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2004 CIA
Coupe Mondiale A Terrific Success
Contributed by Kevin Friedrich
 The
57th Coupe Mondiale International Competition
(world solo accordion championships) in Pontarlier, France drew attendees from
around the globe as contestants, delegates, international jury members and guests
convened for this annual competition run by the Confédération Internationale
des Accordeonistes (CIA) member of
the International Music Council (IMC-UNESCO.) Hosted by CIA
member the Confédération Nationale Française de L'Accordéon
(CNFA) the Coupe Mondiale was organized by Frederic Deschamps and the city officials
of Pontarlier, France.
Russian concert artist and teacher Viatcheslav
Semionov of Moscow had two top winners in the Coupe Mondiale with his student
Alexander Selivanov winning the Coupe Mondiale
and his student Evgeny Kochetov winning the International Competition for Piano
Accordion. This is the third year in a row that Semionov's students have won each
of these two categories.
The 57th Coupe Mondiale began with an Opening
Concert featuring The "K" Trio (USA),
Alexander Poeluev (2002 Coupe Mondiale and International Competition for Piano
Accordion winner), Nikolayn Sivchuk and Aleksei Peresidly (2003 Coupe Mondiale
1st and 2nd place winners) and Jerome
Richard and guitarist Jeff Rossi performing to a capacity audience of almost
800 people.
After a week of exciting competitions, concerts and meetings
playing to capacity audiences, the competition concluded with a Grand Bal Musette
featuring Jerome Richard and his
International Orchestra. Results of the 57th Coupe
Mondiale were as follows:
Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships:
·
1st - Alexander SELIVANOV - Russia
· 2nd - Rade MIJATOVIC - Serbia
and Montenegro
· 3rd - Evgeny KOCHETOV - Russia
Junior Coupe
Mondiale:
· 1st Evgeny LISTUNOV - Russia
· 2nd Mikhail NAUMOV
- Russia
· 3rd Ivan ANTONIC - Serbia & Montenegro
International
Competition for Piano Accordion:
· 1st Evgeny KOCHETOV - Russia
·
2nd Nenad ERCEGOVCEVIC - Serbia & Montenegro
· 3rd Zoran KIRJAKOVSKI
- Macedonia
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music:
·
1st Phil BOUVIER- France
· 2nd Camille PRIVAT - France
·
3rd Benoit CHABOD - France
CIA Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Competition:
· 1st Guy GIULIANO- France
· 2nd Julien GONZALES - France
· 3rd Isabelle GUERIN- France
For full results including all
judges marks, daily festival reviews,
contestant programs and much more, please
visit www.coupemondaile.org
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Accordion Orchestra
Concert, San Sebastián - Spain
Contributed by
Holda Paoletti-Kampl
The San Sebastián Accordion Symphonic Orchestra performs at San Sebastián
Town Hall on October 30th, at 7.30pm. Directed by Mikel Bikondoa Elizegi, their
concert program includes Concerto No 2, by Anthony Galla-Rini (accordion solo,
Ander Telletxea Lazáro), and Piano Concerto No 1, by P.I. Tschaikowsky
(piano solo, Abraham Gallo Calvo).
The San Sebastián Accordion
Symphonic Orchestra have achieved many national and international competition
successes over the years, most notably during the Coupe Mondiale, at Folkstone,
England in November 1984, when they won 1st prize in the Art Level Band Competition.
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Victoria
Accordions Celebrations, Castelfidardo
- Italy
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The recent 'Citta di Castelfidardo'
Accordion Festival Competition coincided with Victoria
Accordions' celebrations of 85 years of instrument manufacture. One of the
events marking the celebrations was a buffet on Saturday afternoon that featured
non-stop impromptu music from a variety of accordionists. Musette numbers, traditional
Italian favourites, accordion classics, popular standards and Astor Piazzolla
compositions were all performed to a large gathering of onlookers, culminating
in a lively and joyful performance of Gershwin's exuberant 'I Got Rhythm'.
On Sunday evening, October17th, Victoria
Accordions organised a Jazz Concert, featuring international artistes Coba
(Japan), Richard Galliano (France), Mika
Väyrynen (Finland), Gil Goldstein (USA), Luciano Biondini (Italy) and
Quadro Nuevo (Italy). The solo players also conducted a series of masterclasses
over the next two days, organised by Elke Ahrenholz-Breccia, Sales Manager for
Victoria Accordions. 
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NAO
West of Scotland Festival - UK
Contributed
by Raymond Bodell of Charnwood
Publishing
 The
2nd NAO West of Scotland Festival
will be held on Saturday 13th November in the Lyndhurst Hotel, Johnstone, Paisley.
The festival, which features sections for solo (classical and traditional), duo,
group and orchestras, has attracted over 300 entries from all over Scotland and
commences at 9.00am. The festival is organised by brothers Brian and Graham
Laurie.
The adjudicators include John Carmichael, well-known TV Scottish
Dance Band leader, Ulrich Schmulling
(Germany), producer of the monthly Intermusik
Newspaper with a circulation of 50,000 worldwide, and Raymond
Bodell, CIA Vice President and
Past NAO Chairperson. In the evening
(8pm) there will be a Traditional Celidh for all to enjoy.
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Busy Thursday for
Angel Luis Castano, Madrid - Spain
Contributed
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
 Spanish
accordionist and Spanish News Collaborator for Accordions Worldwide Angel
Luis Castaño performed a concert on October 21st at the Cande Duque
Auditorium in Madrid, playing as a trio with Lorena Barile (flute) and Claude
Druelle (cello) a program by Gershwin, Piazzolla, Falla, Kaufman and Vivaldi.
After completing his concert, Castaño had to travel quickly to the
Spanish Classical Radio studios for a broadcast that involved playing 'Chiquilin
de Bachin', and also pieces composed by Borodin and Piazzolla. In these, he was
joined on accordion by his wife Raquel Ruiz and members of Acordiana.
The broadcast also included a 40 minute interview by the composer Jacobo Duran
in which Castaño discussed his musical career, interspersed with recordings
made by Castaño of 'Interlude et Danse' (Patrick Busseuil) and 'Five Tango
Sensations' (Piazzolla). The broadcast was heard throughout Spain, and relayed
internationally by satellite around the world.
Next
month Castano will perform in Madrid with
Anada Sukarian, and in Valencia with the Symphonic Orchestra of Valencia, playing
'The Seven Last Words' by Gubalidulina for accordion, cello and string orchestra
(conducted by Joan Cervero).
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Renzo
Ruggieri Performances - Italy, Lithuania and Holland
 The
bi-annual Gorni Kramer Festival towards the end of September in Poggio Rusco,
Italy, included a performance by Renzo Ruggieri in the evening concert with a
string quartet. The repertoire consisted of compositions by Ruggieri, arrangements
from famous pieces for accordion and a world premiere of a medley of compositions
by Gorni Kramer. The artistic direction was by Ado Rossi.
Ruggieri
is soon to record the theme music for the film 'La Figlia di Iorio'. He is to
appear at the International Festival of Vilnius in Lithuania from 28th to 31st
October, and his itinery there includes two concerts and a seminar. On 6th and
7th November Ruggieri will be in Holland, in collaboration with the accordion
manufacturer SEM, from Castelfidardo.
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Maine Accordion Event,
New England - USA
On
November 13th (10am to 10pm) the 4th Annual Accordion Gathering takes place at
Grange Hall, Trenton Maine, near Ben Harbor Airport. This non-competitive festival
includes workshops, jam sessions, "for sale" tables, and impromptu concerts.
The emphasis is on sharing music, and all types of accordions, bandoneons and
concertinas are welcome. The event is open to all styles of music, including jazz,
Irish, Scottish, Acadian, Balkan, German, Russian, Klezmer, folk, polka, or anything
else.
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Nationale Veterani della Fisarmonica, Recoaro Terme - Italy
Contributed
by Ron Bennett
 The
festival known as the Nationale Veterani della Fisarmonica, celebrating international
accordion music, ran from October 8th to 10th and was organised by Elio
Bertolini, head of the Recoaro Terme Music School. As part of the festival,
selected accordionists from around the world were honoured for their artistic
achievements by having imprints made in wax of their hands for permanent display
in the Accordion Museum in Recoaro Terme.
This
year's ceremony took place on Saturday 9th October and the four UK accordionists
Gary Blair, David Lukins, Bert Santilly and Heather Smith, plus Sergio Zampolli
(Duo 2000), from South Africa, each took their turn to place their right hand
in a pink wax filled shallow tray. Elio Bertolini and Gervasio Marcosignori, President
of the Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano, oversaw this process.
The
five participants' handprints now make the total on display in this Accordion
Museum to be 57, and these include memorable names such as Wolmer Beltrami, Frank
Marocco, Art Van Damme, Gigi Stock, Giancarlo Caporilli, etc., etc. A visit to
this unique museum is truly a memorable experience and a must for all accordion
enthusiasts.
The
weekend of celebrations included an accordion parade through the streets of Recoaro
Terme, impromptu concerts at the Gran Café Municipale, evening concerts
at the local Teatro Comunale, which included excellent performances by all four
UK accordionists plus incredibly talented Italian players of all ages, and finally
a church service on the Sunday morning that included music by an accordion group
from the school of Elio Bertolini.
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Romano Viazzani at
the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London - UK
On
November 19th Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble (featuring Romano Viazzani
on piano accordion) will perform at the London Queen Elizabeth Hall, in a concert
as part of the London Jazz Festival. This event will be the official UK launch
date of the band's new album: 'MusiK / Re Arranging the 20th Century'.
For
further information email romanoviazzani@btconnect.co
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Bridlington
Accordion Showcase Spectacular - UK
Contributed
by Loretta Rolston
 This
year's Autumn Accordion Festival, held from 14th to 17th October at Bridlington,
was a great success. Over 500 people flocked to the Spa Royal Hall to listen to
a variety of music, take part in our workshops, and join in with dancing during
the day and evening. George Syrett did his usual trip to the local ice cream shop
and then popped in to a nearby pub with our two French musicians Mickael Vigneau
and Mickael Richard. This proved to be very popular and they look forward to our
custom again next year.
Also,
as a special treat, Mickael Vigneau will be touring the UK at the end of March
2005. Anyone wishing to book him for their accordion club, please contact Loretta
Rolston by email (address below). The Autumn
Accordion Festival is now so successful that we have agreed to extend the
weekend by one day. The dates for next year are Wednesday12th - Sunday 16th October
2005.
For further information on next year's Accordion Extravaganza please
email us at Bridlington@AccordionFestivals.co.uk
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Quote of the Week
Did
You Know? by Willoughby
Walshe
''Society
for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica (SPAH) is an international
non-profit organization. It maintains a database of over 3,000 harmonica aficionados
from around the world. For five days in August, the rotating SPAH Annual Convention
is devoted to amateurs, professionals, beginners, and experts who play their harmonicas,
listen to others perform, attend seminars, share their knowledge, and shop and
swap for the latest in harmonicas, accessories, music, books, videos, and recordings"
Find
out More… Walshe
Essential Guide to Accordion and Harmonica Events
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Finnish
accordionist Jukka-Pekka Kuusela performed a successful recital in Salle Edmond
Michelet in the centre of Paris on October 12th. The audience, which consisted
mostly of artistes of different fields, was highly inspired by the contemporary
accordion music. The program included works by Sergey Berinsky, Timo-Juhani Kyllönen,
Erkki Jokinen, Leif Kayser and Vladimir Ryabov.
Ripley
Village Hall, Ripley, Surrey is the venue for this year's National Accordion Organisation
South East Accordion Festival on November 14th, organised by John Cumiskey. Contests
at this area festival begin at 10 am, and admission is free.