Martin MacDonald, conductor
Accent
This concert is made possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Anne Neufeld.
We’re thrilled to finally have Accent joining us on stage – after waiting two years since we had to cancel their performance due to the pandemic.
This concert is special as Accent is doing their first full orchestral Pops show in the hometown of two of its members! Danny Fong and Andrew Kesler will surely feel the roar of the crowd to welcome these two successful Saskatoon artists home again.
In the increasingly popular world of a cappella singing groups, Accent has carved out its own niche. Inspired by the wizardly jazz harmonies of TAKE 6 and, before them, The Hi-Lo’s, the six men of Accent, all of them accomplished arrangers and instrumentalists in their own right, are taking their love of close-harmony jazz singing – the denser and more intricate the better – as far as it can go.
The improbable meeting of Jean-Baptiste (“JB”) Craipeau (France), Simon Åkesson (Sweden), Danny Fong (Canada), Andrew Kesler (Canada), James Rose (United Kingdom), and Evan Sanders (USA), six self-described “jazz vocal nerds,” could have happened only in the age of social media. After becoming long-distance fans of each other’s multi-tracked videos on YouTube, they joined forces in 2011, collaborating online on songs and videos.
Since then, they have released five albums, performed at the London A Cappella Festival, played dates across Europe, North America and Asia, and were featured in a sold-out Christmas show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Their singular blend and arrangements have been acclaimed by a cappella devotees and fellow musicians alike, including Cedric Dent of TAKE 6 and Clark Burroughs of The Hi-Lo’s.
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The Program
Accent
Martin MacDonald, conductor
Accent
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
This concert is made possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Anne Neufeld.
Uptown Funk
Bruno Mars, J. Bhasker, P. Lawrence, D. Gallaspy, M. Ronson, N. Williams, L. Simmons, R. Wilson, C. Wilson, R. Taylor, and R. Wilson
This Will Be
Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
Sugar
Adam Levine, M. Posner, Dr. Luke, J.K. Hindlin, Ammo, and Cirkut
Air on a ‘G’ – String
J.S. Bach, arr. Simon Åkesson
Rude
N.T. Atweh, A.D. Messinger, M.R. Pellizzer, B. Spivak, and A. Tanasijczuk
Ki Lo Ta’azov
Ludwig Epstein
My Sugar is So Refined
Sylvia Dee and Sidney Lippman
Song For Gene
Simon Åkesson and Petter Sandström
Who You Are
Simon Åkesson and Evan Seth Sanders
~Intermission~
Chicago Medley
John Kander
Marrakesh Express
Graham Nash, arr. Simon Åkesson
Just Wondering
James Michael Rose
With a Little Help from My Friends
John Winston Lennon and Paul James McCartney
Swe-Danes Symphony
Svend Asmussen, Ulrik Neumann, and Alice Babs
Hymne à l’amour
Édith Piaf and Margueritte Angele Monnot
Keep the Faith
Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, and Michael Joe Jackson
Accent
https://accentvocal.com/
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In the increasingly popular world of a cappella singing groups, Accent has carved out its own niche. Inspired by the wizardly jazz harmonies of TAKE 6 and, before them, The Hi-Lo’s, the six men of Accent, all of them accomplished arrangers and instrumentalists in their own right, are taking their love of close-harmony jazz singing – the denser and more intricate the better – as far as it can go.
The improbable meeting of Jean-Baptiste (“JB”) Craipeau (France), Simon Åkesson (Sweden), Danny Fong (Canada), Andrew Kesler (Canada), James Rose (United Kingdom), and Evan Sanders (USA), six self-described “jazz vocal nerds,” could have happened only in the age of social media. After becoming long-distance fans of each other’s multi-tracked videos on YouTube, they joined forces in 2011, collaborating online on songs and videos.
Since then, they have released five albums, performed at the London A Cappella Festival, played dates across Europe, North America and Asia, and were featured in a sold-out Christmas show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Their singular blend and arrangements have been acclaimed by a cappella devotees and fellow musicians alike, including Cedric Dent of TAKE 6 and Clark Burroughs of The Hi-Lo’s.
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Jean-Baptiste Craipeau — Tenor 1 — France
Simon Åkesson — Tenor 2 — Sweden
Danny Fong — Tenor 3 — Canada
Andrew Kesler — Tenor 4 — Canada
James Rose — Baritone — England
Evan Sanders — Bass — USA
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This concert also includes:
Kim de Laforest – violin
Dean McNeill – trumpet
David Fong – piano
Kyle Krysa – drums
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