What’s New
• Kailasa Chandra reviews chapter 5 of Eleven Naked Emperors (October 2024)
• Henry at Bhakti Fest 2024 (September 2024)
• Polka Favorites for Accordion with audio by Henry now available (September 2024)
• Swedish music store purchases 75 copies of Henry’s book The Brothers Deiro (September 2024)
• Henry’s Romance for Accordion Left-Hand Buttons now on YouTube (September 2024)
• Kailasa Chandra reviews chapter 4 of Eleven Naked Emperors (September 2024)
• Henry reviews the book Different Kind of Life (August 2024)
• Henry’s music Improvisation on St. Brendan’s performed by Wooster Ohio organist Steve Gerber: Prelude and Postlude (August 2024)
• Joan Sommers praises Henry’s book The Brothers Deiro (August 2024)
• Henry’s music Fantasy on Marty Haugen’s Gather Us In performed by Diocese of Scranton organist and seminarian Daniel O’Brien (August 2024)
• Henry at the Los Angeles Ratha Yatra 2024 (August 2024)
• Kailasa Chandra reviews chapter 3 of Eleven Naked Emperors (August 2024)
• The Classical Free Reed website has moved! (July 2024)
• Henry’s CD, A Ragtime Rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue, now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’s CD, Celebrated Polkas by Pietro Deiro, now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’s Double CD, Vaudeville Accordion Classics, now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’s CD, Classical Accordion Recital, now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’s Fughetta on “Happy Birthday,” now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’ CD, A Classical Christmas, now on YouTube (July 2024)
• Henry’ book, The Brothers Deiro and Their Accordions, now available in hardcover (July 2024)
• Henry talks about Gold, Guns and God on Truth Be Told podcast (July 2024)
• Kailasa Chandra reviews chapters 1 & 2 of Eleven Naked Emperors (July 2024)
• Henry appears in The American Organist magazine (July 2024)
• Henry’s CD Ave Maria: Hymns to Mary, on YouTube (June 2024)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 1 available in Italian (May 2024)
• 200+ Reader’s Letters and Reviews of Henry’s Hare Krishna History Books (April 2024)
• Henry plays Improvisation on “Jesus Loves Me” (April 2024)
• Henry featured in April 2024 issue of Sforzando (April 2024)
• Henry Plays Eight Pieces on a Small Organ (April 2024)
• Henry records music for Polka Favorites for Accordion (April 2024)
• Henry’s Music for Weddings on YouTube (March 2024)
• Henry’s music featured in American Guild of Organists newsletter (March 2024)
• Henry’s accordion is featured in the latest issue of the American-Polish Eagle (February 2024)
• Henry finishes in 2nd place in chess tournament (January 2024)
• Henry performs Improvisation on Noël Nouvelet (December 2023)
• Henry’s CD A Classical Christmas still broadcast on radio after 30 years (December 2023)
• Henry performs Improvisation on St. Brendan (They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love) (November 2023)
• Henry performs Estampie, a 900-year-old Medieval work for keyboard (October 2023)
• Henry’s 8-year-old piano student performs in recital (November 2023)
• Henry reviews the film Krishnas, Gurus, Karma, Murder (November 2023)
• Henry’s Serenade performed in concert in The Netherlands (November 2023)
• Henry performs Estampie, a 900-year-old Medieval work for keyboard (October 2023)
• Henry performs Beethoven and Piazzolla (October 2023)
• Henry speaks on Cult or Just Weird podcast (October 2023)
• Henry’s interview on Vaishnava Voices (September 2023)
• Absolute Is Sentient Foundation congratulates Henry on completing his dodecalogy. (August 2023)
• Henry’s interview on The Hare Krishnas in Britain (July 2023)
• Henry: guest speaker at 2023 International Cultic Studies Association Annual Convention (June 2023)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 10, Number One in Amazon Hot New Releases (June 2023)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 10, available for purchase (June 2023)
• Henry performs with the San Diego Youth Symphony (May 2023)
• Henry Plays His Own Little Composition; Blue Water Waltz (May 2023)
• Easter Prelude at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Escondido (April 2023)
• Timeline of Important Events for Gold, Guns and God (ten volumes), Killing For Krishna, and Eleven Naked Emperors, now online (April 2023)
• Henry performs in recital at the First Congregational Church of Escondido (March 2023)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 9, Number One in Amazon Hot New Releases (February 2023)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 9, available for purchase (February 2023)
• Henry’s Serenade performed by accordionist Ludo Mariën and harpist Eline Groslot (February 2023)
• ISKCON sannyasi compares Henry’s Gold, Guns and God to the ancient Indian classic: Mahabharata (February 2023)
• Archive Recording: WQED-FM Radio Show The Classical Squeezebox (1995)
• Archive Recording: Henry performs on WQED-FM Radio (1995)
• Archive Recording: Musiquettes by Walter Girnatis performed by Henry Doktorski (1993)
• Archive Recording: Music by Bach & Handel, a cassette by Henry (1990)
• Archive Recording: Accordion and organ recital at St. Matthew’s Church, Wheeling, West Virginia (October 1990)
• Archive Recording: Solo accordion recital at Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, West Virginia (August 1990)
• Henry’s CD A Classical Christmas still broadcast on radio after 29 years (December 2022)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 8, in Amazon Hot New Releases (November 2022)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 8, available for purchase (November 2022)
• Preface to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 8 (October 2022)
• Henry’s arrangement of Within Vrindaban’s Woods and Groves on YouTube (October 2022)
• Henry’s students compete in their first USCF-rated chess tournament (October 2022)
• Sheet music for Henry’s Fantasy on Marty Haugen’s “Gather Us In” for organ now available (October 2022)
• Foreword to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 8 (October 2022)
• 1,878 Books Sold (August 2022)
• Henri Jolicoeur talks about Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 7 (August 2022)
• Henri Jolicoeur talks about Henry’s book Sicarios Por Krishna (August 2022)
• Review of Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 7 on Amazon (July 2022)
• Foreword to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 9 now online (July 2022)
• Henry cited in “The Gilded Palace in the Mountains” (July 2022)
• Henry cited in “The Untold Truth Of Hare Krishna” (July 2022)
• Henri Jolicoeur talks about Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 6 (July 2022)
• Henry appears in Petosa Accordions’ recently-published book to help celebrate their 100th anniversary (July 2022)
• Henry’s 9th book on Hare Krishna history, Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 7, is published (July 2022)
• Henry’s interview with MythVision Podcasts (June 2022)
• Henry’s 10th book on Hare Krishna history, Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 8, coming soon (June 2022)
• Henry’s 8th book on Hare Krishna history, Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 6, makes it on to Amazon’s New Releases List (June 2022)
• Henry’s 8th book on Hare Krishna history, Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 6, published (June 2022)
• Henry performs at AGO Recital (May 2022)
• Foreword to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 2 now online (May 2022)
• The Absolute Is Sentient Foundation endorses Killing For Krishna (May 2022)
• Easter Sunday 2022 (April 2022)
• ISKCON guru Bhakti Vikasa Swami speaks about Eleven Naked Emperors (April 2022)
• Foreword to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 10 completed (April 2022)
• Henry performs at the Westin Carlsbad (April 2022)
• West Virginia libraries purchase Henry’s books (March 2022)
• Hank & Terri Doktorski: A Tribute, biography of Henry’s parents published (March 2022)
• Henry cited in “The Hare Krishnas of Coal Country” (February 2022)
• Review of Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 3, by Suresh Persaud Chand Prasad (December 2021)
• Henry speaks on Expedition Truth Radio about Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 4 (December 2021)
• A Tribute to Henry’s Parents (November 2021)
• Henry’s 7th book on Hare Krishna history makes it to the top of the charts (November 2021)
• Henry performs at Mission Trails Church (November 2021)
• Henry’s 7th book on Hare Krishna history, Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 4, published (November 2021)
• Henry’s student featured in accordion newsletter (October 2021)
• Henry plays accordion for the opera The Enchanted Pig (October 2021)
• Henry serves as consultant for Archeophone Records’ new release (August 2021)
• Preface to Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 4 (July 2021)
• Mr. Doktorski prepares his students for battle (June 2021)
• Review of Eleven Naked Emperors by Chand Prasad (May 2021)
• Henry selected to appear in book by Petosa Accordions (May 2021)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 2 now available (May 2021)
• New Addendum for Henry’s book Eleven Naked Emperors (May 2021)
• Henry’s Killing For Krishna published in Italian (March 2021)
• Henry discusses Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 1 on Expedition Truth Radio (February 2021)
• Henry plays Johann Michael Bach: In ducli jubilo (February 2021)
• 2020 Fall Online Chess4Kidz Students Graduate (December 2020)
• Gold, Guns and God: No. 3 in Amazon Hot New Releases (December 2020)
• Radio interview with Jack Ashcraft about Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 5 (December 2020)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 1, available for purchase (December 2020)
• Henry performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV556 (November 2020)
• Henry performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV556 (November 2020)
• Henry performs in the AGO Virtual Bachathon (November 2020)
• Henry appears on Doooovid’s Internet streaming show (November 2020)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 5, available for purchase (November 2020)
• Radio interview with Jack Ashcraft about Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 3 (October 2020)
• Gold, Guns and God, Vol. 3, available for purchase (October 2020)
• Hypnotherapist Henri Jolicoeur talks about Henry’s book Eleven Naked Emperors and his own personal memories of the eleven (September 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)