Stanley Oropesa

Many of us have lamented the fact that Bach was never given an accordion as a child, and some musicians have tried to rectify this oversight. In some ways, Bach’s music is a comfortable fit, and not simply because of its similarities to the organ. The accordion is actually two instruments, the keyboard and bass, each with its own sound and character. This allows the listener to more fully enjoy his music, since the different voices in his musical conversations can be more easily distinguished.

Stanley Oropesa teaches English and Humanities at East L A College and spends too much time composing. He has just recorded a score for a television series about the adventures of a circus performer determined to live a normal life in Los Angeles. The central melody shows what might have happened if Bach had tried to write ragtime.

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(Stanley Oropesa returns for his second consecutive year with Bach in the Subways)