If the accordion is your thing – or even if you think it’s not – I hope you’ll join me this Wednesday afternoon on The Classical Network for a visit from Robert Young McMahan.

McMahan, who is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey, is one of the foremost authorities on the instrument. He’ll drop by to talk about an upcoming concert that will take place this Saturday at Mayo Concert Hall in the TCNJ Music Building titled “Bellows and Bows: A Potpourri of Chamber Works for Violin, Cello, and Accordion.” The 8:00 program will include works by Lukas Foss, Johan Halvorsen, George Kleinsinger, Edward McQuire, Alberto Acosta Ortega, Mátyás Seiber, Jaroslav Vanĕc̆e, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and McMahan himself.

We’ll also get a taste of the accordion’s striking sonorities when applied to the classical repertoire. Join us for music and a brief conversation this afternoon at 4:00. It will certainly lend variety to a projected Schubert birthday celebration, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.