Guy Klucevsek Memorial Concert: Comin’ On Home

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A team led by Jan Klucevsek has been working on the production for months. They are Nathan Koci, Jerome Kitzke, Tony Creamer, and Joseph Franklin.

Friends and colleagues proudly present Comin’ On Home, a memorial concert honoring the life and music of Guy Klucevsek, the groundbreaking accordionist and composer who passed away in May 2025. Klucevsek’s fearless creativity and humor transformed the accordion into a vehicle for innovation, bridging genres and inspiring generations.

The evening will feature performances by many of Guy’s closest collaborators. Here’s the program. It’s full of the famous Guy Klucevsek puns.

• “The Gift” (2000) – Dedicated to Jerome Kitzke, Volker Goetze, trumpet.

• “The Grass, It Is Blue (Ain’t Nothin’ but a Polka)” - Ain’t Nothin’ But A Polka Band

• “Some of that ‘Old Time Soul’ Polka” - Ain’t Nothing But A Polka Band

• “The C & M Waltz” (2009) – Composed for and dedicated to Guy’s cousins, Charlie and Marian Bartosh - Alex Meixner, accordion

• “Meet Me on the Midway” (2008) - Alex Meixner, accordion

• “Roundabout Now” (2014) - Joe Kubera, piano

• “Song of Remembrance” (1993) Kamala Sankaram, voice, Andie Tanning, violin, Joe Kubera, piano

• “I Want to Be Born” (1999) - Joe Kubera, piano; Will Holshouser, accordion

• “Air Apparent” (1999) - Nathan Koci, accordion

• “AOK Chorale” (1997) - Nathan Koci, accordion

• “Spin Cycle” (1998) - Phillip Johnston, soprano saxophone; Will Holshouser, accordion

• “Tulips Are Better Than One” (2003?) Phillip Johnston, soprano saxophone; Will Holshouser, accordion

• “The Swan and the Vulture” (2015?) - Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble

• “As They Waltz off into the Sunset” (2014) - Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble

• “Still Life with Canon” (2002) - The Relâche Ensemble

• “Stolen Memories”(1993) - The Relâche Ensemble

INTERMISSION

• “Haywire Rag” (A Waltz) (2010) dedicated to Joseph Franklin - Alan Bern, piano (via Video)

• “Bandoneons, Basil and Bay Leaves” (1993) - Dallas Vietty, accordion

• “Passage North: Prologue and Processional” (1990) - The Bantam Orchestra

• “Donut Ask, Donut Tell” (1996) - The Bantam Orchestra

• “Dear Werner” (2019) - Will Holshouser, accordion

• “The Heart of the Andes” (2000) - Will Holshouser, accordion

• “A Certain Slant of Light” (After Emily Dickinson) (2021) - Jenny Lin, piano

• “A Chant for Industrious Angels” (2010) - Jenny Lin, piano

• “Hymnopedie No. 2” (for Erik Satie) - Todd Reynolds, violin; Nathan Koci, accordion

• “Moose Mouth Mirror” - Todd Reynolds, violin; Nathan Koci, accordion

• “The Gunks” (1995) - Nathan Koci and Will Holshouser, accordions

• “Verret’s Valse” (2017) - Kamala Sankaram, Nathan Koci and Will Holshouser, accordions

• “Little Big Top” (2015) - Little Big Top Ensemble

• “Hymn for Her” (2023) - Little Big Top Ensemble

• “Comin’ on Home” (2022) - Little Big Top Ensemble

Speakers include Jerome Kitzke, Joseph Franklin, and Laurie McCants

Check out some of Guy’s many original recordings HERE

Pianist, composer, writer, Ethan Iverson posted this interview of Guy by Tony Creamer on his Substack, Transitional Technology. TT 519: Interview with Guy Klucevsek (by Anthony Creamer) RIP to the accordion maestro

Hope to see you there!