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2010 Competition Program - 120 KB pdf file
Competition Results
ROLAND INTERACTIVEROLAND V-ACCORDION INTERACTIVE – DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES.Sunday late morning was the opportunity to come get up close and personal with the new range of V-Accordions along with Product Specialists, Tracey Collins and Liam French, V-Accordion Product Manager of Roland Australia. With over 10,000 V-Accordions sold since the first model was released in 2004, the Roland V-Accordion is the first instrument of its kind to provide powerful digital modeling technology in a traditional, immediately familiar, accordion design. to be able to show the audience exactly what was happening on the digital viewer of the FR7-X V-Accordion as demonstrator Tracey Collins was making sound changes. A very nice information booklet was provided. Download. |
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| A very impressive display had been set up at the Club Marconi with high quality drop down banners, a large video screen and video capability plus a selection of all the models. Roland Australia V-Accordion Product Manager Liam French welcomed the people attending and started off showing a video. |
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| The Video featured Luigi Bruti, noted accordionist and the originator of the V-Accordion, also the Marketing Director of Roland Europe SpA. V-Accordion History. Luigi Bruti, enumerated many of the advantages of the Roland V-Accordion family such as light weight, able to practise with headphones, price, reliability, no servicing requirements plus a huge range of accordion reed sampled sounds and other digital instruments. | Roland demonstrator and popular New Zealand entertainer Tracey Collins was next showing how the V-Accordion worked and its many sound options. |
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| Helping the explanations was Liam filming the viewer of the V-Accordion so that the audience could see exactly what Tracey was seeing on the viewer as she was demonstrating many different sounds. | Liam French then moved on showing various accessory products that link into the V-Accordion range such as the new medium sized but light weight amplifer, designed to suit the Roland sounds. |
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| Other accessories were introduced such as the bags and the |
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| very tiny super lightweight Cube Monitor amplifier for home use, fold back and small concert use. |
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| The radio/wireless option was also demonstrated being small and light and easy to clip on to the straps of the accordion enabling wireless use of the Roland V-Accordion models where there is a sound system available at halls and commercial gigs. | After that, everyone was invited to come forward and try the products and ask questions. |
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| Tracey answering questions from the enthusiastic 5 year old boy who enjoyed the event. | Well known Queensland professional accordionist John Cave talking to Liam and Tracey. |
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| Liam and Tracey showing Alison Worthington some of the features. |
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| Helping on the door were Melissa She and Campbell Thwaites, the 2010 AATA Pacific Open Champion. | Chatting together before the concert was Steve Marx and Ivan Liashenko. |
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| Roland had moved their display to outside the doors of the concert venue. |
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| The two trophies to be presented for the International 15 years and under and International Open categories were on disply. | Ivan Liashenko (AATA Vice-President) and Milojka Garovic (compere and AATA committee member) opened the concert. |
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| A presentation to AATA President Tania Lukic-Marx was made by the youngest player in the competitions, Kiara Thai. | Tania Lukic-Marx making her Presidents' speech to the audience. |
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| The Sydney Balalaika Orchestra under the direction of Victor Serghie, has long been renowned amongst the concert going public for its polished performances and sparkling presentations. |
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| Lina Chegodaev made an excellent presentation of accordion solo with the orchestra performing Russipuhya enjoying excellent audience appreciation. |
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| Scotland's International Accordion Entertainer John Macdonald put on a | dynamic performance of action and music enjoyed greatly by the audience. |
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| Well known Queensland accordion entertainer John Cave and | Nerida Farmer from Queensland performed some well appreciated solos |
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| and then rounded of their program with duets to strong applause. | Introduced to the audience was famous Australian accordionist Enzo Toppano who in years past, had travelled the world performing. Pictured with him is Harley Jones of Accordions Worldwide (accordions.com). |
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| Edin Kocic performed for the audience and then his trophy for winning the International 15 years and under Championship was presented. |
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Junior accordion ensemble “The Accordigles” was formed in 2008. The members are : Kelvin Luu, Brendon Thai, Brendan Wang , Allen She, Kiara Thai, Marina Jin, Jessica Jin, Aleyah Ashimajy, Masud Ashmajy. Conductor and Musical Co Director : Steve Marx. |
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| Steve Marx in action. | Very popular New Zealand entertainer Tracey Collins performed next with a program showing the entertainment versatility of the Roland V-Accordion and its wireless capability. |
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| Bin Lu (China) as the winner of the Open International Accordion Championships performed | and was presented his Trophy by AATA Vice-President Ivan Liashenko. |
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Sydney based “FUNKORDION” Accordion Ensemble was founded in 2007 to promote the accordion and foster musical goodwill in Australia and overseas. Ensemble performs at the various cultural events in Sydney area directed by Steve Marx. That completed the very successful AATA Gala concert and the event was closed by Ivan Liashenko thanking everyone for their participation. |
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| “The Accordigles” having a photo taken after the concert. |
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| “FUNKORDION” having their photo taken after the concert. |
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