Raylene Campbell : Accordionist

Raylene has 35+ years of accordion performance experience in many musical styles including pop, folk, world beat, jazz, classical, baroque, free improvisation, electroacoustic, and extended techniques. She has studied with master accordionists Nelly Antonio Peruch, Pauline Oliveros, Joe Morelli and Enis Upright, and has a Master of Fine Arts in Music/Sound from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, NY.

Raylene has performed extensively as a soloist and with several ensembles including Amati Trio, Café Musique, Baffin Island Party, Saint Crispin's Chamber Ensemble, Amanda Mabro & the Cabaret Band, and other freelance collaborations.

Raylene is available for collaborations, studio sessions, performances, various professional opportunities, and is a member of the Edmonton Musicians' Association (AFM Local 390).

For more information please contact Raylene Campbell : freereed1@gmail.com

http://raylenecampbell.tumblr.com/

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Feb 28

Afterlife

Excerpt of background sounds for Stacey Christodoulou’s installation “Afterlife”. This is a studio recording of improvisation on freebass accordion + electronics by Raylene Campbell, September 2008.

Stacey Christodoulou:

http://www.othertheatre.com/

This is a gorgeous Amanda Mabro video created by Meinert Hansen:

http://www.fictionscience.com/

This is a small sample of work that Raylene did with Amanda in Winter 2008. Raylene also did studio sessions for two Amanda Mabro CDs, Red Rows and Wine Flows, and had the pleasure of performing at several shows with the band in 2007 and 2008 including Amanda’s EP launch for Red Rows at the Cabaret Juste Pour Rire.

Amanda Mabro: www.amandamabro.com

Amanda Mabro’s Red Rows EP launch at Cabaret Juste Pour Rire, March 2008. Photo by Eva Blue.

Sputniks' Theme

Raylene Campbell composed the music and sound for Elison Zasko’s play “The Sputniks” in Spring 2008. This is the theme music performed by Raylene on accordion (studio recording).

Elison Zasko:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olesyazasko/

El Duelo

Commissioned by Tania Alvarado, and premiered at 20/20 Vision – Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton - (1999). Raylene Campbell performed this piece on freebass accordion, recorded at Homestead studio in Edmonton, AB.