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Accordionists' Association
"A World of Accordions Museum" is proud
to announce that an agreement has been reached with Dr. Peter Magnante
(Massachusetts) to transfer the musical estate of his father, famed composer
and performer Charles Magnante (1905-1986), to the Duluth institute. Magnante
and Faithe Deffner, President
of the American Accordionists' Association,
met with Helmi Strahl Harrington, Ph.D., curator of the Museum in September
and made the announcement during a celebratory concert at the Museum on
September 23rd.
A World of Accordions Museum of Duluth,
Minnesota is known internationally as a unique accordion research center,
attracting students and scholars from many countries. Called "one of the
most important developments in American accordion history" by Faithe Deffner,
the Museum houses about 1,000 accordion-family instruments, thousands
of recordings, hundreds of thousands of pieces of music, accordion-related
art works, and many diverse reference materials. The Magnante collection
represents an important contribution to the Museum resources, and this
site of its permanent placement is viewed as appropriate of reaching a
wide audience.
The official opening of the display is
projected to coincide with the AAA
International Competition and Festival to be held in Duluth, July, 2002,
as part of the ongoing cooperative affiliation between the Museum and
the American Accordionists' Association.
Charles Magnante who was one of AAA's founders
in 1938, is legendary in the annuals of concert and entertainment music
for accordion. His acclaim as soloist and performer in consort with musical
giants of his time is of singular stature in American cultural history.
Respected by professionals and audiences alike, his compositions set technical
standards for virtuoso performance while retaining popular appeal throughout
the world. Harrington anticipates publishing a biographical and musicological
study after reviewing and cataloging the Magnante collection.
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Spanish
accordionist Angel Luis Castaño played at the inauguration of the new
scholar year at the Music School of Cuellar in Spain on September 28th.
His program included works by Rossini, Gimenez, Albeniz, Granados, Chenderew,
Semionov and Piazzolla. Upcoming concerts will be held in Valencia, Badajoz,
Madrid, Salamanca and Lyon (France). For more information email: 
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