MURL ALLEN SANDERS is a musician, composer, teacher and recording artist who is active in the Seattle area music scene and across the United States, Canada, England, Brazil and Japan. Murl has worked with such diverse artists as as Chuck Berry , Etta James , Il Divo , Glenn Yarbrough , Seattle Symphony, Brazilian accordion virtuoso Chico Chagas, virtuosos Stas Venglevski and Gary Blair, Leroy Bell, Peter Duchin, Alarm Will Sound, Seattle Modern Orchestra, Cascade Symphony, Everett Philharmonic, Orchestra Se
Murl teaches piano and accordion privately and is also adjunct faculty at Cornish College of the Arts and Shoreline Community College in Seattle. He has received two grants from The Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs to compose She Blows Hot and Cold for chorus and symphony orchestra which premiered May 2, 2010, and a grant to compose his Accordion Concerto No. 2 which premiered in 2007 with Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers . His Accordion Concerto No. 1 , a commission from Orchest
Recent appearances include: Seattle Symphony Juazeiro Da Bahia, Brazil, IV Festival International Da Sanfona Brasil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with Chico Chagas Earshot Jazz Festival Bellevue Jazz Festival Alarm Will Sound Seattle Modern Orchestra Northwest Film Forum Chicago Accordion Club Leavenworth International Accordion Festival Texas International Accordion Convention Accordionists and Teachers Guild (ATG), Chicago, Nashville & Minneapolis