The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will open its 2024-2025 season with Stas Venglevski, accordion, and Tatsiana Krasnabayeva, cimbalom, on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Webb Recital Hall as part of its University Recital Series.

Venglevski will combine talents with Krasnabayeva in an eclectic evening of music.

The recital will feature the music of Stephen Lalor, “East-West;” John Williams, “Davil’s Dance,” from “The Witches of Eastwick;” and Manuel de Falla, “Dance Espagnole,” from “La Vida Breve;” along with several pieces written by Venglevski.

A native of the Republic of Moldova, part of the former Soviet Union, Venglevski is a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow where he received his master’s degree in music under the tutelage of the famed Russian Bayanist, Friedrich Lips. In 1992 he immigrated to the United States. 

Venglevski, a lecturer of music at UW-Superior, is a regular participant in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education Program (ACE). He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, done TV commercials and performed in theater productions. Venglevski has also produced 15 acclaimed albums including a transcription of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite.”

Tickets are $15 and available at the door. Webb Recital Hall is in Holden Fine and Applied Arts, 1805 Catlin Ave.