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Die Winterreise


 

Andy Arcari: A Concerto

Andy Arcari: A Concerto


Duality Wrecks

accordion By Micki Goodman

ROAD RAGE

The Tango Project DVD/VHS

Odeon tour


What's Tango about the Classics 2


What's Tango about the Classics 3





INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN ACCORDION HALL OF FAME


INDUCTED INTO THE WORLD ACCORDION HALL OF FAME

Gotham’s Happy Warrior of the Accordion”  The New Yorker
"The World's Most Important Accordionist " Accordion Star Magazine

"The World's Greatest Accordionist " National Public Radio


"The World's Most Important Accordionist. Dr. Schimmel is an extraordinary man at so many levels. No musician, no scholar under the sun can match the talent, the creativity, the musical knowledge and musical accomplishments of this superman of the world of accordion and music"

Accordion Star Magazine


Listed in C-MUSE as one of: 10 Famous Accordionists that have inspired the growth of this Great Musical Instrument


 

Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the time of the the Tudors

   Text by Mark Twain

Music composed and performed by William Schimmel


Accordion Radio

The Accordion Radio Show

Berio


accordion Congratulations to Dr. Schimmel in receiving the American Accordionists's Association Distinguished Service Award in commemoration of fifty years of accordion endeavors, thirteen years of accordion seminars and of being distinguished Lecturer in Residence.

accordion Congralutions to Dr Schimmel for receiving the Confederations International of Accordionist's for outstanding contribution In promoting the Accordion on the International Accordion Scene


ACCORDIO CLARIFICATIONS E-BOOK (FREE)


 

THE COSMIC ACCORDION E-BOOK (FREE)


THAT MEANS WHAT?! E-BOOK (FREE)
The 2018 ACCORDION E-BOOK (FREE)

Red Lantern ACCORDION SEMINARS E-BOOK (FREE)


2016 ACCORDION SEMINARS E-BOOK (FREE)



BEST SELLING SHEET MUSIC : Fromage Dangereux | Jane Avril
BEST SELLING CD : The Tango Project
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STUDY WITH DR. SCHIMMEL grandhat


Cyber accordion Album

Broadway De-Camped

Vienna Genesis

IN THE SHADOW

CYBER ALBUM accordion CYBER

BROADWAY DE-CAMPED

CYBER ALBUM accordion CYBER

Vienna Genesis- Accordion Culture

CYBER ALBUM accordion CYBER

::Latest Albums::
::TENRIMIX::
Weather Jazz :: :TENRIMIX-Bill Schimmel, Yoichi Fukui, Mami Okada

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::A Chopin/Beethoven/Frosini Schimmel Mix::
Weather Jazz :: :A Chopin/Beethoven/Frosini Schimmel Mix- Hugo Goldensweig, Piano | Dr. William Schimmel, Accordion

 

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::Weather Watch- Free Jazz::
Weather Jazz :: :Weather Watch - Free Jazz-Dr. Mark BIrnbaum, Piano | Dr. William Schimmel, Accordion

 

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::Tango Fado Reality::
:: Bill Schimmel, Accordion. Allyssa Lamb, vocals and melodica

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::Small Hotels::
:: Bill Schimmel: Accordion/Vocals. George W.S. Trow:  Text
Micki Goodman: Dramatic direction
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::Bad Renaissance::
:: Bad Renaissance: An ever present reality...bad for good reason--Bill Schimmel: Accordion. Featuring Kathleen Goodman, actress, singer :: Micki Goodman, actress, singer, director

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::Fromage Dangereux::

FROMAGE DANGEREUX

:: A tango for piano solo by William Schimmel. May also be adapted for the accordion.  Composer's Autograph Edition.  Can be heard on New Albion records

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::Road Rage::
:: :Road Rage-7 homages- From the Punk Accordion Summmit

 

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New
Editorials

New York Times

"Bellows and Reeds: Not Just for Polkas Anymore"

"Accordionist on a Mission in the Age of Guitars"

"Accordion Concerto Blends Bach With Pop"

"Squeezebox and Strings as Charmers, Coaxing New Magic From Beethoven"

 

Books

The Accordion in The Americas - Helene Simonett
University of Illinois Press
contains: The Accordion in New Scores - Paradigms of
Authorship and Identity on William Schimmel's musical "Realities"
by Marion Jacobson
available in bookstores and www.press.uillinois.edu

Dr. Schimmel is featured on the following new recordings and film:

Portrait in Seven Shades -Ted Nash - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - Wynton Marsalis conducting JLCO Records


Riders to the Sea - An opera by Marga Richter - Leonardo Records

Something to Sing About - Lisa Kirchner - Albany Records - contains Dr. Schimmel's Suicide in C Minor

Ropa Vieja - Jorge Martin  - Albany Records

The Beaver - starring Mel Gibson - directed by Jodie Foster - music by Marcelo Zarvos - accordion solos by Dr. Schimmel

Concerto: Live at Central Park
Andrea Bocelli

Gypsy Bed Suite
Godfrey Nelson/Lorraine Nelson-Wolf

I'm a Stranger Here Myself - with Mark Nadler

Ray Donovan - Showtime TV series - music by Marcelo Zarvos

Umbrellas in Mint - Lisa Kirchner

The Bohemians - soon to be released film - Accordion solos by Dr. Schimmel

Entangoed - Elaine Lust, piano
Fromage Dangereux by William Schimmel
Soon to be released:

The Humbling
Starring Al Pacino
directed by Barry Levinson
Music by Marcelo Zarvos


The Theatre of the Accordion
William Schimmel
guest artist: Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet
GPR Records


The Unknown Kurt Weill
Lauren Flanigan
GPR

MOC4 - RECORDING - OF TICO TICO WITH VIOLINIST MARK O'CONNOR

CAROLS FOR A CURE - RECORDING OF WE SAW THREE SHIPS - WITH THE CAST OF LES
MISERABLES-

Cast album of An American in Paris

Cast album of Carousel

Sacred - PBS

Norman, starring Richard Gere and other Greats

The Brecht/Eisler Song Book - Karyn Levitt - Roven Records

Rock the Kasbah - starring Bill Murray

 

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