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Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
member of the International Music Council - (IMC-UNESCO)
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2007 CIA Winter Congress - Nagigia Island, FIJI
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Host: New Zealand Accordion
Association (NZAA)
Sponsors: Accordions Worldwide, Nagigia Island Resort and Harley
Jones
Wednesday , January 24, 2007
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Thank you to Mr. Li Cong (China) for providing most of the photographs
for the CIA Event.
Additional photographs provided by Harley Jones and Kevin Friedrich.
Mr. Li Cong pictured in front of the King Kong Mountain on Kandavu,
FIJI.
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| 117th
General Assembly of Delegates |
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Delegates
pictured at their 117th General Assembly Meeting in the relaxed
atmosphere of the Nagigia Island resort.
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Mr.
Li Cong (China), Frederic Deschamps (France), Joan C. Sommers
(USA),
Gunther Zielinger (Germany), Kevin Friedrich (USA), Harley
Jones (Fiji), Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom),
Mirco Patarini (Italy) and Kimmo Mattila (Finland)
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| Visit
to the Nabukelevu-ira Primary School |
Members of the CIA Delegation traveled by Fishing Boats to the
Island of Kandavu to visit the Nabukelevu-ira Primary School.
The children were greeted by CIA President Kevin Friedrich who
introduced the CIA and the international delegation, then given
a short talk about the accordion by Joan C. Sommers. The visit
then featured a concert where the childrend were entertained
by four CIA contestants including two CIA Virtuoso Entertainment
Champions. The school children were delighted with the concert.
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Visit
to Nabukelevu-ira Primary School
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Cyril
Blanchard (France)
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Julien
Gonzales (France) 2006 CIA Virtuoso Entertainment Champion
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Phil
Bouvier (France) 2004 CIA Virtuoso Entertainment Champion
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Cyril
Blanchard (France)
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Members
of the local Village watching the concert
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Benoit
Chabod (France) entertaining the Nabukelevu-ira Primary School
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Julien
Gonzales, Cyril Blanchard, Phil Bouvier and Benoit Chabod
(France)
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The
Nabukelevu-ira Primary School and members of the CIA with
Nagigia Island in the background
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the
young French artists giving an informal concert on the Beach
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The
CIA Delegation, Guests and the students from the Nabukelevu-ira
Primary School with Nagigia Island in the background
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View
from the Boat riding back to Nagigia Island and a harmless
Island spider on Nagigia
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CIA
General Secretary Kimmo Mattila (Finland) filming the Accordions
Worldwide (AWW) Singers who entertained the CIA Delegation
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