accordionst william schimmel/pianist mark birnbaum concert friday july 30

JESUS G. FAUST
COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY
DR. MARK BIRNBAUM AND DR. WILLIAM SCHIMMEL

JESUS G. FAUST (TANGO MEPHISTO); A THEATRE WORK FOR ACCORDION AND PIANO COMPOSED BY THE PERFORMERS.

2010 MEPHISTOPHELIAN TANGO FOR ACCORDION (DR. WILLIAM SCHIMMEL) AND PIANO (DR. MARK BIRNBAUM) PAYING HOMAGE TO LISZT, BLAKE AND MILTON AND LAVEY.
THE WAR BETWEEN ‘THE GODLY’ AND ‘THE FALLEN’…. AND THE OUTCOME WILL BE DETERMINED ON JULY 30TH—AND THE PERFORMERS MAY SWITCH ROLES.

BIRNBAUM WILL BE COVERED IN GERONIMO-LIKE FACEPAINT WEARING A HAND-PAINTED O’KEEFE BLAZER, 5 CROSSES, 7 INCH PLATFORM BOOTS AND TOP HAT WITH 18 FEATHERS;

SCHIMMEL, STANDARD-BEARER/GUARDIAN OF THE ACCORDION WILL BE HIS STATELY/GODLY SELF.

TIME TO ENTER HEAVEN AND HELL…SIMULTANEOUSLY!

AT THE AMERICAN ACCORDIONISTS
ASSOCIATION MASTER CLASS AND
CONCERT SERIES – THE SEMINARS

FRIDAY JULY 30 – 7PM
TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE
43A WEST 13 ST BETWEEND 5th AND 6th AVES
$25. reservations – 212-876-0827

Virtuosity Flows From Street to Piano – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com

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