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Editors
Note
Happy
New Year to all bellows lovers throughout the world. We start what
promises to be a very exciting year with ever improving communications
making new and existing music recordings available to ever greater
populations. Travel makes the world ever smaller with our accordion
artists travelling to more continents than ever before. Improved access
to new and existing publications continues to enhance educational
progress, making the world of bellows and the part of the accordion
(in all its wonderful sizes, shapes and forms) an ever more important
part of the greater world of music. 2004 will be an exciting and musically
superb year to look forward to.
Harley
Jones
Acccordions Worldwide Director
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14th
International Moscow Festival "Bayan and Bayanists"
- Russia
Contributed
by Dr Herbert
Scheibenreif, Manager of Friedrich
Lips Production
 The
14th International Festival "Bayan and Bayanists" was
held in Moscow from December 17th to 21st 2003. The opening gala
concert was dedicated to Russian prizewinners of national and
international competitions: M. Vlasova, K. Ishenko, S. Osokin,
M. Burlakov, N. Sivchuk, A. Peresidly, P. Mangasarjan, K. Chtybin
and quartet “Ekspromt”: M. Drokov (bayan), A. Tshujkov
(domra), D. Shukov (double bass), J. Michailovski (recorder).
 It
also solemnly celebrated the special 50th birthdays of Sergey
Grintshenko (Kiev), People’s Artist of Ukraine, and Viktor
Romanko (Jekaterinburg), Merited Artist of Russia.
Chamber music, rather neglected in Russia in the past, also took
broad space at this festival. Yuri Gurjevitch (bayan) and the
cellist Olga Galotshkina (duo “Ars-Mobile”) as well
as duo “Cadence” - Ivan Jergiev (bayan) and Elena Jergieva
(violin) - impressed with original works, transcriptions as well
as variations based upon themes of Russian folk melodies.
 This
year’s Honorary Guest was composer Prof. Viktor Vlassov from
Odessa to whom bayanist Vladimir Mursa, Merited Artist of Ukraine,
dedicated a large part of his program.
Prof. Friedrich Lips
held a workshop dealing with Sofia Gubaidulinas's new work
“Under the Sign of Scorpio” (Variations on six hexachords)
for bayan and large symphony orchestra in the little hall of Russia’s
Gnessin Academy of Music.
It has become a tradition of the festival to invite international
accordion soloists to Moscow. This year Marcel Azzola (France)
came together with his pianist Lina Bossatti and reaped a storm
of approval from the audience at each performance with his arrangements
on French “chansons”. Finally Austrian quartet “Dobrek
Bistro” consisting of Krzysztof  Dobrek
(accordion) Alioza Biz (violin) Achim Tang (double bass) Peter
Rosmanith (percussion) charmed the audience with their music:
Musette and Latin American styles such as salsa, tango and bossa
nova, jazz, gypsy swing, classical influences, music of the Balkans,
the orient, of the gypsies and eastern European Jews as well as
Slavic folk music being the ingredients of this mixture of styles.
The “Silver Disk” 2004 for special achievements in music
was conferred to Marcel Azzola, Sergey Grintchenko, Viktor
Romanko and composer Viktor Vlassov.
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Results:
Arrasate Annual International Accordion Competition - Spain
Contributed
by: Holda Paoletti-Kampl
The Arrasate
International Competition for the year 2003 was held in Spain from
the 3rd to 8th of December. Results for the top class were.
1st place: Kirill Chtybine from the Russian Academy of Music, Moscow
2nd place: Milos Milivojevic from the Royal Academy of Music, London
3rd place: Niko Kumpuvaara from the Sibelius Academy of Music, Helsinki
Jury: includes
Carlos Iturralde, Friedrich Lips, Owen Murray, Matti Rantanen, and
Vojin Vasovic.
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Pascal
Contet’s January & February Concert Dates - France
 Pascal
Contet, considered by international critics to be an important
part of the renaissance of the accordion, one of the “best defenders”
of the accordion, and one of today’s most surprising accordionists,
has a very busy concert schedule for 2004.
On the 17th January, he will perform a duets with Joëlle Léandre
(double bass) in Montlucon. On the 19th January in Paris, he will
be live on air on Radio France improvising with Andy Emler, Claude
Tchamitchian (double bass) and Eric Echampard (drums). On January
25 he will be performing at Reims for the "Sunday of Curiosities"
accordion day of orchestras under the direction of Bernard Cavanna.
Many accordionists and others including the pianist Andy Emler will
be performing.
On 20th February, Contet
will appear at Saint-Dizier for a concert organized by the School
of Music performing works by Cavanna, Berio, Piazzolla, Ballif, Drouet.
On February 25, 26, and 27, Contet will be featured at the Abbey of
Royaumont conducting a workshop with Susan Buirge featuring choreographic
skills and musical of improvisation.
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The Crawley
Accordion Orchestra Show - UK
The Crawley Accordion Orchestra, formed in 1976, will feature in a
show on the 13th of February at the Cranleigh Arts Centre, Surrey.
Mike Naidoo is the Musical Director of the Crawley Accordion Orchestra
and this show will feature special guests Gary Blair and Harry Hussey.
This orchestra recently toured to Wuppertal in Germany for a concerts
with German and French orchestras.
For further details email: accordionfriends@aol.com
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IV Kokkola
Winter Accordion Festival - Finland
 The
Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival will be held on the 16th to 22nd
of February. Innovative, special and different are some words about
this festival which has become very remarkable in recent years. The
festival features a mix of musical styles including silent movies,
sport, poetry to mention a few.
Highlights of the 2004 festival are expected to be:
- concerts with accordion orchestras
- Claudio Jacomucci's
concert with video installations presenting Italian composers Berio,
Sciarrino, Donatoni and also with chamber music.
- F. W. Murnau's master silent film "Nosferatu" with live
music by Veli Kujala (accordion) and Lauri Porra (bass).
Also superb Otra Vez! plays music from Argentina. A mix of wonderful
accordion music, skiing in the forest with poetry and big entertainment
concerts!
For further details email: raimo.vertainen@pp.inet.fi
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The Gary
Blair February Roadshow - England
 Gary
Blair, recently awarded "Honored Friend of the Accordion"
at the 56th Coupe Mondiale is starting his February 2004 Southern
Tour.
- 7th February. Gary will be entertaining at Ditchling Village Hall,
West Sussex.
- 8th February at Burgess Hill for the Scottish Fun Night at the Burgess
Hill Theatre, Church Walk, West Sussex.
- 9th February. Gary will feature at the Uxbridge Accordion Club,
Anglers Retreat, West Drayton, Middlesex.
- 11th February. Gary performs at the Dorset Colehill Church Hall,
Wimborne for in a concert which also features George Syrett.
- 12th February. Gary performs for the Harlow Accordion Club, Essex
with George Syrett and the Harlow Accordion Club Band.
- 13th February at the Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh, Surrey. With
Harry Hussey, and The Crawley Accordion Orchestra.
-14th February. Gary will perform at Ovingdean Village Hall, Brighton,
Sussex for the Scottish Fun Night / Ceilidh Party.
- 15th February at Burgess Hill in West Sussex Newick House School
for the School Fundraiser
-16th February. Gary will appear at the Canterbury Accordion Club,
Canterbury -
A great chance for people in the Southern area of England to enjoy
the excellent accordion music of Gary Blair.
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 Pigalle44
Band in Concert - Netherlands
The band Pigalle44 Kwartet, featuring Reinier Voet (guitarist), Gert
Wantenaar (accordion), Jan Brouwer (rhythm guitar), and Nick McGuire
had a successful concert in Van Oldenbarneveldweg on January 5th.
The next performance is at the Casablanca Jazz Club, Zeedijk, Amsterdam
on 27th January and in Café d'Hooghe Gast, Purmerend on the
8th of February. They are performing material from their first two
CD's as well as new material for their new CD which is being recorded
shortly.
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Macworld
Conference/Expo - USA
Accordionists Jon Hammond
attended Macworld Expo on the 10th of January in San Francisco and
he was amazing to find that the Apple people were demonstrating their
new music products which include his new album Hammond's Bolero. The
album is now available on Apple iTunes worldwide! and the Apple staff
demonstrated the sound samples on an Apple Powerbook to Jon.
On the 9th January, Jon played a solo hospital show for 150 patients
at Laguna Honda Hospital, his first concert of 2004. This week Jon
is attending NAMM in Anaheim California and getting warmed up for
the Frankfurt Musikmesse. Most of his endorsee companies will be presenting
at both NAMM and Musikmesse.
For further details email: laterent@webtv.net
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Vincenzo
Abbracciante Trio in Concert - Austria
Contributed by: Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The young embracing talent of Vincenzo Abbracciante, winner of the
53rd Trofeo Mondiale Variety Senior category has just returned from
an interesting tour to Austria. The Vincenzo Abbracciante Trio with
Walter Grassmann (drums) and Alexander Meik (bass) performed three
concerts in Niederösterreich and Burgenland provoking great public
interest from audiences who enjoyed their superb performances.
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The
Big Squeeze Accordion Concert and Dance - Orlando
The Central Florida Accordion Club presents The Big Squeeze 2004 Accordion
Concert and Dance on the 28th February at the Elks Lodge, Orlando,
featuring CFAC’s own Jimmy Bubaloni, Joe Zalewski, Vince Aleandri
and Andy Bakke.
Jam sessions/exhibits will be held at noon so bring your accordion
with you. There will be Workshops and a display in the afternoon followed
by Dancing that evening. You can polka and waltz to the music of “The
Mark Bouchard Orchestra” featuring Mark Bouchard on accordion.
For further details email: vernang@mpinet.net
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Future
events of Friedrich Lips
- Russia
Here is the future calendar events of Friedrich
Lips
- 17th January, will perform in the Tango quintett "Piazzolla-Studio"
in Jekaterinburg and on the 18th January in Uljanovsk.
- 2nd February Lips will be performing the Solotarjow: “Concert
Symphonie Nr. 2” and other works at a concert in Samara.
- 9th February Lips will
perform in a solo concert in Astrachan.
- 10th February the. Gubaidulina: „Seven Words“ for bayan,
cello and chamber orchestra in Astrachan.
- 2nd of March the S. Gubaidulina: „Silenzio“ for bayan,
violin and cello in Courchevel (France)
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