Henry Doktorski: What's New

What’s New

I played accordion for family and friends at the wedding reception after Mary Kay Welter and I got married in 2001. It was a great party!

• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. III, nearing publication (July 2020)

• Henry’s Live Radio Interview with Jim Paris (June 2020)

• Table of Contents for Henry’s forthcoming book: Gold, Guns and God (June 2020)

• Henry plays “Improvisation on ‘SPIRIT’” (May 2020)

• Henry’s Interview with Doooovid (May 2020)

• Henry’s Sicarios Por Krishna Now Online (May 2020)

• Henry’s Chess4Kidz Classes Now Offered Online (May 2020)

• Henry’s Interview on Expedition Truth Radio (April 2020)

• Henry plays Modest Mussorgsky’s Promenade and The Old Castle from “Pictures at an Exhibition” on the Saint Martha, Murrieta organ (March 2020)

• Henry plays Paul McCartney’s “When I’m Sixty-Four” (February 2020)

• Henry’s 2nd book about Hare Krishna history published (January 2020)

• Professor of Religion writes Foreword for Henry’s book, Eleven Naked Emperors (January 2020)

• Henry’s Recital at House of Prayer (November 2019)

• Henry plays Erik Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1 (November 2019)

• Henry plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy (October 2019)

• The Accordion in Frida the Opera (October 2019)

• The Life Mission of Count Guido Roberto Deiro (1938-2019) (September 2019)

• Spanish edition of Killing For Krishna published (August 2019)

• Henry Makes Top 100 Accordionists of the Year (August 2019)

• Review of Killing For Krishna in Nova Religio (August 2019)

• Henry presents lecture/recital at A World of Accordions Museum and Concert Hall (May 2019)

• Two Podcasts about Swami Bhaktipada (March 2019)

• Henry presents lecture/slideshow on historic German organs (March 2019)

• Henry serves as consultant for podcast series: The Hare Krishna Murders (February-April 2019)

• Concert in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (January 2019)

• Interview with Steven Hassan about Killing For Krishna (December 2018)

• Solo Accordion Recital at Riford Library (December 2018)

• 11th Annual AGO Palomar Chapter Concert (October 2018)

• Henry Plays Johann Ludwig Krebs: Präludium supra “Christ lag in Todesbanden” (August 2018)

• American Guild of Organists Recital (May 2018)

• Book/CD German Favorites for Accordion published (May 2018)

• Review of Henry’s book/CD Anatomy of an Organ by J. Naples (April 2018)

• Review of Henry’s book Killing for Krishna by J. Brzezinski (March 2018)

• Review of Henry’s book/CD Anatomy of an Organ by S. Gross (February 2018)

• Henry’s 660-page nonfiction true-crime book, Killing for Krishna, published (January 2018)

• Henry appears on Krishna Killers television documentary (December 2017)

• TangoMasters at Speakasy at the Merc (November 2017)

• Henry’s Book/CD Anatomy of an Organ Published (October 2017)

• Ein Feste Burg (October 2017)

• American Guild of Organists Member’s Recitals (October 2017)

• Performing Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Orchestra with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (September 2017)

• 2017 Palomar AGO Chapter Members’ Recital (May 2017)

• 2017 Organ Scholarship Competition (April 2017)

• Solo recital for the San Diego Accordion Club (April 2017)

• Henry plays the Schlicker organ at House of Prayer Lutheran (March 2017)

• My Ash Wednesday Penance: A Short Story (March 2017)

• Organist at House of Prayer Lutheran Church (February 2017)

• Christmas Favorites for Accordion published (January 2017)

• Henry plays Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man (November 2016)

• Henry’s latest musical composition: Fantasy on “Gather Us In” (October 2016)

• Las Vegas International Accordion Convention (August 2016)

• Performance at the San Diego Accordion Club (July 2016)

• Henry moves to California (June 2016)

• 5-CD Set of Rare Charles Magnante Quartet Recordings Released (May 2016)

• 24 Essays on 24 Hymns (January 2016)

• Night of the Living Dead: the Opera (October 2015)

• The King of Instruments (September 2015)

• Obituary: Tony Maiorana, Henry’s Accordion Teacher (June 2015)

• The Accordion with Bell’Art Ensemble (May 2015)

• New Historic Accordion CD Released: Pietro Frosini Vintage Performances, Vol. 1 (February 2015)

• Accordion Featured in Two New Jersey Concerts (December 2014)

• Carnegie Library Accordion Concert (January 2014)

• Chess Class Teaches Game, Life Lessons (January 2014)

• Homegrown Gurus Published (November 2013)

• Jazz Poetry Concert (September 2013)

• The Accordion with Alia Musica (April 2013)

• Moulin Rouge: The Ballet (February 2013)

• Accordion Music for Weddings (January 2013)

• Damodara Prayers recorded (December 2012)

• The Accordion at Glimmerglass (July/August 2012)

• The Accordion and Carmen, the Gypsy, Part 2 (July 2012)

• Italian Love Songs for Accordion Published (May 2012)

• Behind the Bellows documentary movie about the accordion released (March 2012)

• Final Alice with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra: An Accordionist's Perspective (March 2012)

• Final Alice with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (March 2012)

• Michigan Accordion Society Concert (February 2012)

• The Accordion and Carmen, the Gypsy (February 2012)

• Christmas Eve at Grace Lutheran (December 2011)

• Gold, Guns and God: Swami Bhaktipada and the West Virginia Hare Krishnas (November 2011)

• Button Accordion Method, Volume 3 Published (October 2011)

• Latin Favorites for Accordion Published (October 2011)

• Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival (July 2011)

• The Accordion in the Encyclopedia of American Music and Culture (May 2011)

• Final Alice with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: An Accordionist's Perspective (May 2011)

• Final Alice with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (May 2011)

• Schubert’s Ave Maria sheet music published for accordion (May 2011)

• Divine Hymns for Accordion published for accordion (February 2011)

• Ragtime Favorites for Accordion published for accordion (February 2011)

• Christmas Concerts 2010 (December 2010)

• Guido Deiro: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 released (October 2010)

• Guido Deiro: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 released (October 2010)

• Erie German Festival 2010 (September 2010)

• Chess For Kids Team Wins State Championship (May 2010)

• Indiana University Concerts (April 2010)

• Italian Favorites Music Book and CD published (March 2010)

• How to Play Accordion Method and Songbook method book published (April 2010)

• Butler County Symphony Concert (February 2010)

• Birmingham Alabama Concert (January 2010)

• Four Polish Carols performed by Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra (December 2009)

• Brundibár by Hans Kraša (November 2009)

• Arturs Maskats’ Tango with the Erie Philharmonic (September 2009)

• Accordion Pool Party (September 2009)

• Chess For Kids Program a Winner (June 2009)

• Guido Deiro: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 Released (May 2009)

• Easter Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church (April 2009)

• Button Accordion Method Volume 2 Published (April 2009)

• Recital at Guthrie Theater, Grove City, Pennsylvania (February 2009)

• The Giulietti Sound (December 2008)

• Charles Magnante DVD Released (November 2008)

• Concert with Ames Iowa Orchestra (November 2008)

• National Button Accordion Festival (May 2008)

• Slee Sinfonietta Concert (May 2008)

• Henry Doktorski at Wikipedia (May 2008)

• Complete Works of Guido Deiro Printed Music Book Published (April 2008)

• Henry’s Student Performs with Orchestra (April 2008)

• Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars (February 2008)

• Alan Hovhaness and Henry Doktorski (January 2008)

• Santa Claus appears with symphony (December 2007)

• Ave Maria: Hymns to Mary CD Released (October 2007)

• Performance for Polish Cultural Council (October 2007)

• Performance in Superior, Wisconsin (September 2007)

• Henry Performs at 60th Annual Coupe Mondiale (August 2007)

• Guido Deiro Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 CD Released (May 2007)

• Performance with Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic (May 2007)

• Performance with Daphne Alderson at Heinz Chapel (April 2007)

• Student Performs Recital on 75th Birthday (March 2007)

• Society of American Music Conference (March 2007)

• Button Accordion Method Published (February 2007)

• Chess Instructor (February 2007)

• Historic Accordion Records On CD Released (January 2007)

• City Music Center Concert (November 2006)

• New Edition of Historic 1843 Accordion Book Published (October 2006)

• Delaware Recital (September 2006)

• Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival 2006 (July 2006)

• Classical Free-Reed, Inc. eBay Store Opens (June 2006)

• Step Tango (May 2006)

• Classical Accordion on Classical Radio (April 2006)

• Guido Deiro 1928 Sound Film released on DVD (April 2006)

• American Accordion Musicological Society Conference 2006 (March 2006)

• Pietro Deiro Celebrated Polkas CD released (February 2006)

• Vrindaban’s Woods and Groves recorded (October 2005)

• Loudoun County Symphony Concert (October 2005)

• Wartburg Community Symphony Concert (October 2005)

• Chicago Accordion Club Recital (September 2005)

• Adios Nonino with orchestras in Illinois and Indiana (September 2005)

• Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival 2005 (July 2005)

• New CD: Classical Accordion Recital (June 2005)

• Study Accordion with Henry (May 2005)

• Arturs Maskats’ Tango (April 2005)

• Dr. Helmi Harrington’s Reviews (April 2005)

• Museum Celebrates Acquisition with Recital (April 2005)

• The Accordionist As Accompanist (April 2005)

• The Brothers Deiro and Their Accordions (March 2005)

• Performance with Butler County Symphony Orchestra (February 2005)

• Accordion Registrations (February 2005)

• Christmas Concerts (December 2004)

• Performance in Orlando (November 2004)

• The Lord of the Rings Symphony (July 2004)

• Le Grand Tango (April 2004)

• Texas Accordion Association Convention 2004 (March 2004)

• Performance at Heinz Chapel (February 2004)

• Performing in Kurt Weill’s Opera Mahagonny (January 2004)

• Christmas Concerts (December 2003)

• Performances with Gil Shaham (November 2003)

• Who Was First? and the Recording of Vaudeville Accordion Classics (November 2003)

• Vaudeville Accordion Classics compact disc released (November 2003)

• Performance with Cleveland Chamber Symphony (September 2003)

• The Accordion and Threepenny Opera (February 2003)

• 2002 Christmas Concerts (December 2002)

• Doktorski Duo Performs (August 2002)

• The Classical Squeezebox Published (August 2002)

• California Accordion Recitals (July-August 2002)

• The Accordion and Fiddler on the Roof (June 2002)

• St. Patrick’s Day Performance (March 2002)

• Christmas Concerts (December 2001)

• Performance with Duquesne University Contemporary Ensemble (October 2001)

• Performance with Cleveland Chamber Symphony (September 2001)

• New Compact Disc in Progress (May 2001)

• New York City Recital (March 2001)