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Program
- Friday, 27 June 2008 |
10:00-18.00
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Accordion
Fair Opening
Accordions, accessories, music etc.
Venue: Commercial College
- Tickets: Free Entrance |
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11:00
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Music
Life in Ikaalinen
Lecture
on the music life of Ikaalinen town celebrating its 150th anniversary,
M.Phil. Leeni Pukkinen
Venue: Oma Tupa - Tickets: Free entrance |
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14.00
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Roland V-Accordion Competition
The Finnish representative is selected to take part
in Roland V Accordion Competition in Italy (Nov 08). Special guest
appearance by French Roland artist Ludovic
Beier.
Venue: Oma Tupa - Tickets: Adult: 10€ / Pensioner
& Student: 8€ / Child 5€ |
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13.00-18.00 |
Music
in the Park
Various groups.
15.00 NordAccordion
2008 Nordic Accordionists. Orchestras, groups and soloists from
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Hosts: Matti Lepänhaara
and Seppo Soittila
Venue:
Festival Park, Ikaalinen
Accordion Pub Tent
Music and fun to Accordion Tunes.
Venue: Yellow School |
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16.30
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Primus
Ikaalinen 2008 Final Rehearsal
Primus Ikaalinen competitors prepare for the evenings
competition:
FRANCE: Felicien Brut
ITALY:
Mario DAmario
SLOVENIA: Denis Novato
SPAIN: Adrian Peréz Martinez
SWITZERLAND: Yves Moulin
RUSSIA: Eduard Akhanov
FINLAND: winner of the Golden Accordion (selection 25th
June)
Venue: Ikaalinen
Hall - Tickets: Adult 20€ / Pensioner & Student 15€
/ Child 10€ |
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19.00-01.00 |
The
Pub Tent
Eno Accordion Club plays dance music (20.00-24.00)
Venue: Yellow School - Tickets: Area Ticket 12€
/ Park Pass Fri-Sat 20€ / Family Ticket Fri 30€
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19.30
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IV Primus Ikaalinen
2008 Final
International Accordion Competition. Eight young
international participants compete. Chairman of the Jury: Renzo
Ruggieri Hosts: Silja Sillanpää and Kimmo Mattila. Live
TV Broadcast.
Venue:
Ikaalinen Hall - Tickets: Adult 30€ / Pensioner & Student
25€ / Child 15€
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21.00 |
Tulipelit
Performers: Anna Abreu
Venue:
Festival Park - Tickets: Area Ticket 12€ / Park Pass Fri-Sat
20€ / Family Ticket Fri 30€ |
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22.00
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Tiit
Kalluste Jump Band
The Estonian Quintet play gentle Swing - Jazz with
a French dressing
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Venue: Oma Tupa - Tickets: Adult
15 € / Pensioner & Student 12 € / Child 8 €
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Rehearsal for the Primus Ikaalinen TV Show (pictures by Harley Jones) |
The
seven candidates spent the day preparing for the IV Primus Ikaalinen Competition.
The day involved sound checks, rehearsals with the backing band, a live
Dress Rehearsal sold as a concert and the grand finale being the live two
hour TV Show broadcast on national TV. |
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Roland
V-Accordion Competition |
The
Roland V competition was held to select the Finnish representative
to take part in 2nd Roland V Accordion International Competition to
be held in Italy in November 2008. In attendance at the competition
were the director of Roland Europe Luigi Bruti and the Roland Europe
Marketing Division director Marco Cinaglia. At the conclusion of the
competition, while the judges were meeting to decide the winner, the
audience was treated to a special guest appearance by French Roland
artist Ludovic
Beier.
The competition was held in two divisions with two candidates in the
Junior section and three candidates in the Senior section. |
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Members
of the International Jury were:
from left to right: Pasi Hirvonen (Finland), Marco Cinaglia (Roland
Europe - Italy), Veijo Laine and Matti Eleman (Finland) |
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contestants were as follows:
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Tüa
Karttvnen (Junior)
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Lauri
Sahra (Junior)
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Jukka
Hänninen (Senior)
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Jukka
Hänninen (Senior)
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Janne
Mäkinen (Senior)
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Guest
Artist - Ludovic Beier
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Members
of the Jury presenting the winner Jukka
Hänninen with his Prize
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Left:
Roland Europe Marketing Division Director Marco Cinaglia, CIA President
Kevin Friedrich, Roland Europe Luigi Bruti and the .
Right: Host for the Competition - Matti
Lepänhaara
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Winner
of the Roland Competition: Toni
Perttula (Senior)
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The
IV Primus Ikaalinen - 2008 |
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The
TV Show being introduced by Johanna Pirttilahti.
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Hosts:
Silja Sillanpää and Kimmo Mattila
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The
Primus Ikaalinen is a popular international accordion competition
for entertainment music, which brings some of the best accordionists
from all over the world to Ikaalinen.
The first Primus Ikaalinen was held at the
Sata-Häme Soi Festival in 2005. This year there are six
foreign finalists, selected on the basis of their applications,
including audition tapes and DVD's. The Finnish Golden Accordion
competition winner 2008 participates alongside the invited international
accordionists.
The genre is variety and virtuoso music, which has long traditions
in most countries. One can expect modern arrangements for French
musette, the Tango nuevo, improvisations on known jazz standards
and masterful interpretations of internationally known evergreens.
A live studio orchestra comprising Jari Puhakka (conductor/piano),
Jarmo Niku (guitar), Seppo Helin (Keyboard), Risto Salmi (winds),
Jari Heino (bass) and Miri Miettinen (drums) accompanies each
of the contestants. The winner of Primus Ikaalinen is chosen
by a panel in international jury members. |
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Felicien
Brut, France
Medley de Valses de Paris (arr. Massoutie/Noel/Castel)
Extrait d'Opale Concerto by R. Galliano, arr. A. Noel
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Yves
Moulin, Switzerland
Le Valseur Fou by Dimitri Saussard
Accordeon Prestige by E. Bouvelle
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Mario
D'Amario, Italy
Cherokee/Donna Lee by Ray Noble-Charlie Parker
Carnevale by R. Ruggieri
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Ukko-Pekka
Yliranta, Finland
Flight of the Bumble-Bee by Rimski-Korsakov, arr. Molinari
Tähdet Meren Yllä by U. Mononen
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Denis
Novato, Slovenia
Carneval in Venedig - trad.
Can Can by J. Offenbach
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Eduard
Akhanov, Russia
10 km al Finestrino by F. Fancelli
Russia in Finland, arr. V. Semionov-E. Akhanov
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Adrian
Perez Martinez, Spain
Ain't Misbehavin' by T. Waller
Mazurka du Diablo by M. Ferrero
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Members
of the International Jury:
Minna Kulmala - Secretary of the Jury
Mika Väyrynen (Finland)
Peter
Anders (Denmark)
Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom)
Harley Jones (Fiji)
Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia)
Renzo Ruggieri (Italy - Chairperson of the Jury)
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During
this Finnish Medley Section, each of the contestants stepped
forward to perform a popular Finnish piece. This gave the
jury a few moments to finalize the marks to select who would
proceed to the second section. Pictured is the Finnish contestant
Ukko-Pekka as he performs "Hengaillaan". The candidates
performed the pieces as follows:
Eduard - Säkkijärven Polkka
Felicien - Kultainen Nuoruus
Yves - Satumaa
Denis - Paratiisi
Ukko-Pekka - Hengaillaan
Mario - Olen Suomalainen
Adrian - Daa-da daa-da
Out of the seven contestants, only four could proceed to the
Round II where each of the contestants performed their second
piece with the orchestra.
After the marking, the scores were as follows, deciding the
four finalists::
1. Mario (60 points)
2. Eduard (60 points)
3. Felicien (59 points)
4. Denis (54 points)
5. Yves (51 points)
6. Ukko-Pekka (50 points)
7. Adrian (48 points)
After the four contestants performed their second piece,
the jury awarded them the following scores, deciding the two
top contestants that proceeded to the final round.
1. Mario (59 points)
2. Eduard (58 points)
3. Felicien (57 points)
4. Denis (51 points)
After the two finalists Mario and Eduard were decided from
the points by the jury, they were invited to take part in
the traditional Liebertango Duel, after which the chairperson
of the Jury - Renzo Ruggieri announced that the the winner
of the 2008 Primus Ikaalinen was Mario D'Mario from Italy.
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Harley
Jones presenting a score to the TV Camera
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Mario
and Eduard performing the Liebertango duel
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guest
artist and Silver Accordion Winner - Viljami Morander
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The
Primus Ikaalinen Prize Statue
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Winner
of the 2008 Primus Ikaalinen - Mario D'Mario (Italy)
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Primus
Ikaalinen 2008 - Celebration Dinner |
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Winner of the Primus Ikaalinen Mario D'Mario (Italy) with his young
Finnish fans and with Renzo Ruggieri (Italy)
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fellow New Zealanders Harley Jones (resident of Fiji) and Kevin
Friedrich (reisdent of the USA)
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Renzo
and Mario with the Primus Ikaalinen TV Show Host Silja Sillanpää
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left:
Jury members Peter Anders (Denmark) and Renzo Ruggieri - right:
Tony Davies-Jones and TV Show host Silja Sillanpää
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Concert
artist Mika Väyrynen
with Italian Jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggiero
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Säte-Hame
Soi Festival Director Sirpa Sippola
and Musical Director Kimmo Mattila
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Kevin
Friedrich, Johanna and Mika Väyrynen
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Jury
Members Renzo Ruggiero and Raymond Bodell
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Säta-Hame
Soi Festival founder
Heikki Eränen
and
concert accordionist Mika Väyrynen
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Viatcheslav
Semionov (Russia)
and Francesca Pigini (Italy)
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Made
in Finland - Featuring a Diverse Spectrum of Finnish Accordionists at the
2008
Festival |
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Mika
Väyrynen
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Juha
Virtanen
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Official
Sata-Häme Soi Festival Website |
www.satahamesoi.fi
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