Touted as the only all-female accordion ensemble in the Western world, the 18 members… wear their hair in pigtails. The orchestra is the fantasy-made-reality of local accordion impresario and conductor Walter Keuhr. The MSO plays pieces by Schubert, the Beatles and The Kinks, among others. You gotta raise an eyebrow[…]
Carols! Horas! A sleigh full of squeezeboxes! You won’t wanna leave! Join The Main Squeeze Orchestra for their HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA with guest opener LAUREN MOLINA! SUNDAY, December 18 … at Drom 85 Avenue A btw 5/6 streets [map] 5pm doors 6pm show $7 in advance, $12 at door (awesome food[…]
The Orchestra is made up of 16 women. So far, so good. And they all play the accordion. Does it get any more exciting than this?
I had to high-tail it across town to the Cutting Room to see the [Main Squeeze Orchestra]. Organized and led by Walter Kuhr of Main Squeeze Accordions down on Essex Street this charming 18-piece oompahed the packed crowd. The girls had an array of accordions, from small-ish to jagunda bass[…]
Main Squeeze Orchestra: 14 Women, All Playing Accordion By Stephanie Coleman http://www.npr.org What do you get when you put 14 accordionists in one room? No, this isn’t just another joke poking fun at the accordion. What you get is the 14-piece Main Squeeze Orchestra, an all-female, all-accordion ensemble based[…]