Bach,j.s. / Popp

Baroque Accordion Bach,j.s. / Popp

This is an album of Baroque works, arranged for and performed on Accordion by master accordionist William Popp. The great Baroque works are magnificent in many different mediums, and this album is a great example of this. William Popp began his studies on the piano at the age of six and on the accordion at the age of eleven. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in performance from the University of Denver where he studied accordion with Robert Davine. He has performed and toured extensively on accordion and harpsichord with the United States Air Force Strings and has appeared with this group at such prestigious venues as The White House, the State Department, and the Kennedy Center. William Popp has also performed in concert with members of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Denver Symphony Orchestra (now the Colorado Symphony Orchestra), the 21st Century Consort, National Musical Arts, and Colorado Chamber Players. He has toured throughout the world with the USAF Strings and has appeared as a soloist in Beijing, China.