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TOEAC squeezes cool new life out the accordion

From Amsterdam. "After two years, you can choose another instrument, and there was a piano, a violin, guitar and accordion. We both liked most accordions.

"When you play the accordion, you just push a button and there is this rope," she says. "It feels very fast as you play music really full."

Further evidence of the charm of the accordion is that this early enthusiasm has only grown stronger with time.As TOEAC, Bekkers and Berkers duets are one of the world's leading accordion, and when they make their debut in Vancouver MusicFest they intend to show that their chosen instrument has unlimited potential.

At the same time, however, they aim to entertain. This is somewhat unusual in such a virtuosity of the artists, but the two musicians begin to recognize their disadvantage.

"People think the accordion is an instrument to the former for the elderly, it's true," admits Bekkers. "But I think it is changing and we are trying to make this change.When we play people are always surprised at concerts: "~ Oh, I did not know you could do that! So it's really nice that you can surprise people, and I think it is more difficult to surprise people with, for example, the piano.

Source: Straight.com

Play the Accordion - Beyond Beyond | Beyond Beyond

by Ams

Bad Boys COPS makes us think that you may know what the song is going to be misleading do not you? Of course, you should pretend to be surprised as you did not expect to see it coming).

So we saw these papers Revelry accordion on a subtle - we must add that you might need sunglasses and you will be blinded by a wide gold amazeballs done as there are a ton of paper gorgeousness for you to like accordion of paper is one of the few wonderful projects in this post-it-yourself.The fact is all courtesy of the hives and controls who shared part of a fantastic party she threw for her daughter (lucky bambino with such a creative mom, huh?). Thus, the time to get your makety on.

PS Please check the blog for Josie as she posted those she did too!

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“It's like a really fun family at Accordion” – eFinancialCareers ...

by accordionnyc

There’s a new kid on the investment banking block—Accordion Partners. They offer investment banking and other services to private equity portfolio companies, I-banks and other firms who may require limited-term transaction services or CFO support. And Accordion is on the hunt, looking for bankers who’ll warm to an entirely “new model in finance,” says company CEO and co-founder Nick Leopard.

Leopard, who founded Accordion with partner Andrew Blechman only 21 months ago, says the firm is benefiting from the recent shift to a more flexible workforce for highly-skilled positions.

A new report from  McKinsey and Co.  observes that the American workforce overall is becoming more and more characterized by “disagreggated” jobs, with one executive explaining, “With our move to contingent workers, we need people that come in at short notice and immediately begin work—this usually means people with specific skills and experience.” Last month’s report predicts swift growth in part-time and contingent employment that will allow firms to bring back some services positions from overseas.

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