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Arrival
In Sturovo, Slovakia
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Most
contestants, delegates and visitors to the 2003 Coupe Mondiale arrived
in Budapest and either drove or took the train to túrovo,
Slovakia. About 1 1/2 hours from Budapest, the roads were well marked
for the arrival at the Hotel Thermal Headquarters of the 56th Coupe
Mondiale.
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Music
Committee Meeting
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The
first meeting of delegates was held by the CIA Music Committee. The Music
Committee is responsible of the musical aspects pertaining to the CIA
and the Competitions. Many tasks are worked on including competition programs,
future Test Pieces and arranging the jury panels.
Members in attendance were: Chairman of the Music Committee - Frederic
Deschamps, France Vice Chairperson - Joan C. Sommers, USA, Committee Members:
John Leslie - United Kingdom, Harley Jones - Fiji, Viatchislav Semionov
- Russia. (Absent: Max Bonnay - France and Jacques Mornet - France).
Pictured left to right: Joan Sommers, Harley Jones, Ray Bodell (Secretary
of the Music Committee) Viatchislav Semionov, John Leslie and Frederic
Deschamps.
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110th
General Assembly of Delegates
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The
110th General Assembly of Delegates took place at the CIA Headquarters,
the Hotel Thermal in túrovo, Slovakia.
In attendance were some 32 delegates representing countries from as
far afield as Vietnam, Australia, China, USA and many others.
Delegates
are:
- Kevin Friedrich - USA
- Raymond Bodell - UK
- Walter Maurer - Austria
- Kimmo Mattila - Finland
- Tibor Racz - Slovakia
- Panna Grigoncza - Hungary
- Alexander Dmitriev
- Russia
- John Leslie - UK
- Frederic Deschamps
- France
- Guillaume Rollet -
France
- Raimondas Sviackevicius
- Lithuania
- Bogdan Dowlasz - Poland
- Cheng Lu - China
- Alfred Renner - Denmark
- Luu Quang Minh - Vietnam
- Vjera Odak-Jembrih
- Croatia
- Miljan Bjeletic - Serbia
& Montenegro
- Nathalie Boucheix -
France
- Vladimir Mandic - Serbia
& Montenegro
- Melinda Meszaros -
Hungary
- Panna Grigoncza - Hungary
Vladislav
Kreysz - Hungary
- Gianluca Pica - Italy
- Viatcheslav Semionov
- Russia
- Harley Jones - New
Zealand
- Stephen Vincent - New
Zealand
- Faithe Deffner - USA
- Joan C Sommers - USA
- Maddalena Belfiore
- USA
- Rebekah Greig - Australia
- Tania Lukic-Marx -
Australia
- Zorica Karakutovska
- Macedonia
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Opening
Ceremony Concert
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To
officially open the 56th Coupe Mondiale in túrovo,
Slovakia and Esztergom, Hungary the Ministry of Culture sponsored
an opening Ceremony Concert featuring the Bratislava Music School
Symphony Orchestra with accordion Soloist Michal Polak.
Welcoming speeches were offered by the Ministry of Culture representative
Robert Dohanyos and CIA President Kevin Friedrich.
After a Cello Concerto featuring soloist Viktoria Verbovska, the concert
was concluded by an outstanding performance by the 2002 CIA Coupe
Mondiale Winner Alexander Poeluev from Russia. Alexander was extremely
well received and was called back to the stage for several encores.
Please see below for the Concert Program.
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Opening
Ceremony Concert
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Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra Opus 62 - Igo Dibak
Bratislava State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Julius Karaba - Slovakia
Michal Polak - Czech Republic, Accordion Soloist
Welcome
Speech by Robert Dohanyos,
(Director General General Department of Ministry of Culture)
Welcome Speech by Kevin Friedrich, President of CIA
Concert
for Cello and Orchestra Op. 33 - Camille Saint-Saens
Conductor: Harry Brasser, Holland
Viktoria Verbovska - Slovakia, Cello Soloist
Intermission
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue - JS Bach
Prelude, Aria and Rigaudon from Holberg Suite - Edvard Grieg
Prelude, Scherzo, Ballade, Improvisation - Anatoly Kusiakov
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
Alexander Poeluev - Russia
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Reception
of Mayor of Sturovo
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After
the concert, CIA Executive Committee members, Music Committee members,
delegates and visitors were treated to a reception in the Town Hall by
the Mayor of túrovo - His Excellency Mr. Jan Oravec. Mr.
Oravec extended a warm welcome to the International delegation and offered
his sincerest hospitality during the running of the 56 Coupe Mondiale.
The
CIA President provided an official welcome Toast to all the delegates
and guests which formally opened the reception buffet. Pictured right
are Jurgen Ganzer - Germany (composer) and Raimondas Sviackevicius from
Lithuania at the Mayor's reception.
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Pictured
left are Coupe Mondiale organizer
Panna Grigoncza, President
of the Hungarian Accordion Association, CIA President - Kevin Friedrich
and Slovakian Organizer Tibor Racz, Artistic Director of the Methodical
Centre of Accordion "Marta Szokeová" (MCA) in Bratislava
during the Mayor's Reception.
Pictured
right are Maddalena Belfiore - USA (Past Vice President of the CIA - 15
years), immediate Past President of the American Accordionists Association
and current Festival director of the Accordionists and Teachers Guild,
International Faithe Deffner with the CIA General Secretary Mr. Walter
Maurer from Austria.
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