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Klingenthal
International Competition - Germany
Contributed by Dr
Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich
Lips Productions
This year's successful Klingenthal
International Competition was held in Klingenthal from May 10th
to 17th. Jury members included Fritz Dobler (Germany), Jeanette
Dyremose (Denmark), Stefan Fraas (Germany), Prof. Jürgen Ganzer
(Germany), Claudio
Jacomucci (Italy), Prof. Friedrich
Lips (Russia), Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Tobias Morgenstern (Germany),
Jacques Mornet (France), Prof. Elsbeth Moser (Germany), Prof. Owen
Murray (England), Prof. Lech Puchnowski (Poland), Prof. Tibor
Racz (Slovakia), Prof. Georg Reidys (Germany), Ulf Seifert (Germany),
Prof. Jonas Tamulionis (Lithuania), Wang Yu ping (China), Prof.
Radomir Tomic (Yugoslavia) and Prof. Gudrun Wall (Germany).
 Results
of the main class - Category IV (soloists without age limit):
1st: Sergej Osokin (piano accordion), Russia
2nd: Alexander Sielivanov, Russia
3rd: Maria Vlassova, Russia
Further results and a full report will be published
as soon as possible.
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Amala Summer School - Yugoslavia
 Contributed
by Dusan Ristic
The Amala Summer School for Gypsy Culture (located
in the picturesque Valjevo hills, 100 kilometres southwest of Belgrade)
will hold summer workshops in Valjevo, Serbia from June 9th to September
7th. Accordion tutor Dusko Belic will give workshops covering popular
dance music. For further details email: amala@galbeno.co.yu
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"Spring Concerts" in Montreal
- Canada
 Contributed
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
Well known Italian accordionists Sylvia
Pagni and Gervasio Marcosignori recently took part in a series of
concerts in Montreal. The event was devoted to the ingeniousness and creativity
of Italians abroad, and was part of the "Spring Concerts" series.
The venue, the "Lino Saputo" theatre, is part of the "Leonardo
da Vinci" Centre in Montreal. The concerts, which featured other
well-known performers such as Luciano Testani, were held on May 4th and
5th and were made possible by members of the Italian Canadian Community
Foundation, including President Silvio De Rose and Cultural Director Gian
Carlo Biferali. The two officials received personalised plates made by
Castelfidardo goldsmiths and presented by Excelsior
Accordions, a very popular brand in Canada. The concerts were attended
by diplomatic and consular authorities and the theatre was filled to capacity
by an enthusiastic audience.
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7th Annual Folk Music and Dance
Gathering - Australia
The 7th Annual Folk Music and Dance Gathering
will be held at Albion Park in the Illawarra region of NSW from
June 5th to 10th. Performers include Dave de Hugard (piano accordion,
button accordion & concertina), Jacko Kevans (piano accordion,
button accordion & concertina ), Mike Martin - member of the
band "Collector" (button accordion & concertina),
Peter Ellis (button accordion & concertina), David De Santi
(member of the band "Wongawilli"), and Morrie Gerisch
(member of the old time dance band "The Gay Charmers").
The event will feature performances of Australian
content and nature through folk song, music, dance, poetry and storytelling
by over 70 performers in 40 events providing an opportunity to enjoy
Australia's cultural history and entertainment. For further details
phone Bev Murray at: +61 2 4236 0701
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National Accordion Competition
- Kazakhstan
 Contributed
by Vladimir
Zubitsky
The 1st National Competition for accordionists
was held last month in Atyrau (North Kazakhstan), organized by the
Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan, Mayor of Alytrau and sponsored
by Neil Booth & the Agip KCO (England). The jury included professors
from national conservatories and musical colleges of Kazakhstan
- Anatoly Gaissin (Almaty), Mukhadas Gabdiev (Atyrau), Sergey Ostrikov
(Uralsk), Evgeny Ivanov (Aktubinsk), Alexey Eremenko (Astana), Vladimir
Demchenko (Chimkent) and Vladimir
Zubitsky (President - Italy).
Results:
Grand Prize: Mikhail Petrov
1st: Radik Zakorov
2nd: Ilya Krukov & Vadim Golovkin
3rd: Alexandr Vitushchenko, Konstantin Strigin & Meyrambek
Konysbekov
In 2003 the competition will be held in conjunction
with the International Accordion Competition "Coupe of Asia".
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Bercy
Village Performances - France
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Accordionist Daniel Denécheau and Denis
Gérard (banjo) will perform at Bercy Village in Paris regularly
on Tuesdays beginning May 21st. For further details phone: +33 1
45 42 49 75
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8th Annual San Sebastian Seminar -
Spain
 Contributed
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
The 8th Annual San Sebastián Seminar for musicians
will be held in San Sebastián from July 8th to 14th. The course
will be held in two sections. The first will be dedicated to the accordion,
with individual and collective classes and concerts under the direction
of French accordionist Jean-Luc Manca. The second will be dedicated to
the Alexander Technique and is open to all musicians who would like to
improve the sounds they produce on their instruments, reduce stage fright
and additional tensions etc., through psychophysical re-education, a skilled
use and ultimately a greater awareness and control. Accordionist and professor
of the Alexander Technique, Anne
Landa will be the tutor.
The event, which is organized by the Acco Land cultural
association, with the collaboration of the San Sebastián City Council
and Conservatory of Music, has become an important international annual
appointment for accordionists and musicians, professors and students.
For further information and registration email: a.landa@airtel.net
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4th "Le Printemps des Bretelles"
Festival - Canada
 The
fourth "Le Printemps des Bretelles" festival was held
at Le Lion D'Or in Montréal, Québec on May 19th organized
by Soufflemuse. The following day a "Jam Session" was
held at Bobards in Montreal in conjunction with the festival.
Festival attendees heard a variety of tangos,
javas, waltzes, tsigane jazz, ditties, popular French songs and
Latin rhythms. Performers included Jacques Arsenault, Sylvain Côté
& Jean-Marie Moncelet, Chocolat, Pierre & Jacques Calvé,
Francis Covan, Didier Dumoutier, Claire Lafrenière, Sylvain
Rondeau, Christine Fortin, Julien Masse, Vladimir Sidurov, Bernard
Scotti and Daniel Thonon & "Montcorbier".
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The
As
part of the "Cimeira do Fole" concert series (which is
dedicated to the concertina) the Alain Pennec Quartet will perform
in Águeda on June 8th. The concert series, which is organized
by the d'Orfeu Cultural Association has already included performances
by the group "4Portango", Kepa Junkera & Renato Borghetti.