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Friday,
24 February 2012 |
The
CIA held their 127th General Assembly of Delegates in Miesbach,
Germany hosted by one of their founding members, the Deutscher
Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV). The Congress was held in conjunction
with the DHV German National Accordion Music Prize, the qualifications
in Bavaria entitle successful candidates to proceed to the
German National Championships.
The event opened with a Welcome Reception followed by a Concert
hosted by the DHV at the Bauerntheater in the nearby town
of Schliersee. The concert featured the Landesjugend-Akkordeonorchester
Bayern. The Orchestra opened the concert under the direction
of Stefan Fusseder which also featured vocalists Johanna Huttendorfer
Fusseder and Konstanze Huttendorfer. The second half of the
concert featured the Orchestra under the direction of Hedy
Stark-Fussnegger.
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Saturday,
25 February 2012 |
Members of
the Executive Committee, Music Committee and Delegates met
throughout the day in a series of sessions conducting the
business of the CIA including items pertaining to Membership,
Awards, Competitions, Activities and Business and Financial
Matters. The day concluded with a Bavarian Dinner and Music
Evening hosted by the DHV.
Below is an overview of the General Assembly topics:
Membership:
The current Russian Voting member 'Creative School Master
Class (CSMC)' has transferred their membership to their reformed
larger national association, which includes them as an integral
part, so as of now
their new name is '
Interregnal Association of Bayanists and Accordionists' (IABA).
The President of the CSMC is also the new President of IABA.
Professor Friedrich Lips and Viatcheslav Semionov are Vice
Presidents. The CIA point of contact is Vice President: Viatcheslav
Semionov.
New Member: In addition, a new application was accepted from
Russia as a second Voting member. The 'Russian Alliance of
Harmonica and Accordion Performers' under the leadership of
President: Rafgat Altinbaev. The CIA point of contact is Alexander
Selivanov.
CIA Awards:
Each year the CIA can award up to two CIA Merit Awards and
four Honored Friend of the Accordion Awards. Only two applications
were received this year and were awarded as follows:
CIA Merit Award: Matti RANTANEN (Finland)
CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award: Ken FARRAN (United
Kingdom)
New Technology:
This year, the CIA will trial the elimination of paper music
scores for the Jury members. On one category the Masters Coupe
Mondiale, candidates will be asked to submit a .pdf file of
their music to be viewed by the Jury on IPADs or similar devices,
provided by the CIA. To assist the contestants, if they do
not have the possibility to scan their music, the CIA will
do so upon receiving their music at registration. The CIA
already has most Baroque and Classical pieces in digital format,
so as candidates register they will see which pieces are already
in the CIA library and not required to be submitted. As more
of the repertoire is gathered, it is anticipated to expand
this to all categories that require music for the Jury, by
the 2013 Coupe Mondiale. This new format will eliminate the
need for candidates to bring music with them, it will enable
the judges to have clear access to the music in digital format
for viewing as well as being environmentally friendly.
Delegate and Jury Registration:
As our automation systems are expanded both Jury and Delegates
will be able to establish a profile in the same place as our
current entry system. This will eliminate the need to resubmit
information, and will allow the user to update their information
and profile as necessary. The system will offer the opportunity
for registrants (Competitors, Delegates and Jury) to request
a visa invitation, by sending all the approriate information
to the host nation organizers.
EMC Music Competition:
The International Forum of Young Performers (IFYP), created
in 1969, is a European competition for young musicians organized
by the European Broadcasting Union on behalf of the International
Music Council (IMC). Since 2002 it has been called "New
Talent". The "New Talent" competition aims
to encourage and promote young musicians through radio, by
the organization of public concerts that are broadcast by
member organization of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Candidacies from young musicians can be submitted either by
EBU Member organizations or by any members of the International
and European Music Council (IMC/EMC), which of course includes
the CIA. Since 2003, the "New Talent" competition
takes place in Bratislava (Slovakia) and is co-produced by
Radio and Television of Slovakia, organizational unit Slovak
Radio (hereinafter referred to as SKRTVS) and the Slovak Philharmonic-Bratislava
Music Festival.
Each IMC member is entitled to submit to candidates, and so
the CIA is going to invite the Winners of the 2011 Coupe Mondiale
Nenad
IVANOVIC - Serbia and the
Winner of the 2011 International Competition for Virtuoso
Entertainment Music Pietro ADRAGNA - Italy
to participate in this exciting competition. CIA General Secretary
will work as the contact for all details of this competition.
CIA Membership Dues:
The CIA voted to keep the Membership dues at the same
rate throughout at least 2013, allowing both the CIA and National
Member Associations to calculate their budgets accordingly.
Competition Category Managers:
Each of the categories of Competition this year will have
a Manager to work with all details pertaining to that division.
The Manager will take the team of contestants through the
various aspects and rounds of their competition, as well as
assist with all technical details and information transfer
between the host Nation and the CIA. It will provide a point
of contact for all invovled with the competition and provide
an extra service for our contestants to have someone designated
as their host throughout the festival.
Music Committee:
The Music Committee detailed the amendments to the rules
for this year, and will make some further adjustments and
clarifications for the 2013 rules in various categories as
necessary, to continually ensure the best conditions for the
students and teachers.
World Accordion Day:
The CIA will explore a new opportunity for World Accordion.
The World Accordion Day this year will be a 24 Hour Celebration
of the Accordion, similar to the coverage of New Years Eve,
whereby celebrations are viewed on an ongoing basis as the
time zones elapse around the world.
This year, for World Accordion Day, each CIA member will be
invited to submit either a 'live event' via technology such
as streaming video and Skype etc... at the actual time, or,
they may pre-record their contribution and submit it to the
event coordinator Grayson Masefield, who will direct the days
activities. A combination of live and prerecorded activities
are anticipated, along with real-time interviews and chats
from throughout the world.
The production will be available for viewing live throughout
the day, as well as other times through 24 separate hours
of archived videos. CIA Members will be contacted very soon
with details pertaining to this exciting celebration.
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CIA
Winter Congress Meetings |
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Delegates
in attendance at the 127th General Assembly - Winter
Congress
Standing from left to right: Hedy STARK-FUSSNEGGER (Germany),
Werner WEIBERT (Austria), Georg HETTMAN (Germany), Viatcheslav
SEMIONOV (Russia), Yulia AMERIKOVA (Russia), Alexander
SELIVANOV (Russia), Grayson MASEFIELD (New Zealand),
Anna BODELL (United Kingdom), Andreas NEBL (Germany),
Fritz DOBLER (Germany), Jörgen SUNDEQVIST (Sweden),
Kevin FRIEDRICH (USA)
Sitting from left to right: Mirco PATARINI (Italy),
Herbert SCHEIBENREIF (Austria), Raymond BODELL (United
Kingdom), Frederic DESCHAMPS (France), Kimmo MATTILA
(Finland).
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Delegates
during the 127th General Assembly Winter Congress in
Miesbach, Germany
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Delegates
during the 127th General Assembly Winter Congress in
Miesbach, Germany
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Delegates
during the 127th General Assembly Winter Congress in
Miesbach, Germany
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The
CIA Technical Team Jaakko Vikman and Ville Mattila.
Jaako and Ville have created the automated entry and
draw system for the Coupe Mondiale and continue to develop
the automated processes for many of the CIA activities.
They are pictured here with General Secretary Kimmo
Mattila and Andreas Nebl and Grayson Masefield as they
work with the Music Committee on details of the functions
that relate to the entry systems.
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Viatcheslav
Semionov, Frederic Deschamps, Grayson Masefield and
Andreas Nebl
as they meet with the Music Committee
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DHV
Bavarian Evening |
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Soatnhupfer
from Hausham providing some traditional Bavarian Music
for the CIA Delegates
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Gartnhauslmusi
from Hausham providing some traditional Bavarian Music
for the CIA Delegates
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Soatnhupfer
and Gartnhauslmusi Bavarian Groups
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Sunday,
26 February 2012 |
The
Executive Committee held their final meeting followed
by the closing session of the 127th General Assembly of
Delegates. Here delegates are pictured at the conclusion
of the Congress Meeting making a photo greeting for Prof.
Lech Puchnowski who was celebrating his 80th Birthday.
Prof. Puchnowski served as a long time member of the CIA
Executive Committee in the 1970's and 1980's.
The CIA will hold their next General Assembly in Spoleto,
Italy as they begin the 65th Coupe Mondiale Celebrations
from 21-26 August 2012.
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