Live @ The University of Toronto, February 2014

John Zorn - Road Runner (Branko Dzinovic, Accordion)

Excerpt from the Midnight Session #1, featuring Karen Ng (Saxophone). Live at Array Space, midnight of December 23, 2014. The recording was made with a smartphone.

The Midnight Session #1, Excerpt (w/ Karen Ng, saxophone)

The Midnight Session #2 Conversation 4 [w/ Allison Cameron and Tomasz Krakowiak]

The Midnight Session #3, Conversation 2 [w/ Jason Doell and Michael Lynn]

Three conversations from the Midnight Session #4.

Alexei Orechin [guitar, electronics]
Branko Džinović [accordion]

Recorded with a pair of Oktava’s MK-012 microphones and RME Fireface 800. The Array Space, midnight of May 13, 2015.

Conversation 3, with Alexei Orechin

Recorded at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, June 2015.

Anthony Thompson, clarinet & bass clarinet
Branko Džinović, accordion
Wesley Shen, piano
Michael Cox, double bass

Sound by Peter Olsen.

Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/0NjT1GlDlrs

Rebecca Saunders - Quartet

Intorduction and Toccata by Per Nørgård (1932), a Danish contemporary composer. Composed in 1952, and dedicated to one of the classical accordion pioneers, Mogens Ellegaard, Intorduction and Toccata is one of the first works composed for the free-bass accordion.

Live at ArtGet Gallery, Belgrade 2008.

Per Nørgård  - Introduction and Toccata

The world premiere of "Jettison" by John Mark Sherlock. April 10th, 2015 @ the Array Space.

Rick Sacks, percussion
Branko Dzinovic, accordion
Adam Scime, bass

John Mark Sherlock: Jettison

Composed in 1998, De l’épaisseur ("From the Thickness")represents Phillipe Leroux's musical reaction to the sudden death of another French contemporary composer, Gérard Grisey. "Thickness" in the title refers to a forceful cluster, which continuously interrupts the flow of the piece, picturing the abrupt end of Grisey's life. Peformers: Rebecca MacLeod (violin), Sebastian Ostertag (cello), Branko Džinović (accordion).

Phillipe Leroux - De l’épaisseur (for violin, cello, and accordion)

Performers:

Kaleb Alexander, narrator
Karen Ng, soprano saxophone
Jacob Armstrong, tenor  saxophone
Olivia Shortt, baritone saxophone
Jana Luksts, piano
Branko Džinović, accordion
Brian Abbott, electric guitar
Phil Albert, electric bass

Arrangement by Branko Džinović. Recorded on November 30, 2106, at the FoM recording studio. Sound technician, Peter Olsen.

Frederic Rzewski (1938) - Coming Together (1972)

Branko Dzinovic & Clemens Pichler - Es soll ruhig regnen... (Vater Morgana Soundtrack)

Milonga de mis amores is one of the most well-known milongas of the Argentinean tango, composed by the renowned bandoneonist Pedro Laurenz.

Pedro Laurenz - Milonga de mis amores

Branko Džinović is an accordion artist focused on contemporary repertoire. He holds a Master’s degree from the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music in Linz, Austria, and is currently pursuing a DMA degree at the University of Toronto. He has participated in numerous accordion competitions; records for Radio Belgrade, Radio Austria 1, and the BBC; and tours internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. An avid proponent of avant-garde music, he has shared the stage with improvisers such as Pavel Fajt, Mia Zabelka, and many more. Mr. Džinović also composes in various genres, including soundtracks for two award-winning short films.

Branko Džinović

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