Composers Concordance COMPCORD FESTIVAL: COMEDY To Host CompCord Polka Band

Composers Concordance has announced that the CompCord Polka Band, will be the closing their event, the 14th Annual CompCord Festival: Comedy. Blending contemporary composition, folk traditions, political satire, and theatrical performance, the concert transforms the polka into a vehicle for social commentary, humor, and musical rebellion.

The evening features compositions by Natasha Bogojevich, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Lara St. John, Eugene W. McBride, Ginka Mizuki, Gene Pritsker, Jay Rozen, William Schimmel, Marina Vesic, Joseph Martin Waters, and Stefan Zeniuk, with featured works including: Grab That Pussy Polka – Gene Pritsker, Let’s (All Now) Yodel! – William Schimmel, The Little Room Behind Your Left Ear – Joseph Martin Waters and Polka – Eugene W. McBride.

Performed by the CompCord Polka Band who features Charles Coleman on vocals, Michiyo Suzuki on clarinet, Stefan Zeniuk on saxophone, William Schimmel on accordion, Jay Rozen on the tuba, Cesare Papetti on the drums and Max Pollak dancing.