
• Domenic Frontiere’s Branded Eldorado a Real Pro.) Uri Sharlin, Serge Stanley, Israeli to Aussie-back to the door.
• Doug Makofka, not Franz Kafka. Cristina Speligene, the Nashville Mafka.
• Ray Rue (Gospel and Elvis), never a chore, will not bore. “Dot” will be rotten to a core.
• David Stoler, more/more/more. Stefan Curcic, classics to adore. The K duo, Saturday closer once more.
• David First, drone until sore. Rachid Eladlouni, the cyberspace door. Dragica Banic/Curcic, Croatian lore.
• John Foti, the Jersey shore. Art Bailey ,hard core. Lee Mc Clure, Eclextic, digital flute mit score.
• Ken Laufer, Har! Har! Har! Balcones Fault – without the bar. #14 WE’VE COME THIS FAR!
• Attendees will even be invited to join in and sing THE SEMINAR SONG

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• $20 per master class - THOSE WHO WISH TO PLAY, CONTACT DR. SCHIMMEL
• $25 per concert
• $40 per entire day - includes master class and concert
• $110 per entire weekend - includes three master classes and three concerts

Reservations and information: 212-876-0827

SEE YOU AT THE SEMINARS!

For further information e-mail: billschimmel@billschimmel.com