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we are an accordion duo together our
we are an accordion duo together our journey took us all over the world but
journey took us all over the world but
journey took us all over the world but wood has always remained constant is our
wood has always remained constant is our
wood has always remained constant is our love our passion and our dedication to
love our passion and our dedication to
love our passion and our dedication to music my story today is about music and
music my story today is about music and
music my story today is about music and how sometimes negative experiences can
how sometimes negative experiences can
how sometimes negative experiences can lead you to a better life and a bright
lead you to a better life and a bright
lead you to a better life and a bright future I was a normal toddler who liked
future I was a normal toddler who liked
future I was a normal toddler who liked to read and draw at the age of five when
to read and draw at the age of five when
to read and draw at the age of five when I was playing outside I was stunned by a
I was playing outside I was stunned by a
I was playing outside I was stunned by a swarm of wasps and lost my ability to
swarm of wasps and lost my ability to
swarm of wasps and lost my ability to speak after a severe reaction due to the
speak after a severe reaction due to the
speak after a severe reaction due to the shock of the hundreds of stings my
shock of the hundreds of stings my
shock of the hundreds of stings my father took me to see many medical
father took me to see many medical
father took me to see many medical experts and other practitioners to help
experts and other practitioners to help
experts and other practitioners to help me regain my voice but for a whole year
me regain my voice but for a whole year
me regain my voice but for a whole year we were being told your daughter will
we were being told your daughter will
we were being told your daughter will never speak again
never speak again
never speak again I remember the train taking my father
I remember the train taking my father
I remember the train taking my father and me from Moscow back home to Minsk I
and me from Moscow back home to Minsk I
and me from Moscow back home to Minsk I remember tears on his cheeks and
remember tears on his cheeks and
remember tears on his cheeks and all the woman listening to our story
all the woman listening to our story
all the woman listening to our story trying to help she advised that he
trying to help she advised that he
trying to help she advised that he should buy a musical instrument
should buy a musical instrument
should buy a musical instrument believing that music might help trigger
believing that music might help trigger
believing that music might help trigger a deep emotional response and help me
a deep emotional response and help me
a deep emotional response and help me restore my ability to speak a few days
restore my ability to speak a few days
restore my ability to speak a few days later my father came home with a
later my father came home with a
later my father came home with a suitcase thinking it was a time to go to
suitcase thinking it was a time to go to
suitcase thinking it was a time to go to see a doctor again I started to cry then
see a doctor again I started to cry then
see a doctor again I started to cry then he opened the case and I looked in and
he opened the case and I looked in and
he opened the case and I looked in and saw a button accordion I grew up that
saw a button accordion I grew up that
saw a button accordion I grew up that pressed the button and much to my
pressed the button and much to my
pressed the button and much to my amazement and delight recorded in my the
amazement and delight recorded in my the
amazement and delight recorded in my the sound I was able to repeat this sound
sound I was able to repeat this sound
sound I was able to repeat this sound with my voice and shouted to my dad
with my voice and shouted to my dad
with my voice and shouted to my dad thank you as I was growing up every time
thank you as I was growing up every time
thank you as I was growing up every time I would stutter when I talked my mother
I would stutter when I talked my mother
I would stutter when I talked my mother would say take your accordion and think
would say take your accordion and think
would say take your accordion and think everything that you want to say so I did
everything that you want to say so I did
everything that you want to say so I did I will never forget that they when we
I will never forget that they when we
I will never forget that they when we usek came into my life and changed my
usek came into my life and changed my
usek came into my life and changed my life forever back in those days nobody
life forever back in those days nobody
life forever back in those days nobody could imagine that there would come a
could imagine that there would come a
could imagine that there would come a day like today and I would get to speak
day like today and I would get to speak
day like today and I would get to speak to such an audience
to such an audience
to such an audience I took my very first accordion lesson
I took my very first accordion lesson
I took my very first accordion lesson privately and soon after I was accepted
privately and soon after I was accepted
privately and soon after I was accepted to school specializing in music
to school specializing in music
to school specializing in music fast-forward 10 years in music college I
fast-forward 10 years in music college I
fast-forward 10 years in music college I met Gregory who suggested that we play
met Gregory who suggested that we play
met Gregory who suggested that we play as a duo we started performing together
as a duo we started performing together
as a duo we started performing together eventually got married and built our
eventually got married and built our
eventually got married and built our family in our lives thanks to the
family in our lives thanks to the
family in our lives thanks to the accordion in 1991 we moved to Israel
accordion in 1991 we moved to Israel
accordion in 1991 we moved to Israel where we lived for the next 12 years
where we lived for the next 12 years
where we lived for the next 12 years once again thanks to the accordion we
once again thanks to the accordion we
once again thanks to the accordion we were able to support our family through
were able to support our family through
were able to support our family through various concerts and performances in
various concerts and performances in
various concerts and performances in 2003 we moved to Texas and have lived in
2003 we moved to Texas and have lived in
2003 we moved to Texas and have lived in Plano ever since interestingly enough we
Plano ever since interestingly enough we
Plano ever since interestingly enough we were quite surprised that not many
were quite surprised that not many
were quite surprised that not many people around here have been introduced
people around here have been introduced
people around here have been introduced to this unique instrument so we made it
to this unique instrument so we made it
to this unique instrument so we made it our life’s mission to bring as much
our life’s mission to bring as much
our life’s mission to bring as much awareness to the accordion as possible I
awareness to the accordion as possible I
awareness to the accordion as possible I was able to start a private music studio
was able to start a private music studio
was able to start a private music studio teaching student with various
teaching student with various
teaching student with various backgrounds and abilities children and
backgrounds and abilities children and
backgrounds and abilities children and adults in person and nowadays via Skype
adults in person and nowadays via Skype
adults in person and nowadays via Skype Gregory and I use
Gregory and I use
Gregory and I use every opportunity to share our passion
every opportunity to share our passion
every opportunity to share our passion for music with everyone through concert
for music with everyone through concert
for music with everyone through concert festivals and accordion conventions
music is a universal language we can all
music is a universal language we can all understand and appreciate it has the
understand and appreciate it has the
understand and appreciate it has the power to heal bring joy and love and
power to heal bring joy and love and
power to heal bring joy and love and inspire creativity within all of us the
inspire creativity within all of us the
inspire creativity within all of us the power of music is truly endless and so
power of music is truly endless and so
power of music is truly endless and so unique we are going to perform three of
unique we are going to perform three of
unique we are going to perform three of our favorite pieces for you this evening
our favorite pieces for you this evening
our favorite pieces for you this evening princess of accordion by Roger de Vos
princess of accordion by Roger de Vos
princess of accordion by Roger de Vos sunrise sunset from musical fiddler on
sunrise sunset from musical fiddler on
sunrise sunset from musical fiddler on the roof and we will end with a
the roof and we will end with a
the roof and we will end with a Belarusian wedding polka so we hope you
Belarusian wedding polka so we hope you
Belarusian wedding polka so we hope you all enjoy it
all enjoy it
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