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17th International Festival 'Bayan and bayanists', Moscow - Russia
Contributed
by Dr
Herbert Scheibenreif, of Friedrich
Lips Productions
The
17th
International Festival 'Bayan and Bayanists' takes place from
December 11th to 18th in the Concert Hall of the Gnessin Music Academy,
Moscow. The concert program is as follows:-
  December
11th - Opening ceremony featuring the Orchestra of Bayanists
of the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music, conductor: Vladimir Shkurovsky,
and Yuri
Medianik (left) and Aidar Gainullin (right), both winners of the
Competition for Bayanists and Accordionists in 2000.
December 12th - Mie Miki, Professor of Accordion at
the University of Music in Essen, Germany. Claudio
Jacomucci (Italy), prize-winner of international competitions.
December 14th - Pavel Fenjuk (Ukraine), Joesph Macerollo
(Canada).
December 17th - Musicians from USA:- Art van Damme,
legend of the jazz accordion, Stas
Venglevski, John Simkus.
December 18th - Closing ceremony, including the prize
giving and concert featuring prizewinners.
For further
information or email herbert@accordion-cd.co.at
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5th International Accordion Competition in BENEVENTO - Italy
Di Holda Paoletti-Kampl
16,17 SETTEMBER 2005
Thanks to the many competitors from last year coming from Italy, Russia, Grecce, France, Francia, Poland, Austria, Serbia and USA and many visits to the ufficial website of the competition "Fisarmonica d'Oro/Benevento" the organizers decided to hold the next event on the 16 / 17 September 2005 in Benevento.
Categories:
1) Classic (student, junor, senior)
2) Varieté (student, junor, senior) 29benevento
3) Jazz
4) Interpretation of Musics by M°Peppino Principe
5) Compositions for Variété.
There are no inscription fees and no test pieces required.
For every 4 competitors (50 euro) are rewarded to the teacher.
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS: MASSIMILIANO PITOCCO (classic) PASQUALE COVIELLO (variété)
MARIO BALESTRA (jazz)VALTER GIANNARELLI (ethnic), B.B.ORCHESTRA (Big Band di Benevento) with RENZO RUGGIERI (jazz)
Per informazioni e iscrizioni: info@fisarmonicadoro-benevento.com
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ORLA's
New Products, Castelfidardo - Italy
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
 In
the last 10 years, the ORLA
company has always been involved in the midi accordion market, offering
a wide range of products (electronic accordions, arranger modules
and special keyboards for accordion players), always having in mind
the real needs of the players.
Following
the success of the XM900 ands XM200 modules, two arranger modules
that are not only very easy to use but also have excellent built
in accordion sounds, ORLA is introducing the new XM400. This is
a new arranger module that has the quality sounds of the XM family
units including the accordion sounds, regarded by many as the best
available in that type of unit. The XM400 also features a new selection
of 130 styles from the best of the ORLA library plus a wide selection
of brand new styles, for all types of music.
The very
competitive XM400 price still includes Standard Midi File disk drive
and a big LCD backlit display. For those used to playing button
accordions, ORLA
has introduced a new model KX9 Chromatic. ORLA believes this is
the best product ever made for button players, 87 keys for the treble
keyboard and 120 basses. There is a selection of 240 sounds, including
the famous 40 accordions of the ORLA
library, and 130 styles. There are two sections for the right hand
together with the possibility of sustained chords with the auto
accompaniment and bass section.
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Dermot O'Brien Concerts, Ardee - Ireland
Contributed by Rob
Howard
 Irish
accordionist Dermot O'Brien is appearing in concert in venues around
Ireland in the autumn. The dates are:-
September
3rd - The Mattock Inn, Collon, Co. Lout
7th - National Concert Hall, Dublin with the Jim Doherty Jazz Ensemble
- 'Old Fashioned Meets Gershwin'
10th - Fintan's Ceili House, near Dundalk, Co. Louth
11th - Aclint Art Festival, Ardee, Co. Louth
15th - Clifden Arts Festival, Connemara
17th - Private Function
18th - St Finbarr's Hurling Club, Cork City
19th - Cork Cricket Club
24th - The Blue Room, Readypenny, Co. Louth
30th - Tuar Ard Theatre, Moate, County Westmeath
October
5th - Philly Ryan's Pub, NC Rd., Dublin
7th - The Merchant Pub, on the Quays, Dublin
21st - Monasterboice, County Louth
24th - concert with accordionist Fintan Stanley at the Boyne Valley
Hotel, Drogheda, County Louth
28th - Daly's Bar, Corofin, Co. Clare
29th - Killarney Heights Hotel, Co. Kerry
30th - The Horse and Hounds, Thurles, County Tipperary
For further
information email DermotOB@aol.com
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Death of Joseph Zarnich, Pittsburgh - USA
Contributed by Rob
Howard
Known
to many as 'The Accordion Man', Joseph Zarnich died on August 25th
at the age of 90 from lung cancer. Zarnich was an accordion teacher
and repair technician, and was also a professional player, well known
in and around Pittsburgh. He performed solo and also with the Polish
Aristocrats
Orchestra.
Joseph
Zarnich's parents were from Yugoslavia, and introduced him to the
accordion at an early age. Although a highly skilled performer, Zarnich
received most satisfaction from teaching. He was known as a fine and
enthusiastic teacher, with a sense of humour. His daughter Christine
commented: "He taught kids of middle class, and people with low
incomes. If they couldn't afford to pay for what he called the beginner's
class, they might make him food or something. He just loved to see
people play."
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Death of Alice Dells, Macclesfield - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Alice
Dells, one of England's first international accordion star players,
died on August 27th at the age of 83. Born Alice Swindells in 1922,
Alice was the All Britain Advanced Champion in 1936. She was taught
by the late Syd Baxter, who is remembered by many as the composer of
the well-known accordion solo 'Gypsy Mood'.
As Alice
Dells, she went on to a long and successful career as a professional
accordionist, pianist and accordion teacher. Alice performed in many
countries worldwide, but remained based in the Cheshire town of Macclesfield,
where she taught the accordion for several decades and was the organiser
of the local British College of Accordionists' examination centre. Alice
Dells was highly respected by the accordion fraternity in the UK, and
never lost any of her great playing ability, even in old age and infirmity.
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Jon Hammond Television Shows Now Accessible
Via Video Node, New York - USA
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
 Two
weeks ago, we reported that Jon Hammond has archive tapes of his television
show now available for listening via podcast technology. Jon now adds
that these programs can now also be accessed by 'Video Node', and
can now also be seen and heard. Jon's guests have included accordionists
Art Van Damme, Dick Contino and Tommy Gumina, plus many other great
musicians.
For further information email laterent@webtv.net
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Masterclass and Final Examination Results, Cosenza - Italy
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The final examinations of the accordion school of Alessio Palermo
took place before an examinations board on August 8th. The successful
students were: Jessica Cetraro, Chiara Midaglia, Luigi Olivella, Luigi
Pisciotti, Mirko Scilinguo, Daphne Siciliani, Simone Guaraschi, Luca
Losardo, Francesco Oliviero, Silvio Occhiuto, Michele Gaeta, Adele
Pirozzolo. The examiners were Maria Elena Murano and Renzo
Ruggieri. Following the examinations, a successful Masterclass
was held on August 9th by Renzo
Ruggieri.
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Joseph
Petric Concert Schedule, Ontario - Canada
Contributed by Rob
Howard
 Canadian
concert accordionist Joseph Petric is to perform the following concerts
in September and October:-
September
Bach organ sonatas, performed with oboe player Normand Forget:
4th - Kitchener, Ontario
9th - Elora, Ontario
11th - Hamilton, Ontario
15th - solo concert - Die Winterreise, Montreal, Maison de Culture
series
October
4th - Die Winterreise, Montreal, Maison de Culture series
For further information email richard@greatconcerts.com
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Alexander
Selivanov, first prizewinner of international competitions and
teacher at the Gnessin Academy of Music in Russia
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New products of
Italian manufacturer ORLA
of electronic accordions, arranger modules and special keyboards for
accordion players
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Yehuda
Oppenheimer releases three grade 3 arrangements of 'Dutch
Song ' and 'Czardas'
and Irene.
Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet
format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit
card.
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Contributed
by 
On
September 6th, the first National Accordion Orchestra Festival takes
place in Bagnolo in Piano (Reggio Emilia). Participating in this
festival are the orchestras: Città di Verona, Fisorchestra
I Giovani Poggesi (Mantova), Luigi Valcavi (Reggio Emilia) directed
by L. Brutti, Ado Rossi, 
The
forthcoming dates for the Isle of Skye Accordion & Fiddle Club
are:-
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