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Dual Winner at Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships -
Denmark
 The
55th Coupe Mondiale
World Accordion Championships (held from October 16th to 20th) began
with an "Opening Ceremony Concert" presented by the DHL at the National
Museum in Copenhagen. After the official welcome, the concert featured
the Allerod Accordion Orchestra (directed by Peter Anders) and the
Duo Modus; Marta Libalova (violin) and Jytte von Ruden (accordion).
International jury members included Maddalena
Belfiore (USA - Chairperson of the Senior Virtuoso Entertainment
Jury), Milan Blejetic (Yugoslavia), Raymond Bodell (Secretary to
all juries), Gina Branelli (UK), Alexander
Dmitriev (Russia), Paolo Jorge Ferreira (Portugal), Zorica Karakutovska
(Macedonia), John Leslie (UK - Chairman of the Coupe Mondiale Jury),
Marta Libalova (Denmark), Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Lisse Petersen
(Denmark), Gianluca Pica
(Italy), Joachim Pichura (Poland), Tibor Racz (Slovakia), Guillaume
Rollet (France), Jytte von Ruden (Denmark),
Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria), Viacheslav
Semionov (Russia), Oleg
Sharov (Russia), Joan
Sommers (USA - Chairperson of the Junior Coupe Mondiale jury
and the International Chamber Music Competition Jury), Bruno Teruel
(France), Vojan Vasovic (Yugoslavia) and Stephen Vincent (New Zealand).
 The
final Gala concert and prizegiving were held in "The Queen Hall"
of the Black Diamond", which houses the Royal Library. Under the
baton of Peter Anders, the capacity audience were treated to entertainment
by the Allerod Accordion Orchestra, who performed with trumpet and
violin players, including Christian Ellegaard, son of the famous
Danish accordionist Mogens Ellegaard.
 This
years event saw the initiation of the International Competition
for Chamber Music, which proved very popular with the audience and
saw a variety of ensembles taking part. It therefore seemed fitting
that most of the performances at this evening were the accordion
with other instrumentalists. Performers included Duo Semionov, Swedish
jazz accordionist Lars Holm together with Inge Petersson (saxophone),
and prizewinners from the various categories including Russian Alexander
Poeluev, who won both the Coupe Mondiale and the International Piano
Accordion competitions.
 Results:
- Coupe Mondiale:
1st: Alexander Poeluev (Russia)
- Junior Coupe Mondiale
1st: Rade Mijatovic (Yugoslavia)
- International Piano Accordion Competition
:
1st: Alexander Poeluev (Russia)
- Virtuoso Entertainment Competition
1st: Joao Carlos Frade (Portugal)
- Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Music Competition:
1st: Jérémy Lafon (France)
- International Chamber Music Competition:
1st: Leszek Kokodziejski (accordion) and Pawek Cieslak (clarinet)
- Poland
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"Mon Bel Accordeon" Festival -
France
The festival "Mon Bel Accordeon" (My Beautiful
Accordion) will be held in the Malakoff Theatre in Paris from June
10th to 14th 2003. Pascal
Contet has been appointed artistic director of the festival
and thanks to the support of director Pierre Ascaride and his dynamic
team, the accordion will be represented in various forms.
Workshops on a variety of musical styles will
be held in several Paris theatres by Pascal Contet. These workshops
will be held free of charge for a maximum of 25 participants each
and are open to any players of a reasonable level.
Pascal will also perform a varied program including
works by Cavanna, Piazzolla (Oblivion), Jung, plus his own work
"Waltz of Magic". He also plans to hold a conference on the current
development of the traditional accordion such as repertoire, respiratory
and muscular relaxation techniques.
Organizers would like at least 200 accordionists
to take part in a parade on June 11th and all accordionists are
welcome. Participants will play a piece of their choice and begin
the parade from streets bordering the theatre. The parade will finish
in front of the theater where an opening concert will be held. For
further details email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr
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2002 Lanciano International Accordion
Competition - Italy
The 4th Lanciano International Accordion Competition
was held in the F. Ferneroli Theatre in Lanciano (central Italy)
from October 4th to 6th. The international jury consisted of Vladimir
Zubitsky (President - Ukraine), Mika
Vayrynen (Finland), Alexander
Dmitriev (Russia), Paolo Rozzi, Gianluca
Pica and Cesare
Chiachiaretta (Italy).
Results:
- Concert Category Prize Lanciano 1st:
- Kirill Chtibine (Russia)
- Junior Category 1st:
Anton Torbeev (Russia)
- Senior Variety Category 1st: Marchetti
Natalino (Italy)
- Junior Variety Category 1st:
Maria Rosaria Convertino (Italy)
- Chamber Music Category 1st:
Baltic International Accordion Quintet (Lithuania, Latvia & Russia)
Next year's event will include a new category
for "Accordion and mixed Orchestras". The winner of this section
will give three concerts in Italy, immediately after the competition.
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"Music China 2002" International
Musical Instruments Exhibition - China
Contributed by Li
Cong
 "Music
China 2002" was held from October 16th to 19th at the Shanghai Exhibition
Hall. The event featured over 15,000 square metres of exhibitions
from over 15 countries and territories, including USA, UK, Germany,
France, Finland, Spain, Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Mainland China,
Hong Kong and Taiwan. Over 18,000 people enjoyed displays from 280
international manufacturers in attendance.
The event was organized by the Messe Frankfurt
Team (headed by Wilhelm P. Hosenseidl, Cordelia Von Gymnich and
Christine Kern), Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., (Judy Chueng, Kate Newman,
and Betty Heywood), Intex Shanghai and the China Instrument Association.
The opening night was held at the Shanghai Grand Theater. Betty
Heywood (Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Co Ltd) and Wilhelm
Hosenseidl were the MC's for the evening. Both directors of the
China Instrument Association and the Shanghai Exhibition Co Ltd
gave speeches. Performances were given by Jon
Hammond (USA) and Barbara Fang Lin (Shanghai Accordion Association).
Exhibitors included large accordion factories
from China, such as Baile, Parrot, Golden Cup and Aidi. In addition,
one of China's largest piano manufacturers "Pearl River" has now
started to produce accordions. They invited accordionist Zeng Jian
to introduce their new accordion to the public.
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Tribute To Washington Bertolin
- Argentina
 Contributed
by Angel Russo
Last month a tribute concert for 82 year old
teacher Washington Bertolin was held in the Córdoba Province together
with the 1st Accordion Meeting. The event was supported by José
M. Paz School, Dante Allighieri Association, La Falda City Council,
the Coordination of Culture, Jorge Luis Silva, Lucho Heredia, Kelly
Londero and many more colleagues.
 Many
accordionists performed at this event including Coqui Soria (Capilla
del Monte), Coco Barrera (La Cumbre), Nestor Yori (Esperanza, Sta.Fe),
Alberto Bielewicz (Córdoba), Victoriano and O. Puglie (Laguna Larga),
Beatriz Rossi (La Falda), Rogelio Copetti y Conjunto (Colonia Caroya),
Acordeorama (La Falda), Walter Gialdi (Córdoba), Aldo Taborda (Paraná),
Roberto Gastaldi (Leones, Cba), Pablo Molina y Conjunto (La Falda),
Miguel Garcilazo and Angel Russo (A.I.D.A. representatives - Bs.As),
Rubén Cena (Las Rosas, Sta.Fe) and Rubén Fontana (Cba). All accordionists
joined together to perform the closing pieces of popular music,
receiving an enthusiastic ovation.
 Washington
Bertolin (stage name for Osvaldo Bertone) was born in 1921 in Buenos
Aires. He started playing the accordion at the age of 4, at Sunday
meetings where they would sing songs from their Piedmont origins.
From there he was taken to a festival at Teatro Marconi, and then
to Buenos Aires where he played as a soloist.
In 1934 he was asked to play in Osvaldo Donato's
orchestra, and despite being only 13, Osvaldo was impressed with
his performances. He then brought together César Bo (guitar), Washington
Barraza (rhythmic guitar) and a bass to form the Washington Bertolin
jazz sextet. They have since played in all the major clubs of Buenos
Aires. The sextet was dissolved in 1973, after which Bertolin continued
to play as a soloist. He is also a past Vice President of the A.I.D.A
(International Association of Accordionists).
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Accordion Anniversary at the Florence
Conservatory - Italy
 Contributed
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
The "L. Cherubini" Conservatory in Florence will hold
a Musical Marathon on October 26th from to celebrate the tenth anniversary
of its accordion course. Performances will be given by current and former
students, followed (in the evening) by a series of musical guests.
In the final section of the concert, resident accordion
course teacher Ivano Battiston
will play pieces by Ortiz, Bach, Soler, de Falla, Stravinsky and Piazzolla
in duo and ensemble with David Bellugi, Andrea Trovato, Caterina Bevacqua,
Patrizia Angeloni, Daniela De Santis and Faye Nepon. Conservatory director
Giovanni Cicconi, Chief Executive Officer Carla Guiducci Bonanni and a
few other personalities will speak. Admission is free of charge.
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Romanko Performs with Caprice
Ensemble in Bad Laasphe - Germany
 Contributed
by Jutta Menn
Viktor
Romanko and the Caprice Accordion Ensemble performed in Bad
Laasphe on October 13th. The audience enjoyed an interesting and
varied program. Viktor played works by Gershwin, Liszt (2nd Hungarian
Rhapsody) and Piazzolla (Oblivion) and showed the audience the art
of improvisation with well-known melodies, which he transformed
spontaneously.
The Caprice ensemble played "Tschaikovsky Light"
(Hennecke), "Antike Ungarische Tänze" (Farkas), "Libertango" (Piazzolla)
and "Gilbert O'Sullivan" (by Raymond & Gilbert O`Sullivan).
A climax of the concert was the performance
of "Russian Fantasie" by Viktor and the Caprice Ensemble.
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CD Release at Victoriaville
Festival - Canada
 The
Canadian Music Centre's commercial release of the Centrediscs label
"The Orbiting Garden" (featuring commissioned works by Joseph
Petric) was held on October 15th. This is the first accordion
CD release in the 20 year history of the Centrediscs label. An official
launch will be held on December 4th in Toronto. The CD includes
the tracks "Orbiting Garden", "Fondly, through the madness breathing"
and "Diastema" with guest artists Douglas Perry (viola), Bob Becker
& Ryan Scott (percussion).
On November 7th Duo Erosonic (which includes
Joseph on accordion and David Mott - baritone saxophone) will release
their CD entitled "Mystery Theatre" on the Victo label. This CD
release will be held in association with the Victoriaville Festival
in Quebec.
For further CD details email: jpetric@interlog.com
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Amsterdam
Accordion Club Forzando Entertains - Netherlands
Contributed by Hillebrand van der Veen
The Amsterdam Accordion Club Forzando B-Orchestra
(conducted by Marian van Vloten) will entertain residents of De
Klinker (home for the elderly) in Amsterdam on October 28th. The
orchestra visits this home on a regular annual basis and always
receive a warm welcome. One of the main reasons for this is the
fact that apart from the "regular concert program" they add many
songs that were well known in "their" time including many sing-a-long
tunes and Dutch favourites.
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Accordionist in Opera "Larmes" - USA
Dr. William Schimmel will be featured as an accordionist
and actor in Bohuslav Martinu's opera "Larmes" which will be performed
at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on October 27 and 28 as part of the
"Works in Progress" series. The opera will also be performed at the Henry
Street Settlement Theatre from November 10th to 25th.
"Larmes" consists of two one act operas. The narrator
for the evening will be actress Zoe Caldwell. For further details email:
GWILLIAMANDMICKI@aol.com
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