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Successful
International Accordion Festival - England
 The
International Accordion Festival took place in Blackpool from April
9th to 14th. Orchestral workshops, which included Elementary (Peter
Whiteley), Intermediate (Brian Jenkins), Scottish (Gary
Blair), Vintage Accordions (Heather
Smith), Youth Swing Band (Ray Bodell) and Children's (Larysa
Bodell) took place each morning and afternoon. A celebrity concert
was held each evening, followed by Scottish dancing to the music
of Gary Blair & his Scottish Dance Band. Harry Hussey also played
"After Hours Jazz" each evening.
A special Russian Orchestral workshop was conducted
by Vladimir Ushakov (Russia) and Svetlana Stavitskaya (Latvia),
who also performed evening concerts. Other performers included Dermot
O'Brien, KODA, Calum McKinnon, Gary
Blair, Heather
Smith, Johnny Coleclough, Larysa Bodell, The Tamesiders, Justin
Ryan, William Langton and Lindsay Garvin.
Adrienne Sharpe (who organised the daily "Free
& Easy" sessions) and Peter Whiteley played music for ballroom dancing.
Other events included an accordion auction and trade stands by John
Douglas Music, Geoff Holter Accordions, The Music Room and Electronic
Accordions.
The festival concluded with a grand concert
with entertainment by each of the orchestral workshop groups.
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Menorca Music Competition - Spain
Contributed by Angel Luis Castaño
 The
Menorca Music Competition was held last weekend in Menorca, organized
by Jeunesses Musicales of Spain. Winner of the classical accordion
category was Dragan Vasiljevic (Yugoslavia). Over the last few years
Dragan has been successful in a number of international competitions
including Trofeo
Mondial (Portugal), Zolotarew Competition (France), Castelfidardo
International Competition (Italy) and Concurso Int. de Arrasate
(Spain).
Dragan will now take part in a series of over
20 solo concerts in a variety of places in Spain. In addition he
will perform as soloist with the RTVE Orchestra and take part in
different music festivals in Spain. More recently he performed a
successful concert at the Segovia Professional Conservatory of music.
For further concert details email: ANGELLUI@teleline.es
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Pauline Oliveros Retrospective
- USA
Contributed by Faithe
Deffner, President of Titano
Accordion Co., International
 Heralded
as a major international cultural event "Sounding the Margins: a
Retrospective of the Works of Pauline Oliveros" will commemorate
the 70th birthday of this world famous American composer, accordionist,
teacher, author and pioneer in electronic music. The celebration
will take place as a series of performances at the Lorraine Hansberry
Theatre in San Francisco from May 31st to June 2nd.
Three of Pauline's current ensembles: "Deep
Listening Band", "Circle Trio" and "The Space Between" will perform
at the event. An orchestra of virtuoso New Music performers from
around the world will be assembled specifically for the celebrations
as well as small ensembles and soloists who will present various
compositions by Oliveros (including dance and theatre), from 1960
to 2002. Oliveros herself will also perform.
As his contribution to the honoring of Oliveros,
the distinguished designer Andrew Hoyem (owner of Arion Press) will
design the poster announcing "Sounding the Margins: a Retrospective
of the works of Pauline Oliveros".
The organizing committee for the concerts consists
of Pauline Oliveros Foundation members Philip Gelb and Tom Bickley
working in collaboration with Anne Brodzky and Tony Williams of
the Society and Meridian. Dana Reason will coordinate a concurrent
symposium. For further information email: FDeffner@aol.com
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Bio Boccosi Turns Ninety - Italy
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
 Bio
Boccosi, honorary citizen of the towns of Castelfidardo, Osimo and
Recoaro Terme, and founder and director of several branches of the
Italian Music Teaching Centre celebrated his ninetieth birthday
and a life wholly dedicated to music and to the accordion in particular,
in February. Boccosi is also the Secretary General of the Confederation
Mondiale de l'Accordeon, founder of the "Italian Pianists' Trophy"
held in Osimo, Accordion World Oscar recipient, founder of the National
Accordion Meeting of Recoaro, and winner of several awards including
the "Giuseppe Verde" award granted by DISMA (Milano), the "Gorni
Kramer" award (Stradella), the "Applauso d'Oro" award (Clivio),
the SIAE prize for his 50 years in the music industry, and the "Nota
d'Oro" award (Santa Giustina).
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North Shore Performing Arts Competition
- New Zealand
Contributed by Heather
Masefield
The North Shore Performing Arts Competition
was held on April 10th at the Pumphouse in Takapuna, Auckland. Betty
Dunbar judged a variety of age classes from 8 to over 16 years that
included solos, duets, "Music of the Masters", folk and entertainment.
Results:
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Amber Masefield
Grayson Masefield
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Music of the Masters
8 yrs & under: 1st Olivia Panzic
10 to 11 yrs: 1st Stephanie Panzic
12 to 13 yrs: 1st Kristina Panzic
14 to 15 yrs: 1st Travis McWalter
16 yrs & over: 1st Amber Masefield
Own Choice Program
8 yrs & under: 1st Olivia Panzic
10 to 11 yrs: 1st Stephanie Panzic
12 to 13 yrs: 1st Kristina Panzic
14 to 15 yrs: 1st Grayson Masefield
Folk & Entertainment
12 yrs & under: 1st Jessica Chen
13 to 15 yrs: 1st Travis McWalter
Duet:
1st Stephanie and Kristina Panzic
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Cartagena Jazz Festival - Colombia
 Accordionist
Victor Prieto
and his trio which includes Oscar Stangnaro (bass) and Mark Walker (drums)
will entertain at the Cartagena Jazz Festival in Colombia from August
22nd to 24th. Their program will include a variety of originals, jazz
standards, and Brazilian pieces such as chorinhos and forros. For further
details email: victorprieto@hotmail.com
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Neuried Accordion Festival - Germany
Contributed by Elisabeth Glauber
The 2nd Neuried Accordion
Festival will be held at the Neuried Music School in Neuried, Bayern
on May 11th. The event will include performances by a group of 8
to 10 year old children who play some short children's pieces, a
group of older players who will entertain with pieces from ABBA
to Baroque music. In addition a trio consisting of three professional
musicians: Eva Lautenbacher (piano), Elisabeth Einsiedler (violin)
and Elisabeth Glauber (accordion) will perform a variety of pieces
from Piazzolla to ethno music and contemporary art, plus the well-known
ensemble "Seven up" will entertain with old English dances.
Guest performers include Konstantin
Ischenko, Peter Gerter and "Ulm". The festival aims to provide
a combination of many different accordion styles. For further details
email: elisabeth.glauber@t-online.de
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Fifth Advanced Music Interpretation
and Research Course - Italy
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Accordionist Ivano
Battiston will tutor the Fifth Advanced Music Interpretation
and Research Course held at the Church of Saints Giacomo and Anna
in Pianaccio, Bologna and at the Former Primary School of Pianaccio
from August 5th to 11th. The course is organized by Lizzano in Belvedere
City Council (Bologna), Bologna Provincial Council and Corno alle
Scale Regional Park.
The course program will include Methodological
aspects of the study of the accordion and general accordion information.
The course is open to musicians of any nationality and age, who
may choose to attend either as listening participants or as students.
The event will include a series of public performances
and a final concert, which will be held at the church of Saints
Giacomo and Anna in Pianaccio (province of Bologna) on August 11th.
The final date for applications is June 9th, 2002. For further information
please phone/fax Uffici I.A.T. Lizzano and Vidiciatico at: +39 0534
51052
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Music
School Concert - Canary Islands
Contributed by Francisco José Dávila Dorta
On May 12th accordionist D. Gerardo Rizza will
perform a midday concert for about twenty accordion students of
the Tenerife School of Music at the Federation of Associations "The
Union" of Geneto, in La Laguna (Tenerife). D. Gerardo Rizza has
a title from the Conservatory of Ancona (Italy) and has wide European
experience. Mr Rizza is a virtuoso accordionist whose performances
are highly regarded. For further details email: fj.ea8ex@teleline.es
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Printemps Des Bretelles Festival - Canada
Contributed by Jean-Marc Lavergne
The annual Le Printemps Des Bretelles Festival will
be held in Montreal, Quebec on May 19th and 20th organized by Soufflemuse
Productions. This festival is held every year to commemorate the invention
of the accordion on May 6th 1829. Over 15 accordionists will entertain
the public including Didier Dumoutier, Mario
Bruneau, Daniel Thonan, Sylvain Rondeau, Vladimir Sodorov, Fredy Bal
and Jacques Calve who will accompany his father and vocalist Pierre Calve.
For further details email: soufflemuse@hotmail.com
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The
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Youth Symphony
Orchestra performed their annual joint concert at the Queen Elizabeth
Stadium Arena recently. This year 18 year old Vietnamese accordionist,
Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen performed Trojan's fairy tales and other
works at the event. This was her first public performance in Hong
Kong since winning the 2001 Hong Kong Competition for Young Asian
Musicians last September.
Danças
Ocultas have just released their new CD entitled "Travessa da Espera".
Tracks include "Diatonica", "Queda D'agua", "Nocturno das 7" and
"Contradanca". The group consists of accordionists Artur Fernandes,
Filipe Ricardo, Filipe Cal and Francisco Miguel. For further CD
details email: