The
Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) celebrated its
70th Anniversary while meeting in Castelo Branco, Portugal, for
its 114th General Assembly of Delegates and 58th Coupe Mondiale.
Organized by CIA member Carlos Semedo and hosted by the Conservatório
Regional de Castelo Branco, the 58th Coupe Mondiale attracted entries
from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Scandinavia
and many countries throughout Europe.
Three
additional prizes were offered, including two concert tours. One
to New Zealand, offered by the New
Zealand Accordion Association; a tour to Slovakia, Hungary and
the Czech Republic, offered by the Methodical Centre of Accordion
'Marta Szokeová' (MCA); and the production of a CD recording
offered by Intermusik. The recipient of all three prizes was the
winner of the International Competition for Piano Accordion, Alexander
Shirunov.
Teacher Miljan BJELETIC with student and 2005 Coupe Mondiale
Champion Rade MIJATOVIC from Serbia and Montenegro (picture right)
As
part of the Coupe
Mondiale, competitors were required to perform the new work
by Portuguese composer Carlos Marecos, 'O Medo Do Ritmo'. Mr Marecos
served as one of the jury members for this section of the competition
and was impressed with the standard of the performances. At the
Awards Ceremony candidates received diplomas, prize money and trophies
for each category, as well as members of the International Jury,
International Delegates and Guests receiving diplomas signifying
participation in the 2005 Coupe Mondiale.
Three
additional prizes were offered, including two concert tours. One
to New Zealand, offered by the New
Zealand Accordion Association; a tour to Slovakia, Hungary and
the Czech Republic, offered by the Methodical Centre of Accordion
'Marta Szokeová' (MCA); and the production of a CD recording
offered by Intermusik.
2005 Coupe Mondiale Honorary Vice President Paulo Jorge Ferreira
after his performance with Esart Ensemble, directed by Cesario Costa.
Paulo performedhis own composition Improvisata with String Orchestra
(picture below). The
recipient of all three prizes was the winner of the International
Competition for Piano Accordion, Alexander Shirunov. The Closing
Concert featured each of the winners from the Coupe Mondiale as
well as the 2005 Honorary Vice President Paolo
Ferreira performing his own composition 'Improvisata' with the
String Orchestra Esart Ensemble, directed by Cesario Costa, and
the popular group Lusotango.
The winner of the 2005 Coupe Mondilae was Rade Miljatovic, from
Serbia and Montenegro. A student of Miljan Bjeletic, Rade has previously
won the Junior Coupe Mondiale.
Coupe
Mondiale
1st - Rade MIJATOVIC, Serbia and Montenegro
2nd - Rinat VALIEV, Russia
3rd - Danil STADNYUK, Russia Junior Coupe Mondiale 1st - Dimitri BOUCHLIER, France
2nd - Marko MILETIC, Serbia and Montenegro
3rd - Milovan CIKIC, Serbia and Montenegro International Competition for Piano Accordions 1st - Alexander SHIRUNOV, Russia
2nd - Ivica DJOKIC , Serbia & Montenegro
3rd - Anastasiya SHKINDZERAVA, Belarus
French contestant Julien Gonzales (left) peforms, as the International
Jury (shown in the mirror reflection) listened intently (picture
above)
Virtuoso Entertainment 1st - Guy GUILIANO, France
2nd - Alexander SHIRUNOV, Russia
3rd - Mickael VIGNEAU, France Junior
Virtuoso Entertainment 1st
- Julian GONZALES, France
1st - Antonio MANCINI, Italy
3rd - Simon GACHET-MAUROZ, France International
Competition for Chamber Music 1st
- CAPRICE, Russia
CIA Music Committee Vice Chairperson Joan
C. Sommers with Composer Carlos Marecos(picture
above)
For a full list of results and daily reports from the 2005 Coupe
Mondiale, please visit www.coupemondiale.org.
The 59th Coupe Mondiale will be held in Asker, (Oslo) Norway from
October 18th - 22nd 2006.
Important
Success for Italian Accordions in Shanghai - China
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The
Music China event in Shanghai was a great success, and involved
the participation of several Italian companies. There were approximately
40,000 visitors and 900 companies from around the world presenting
musical products. The Ancona and Macerata districts of Italy supplied
accordions, saxophones and accessories in large quantities.
The event included a concert with the International Orchestra of
Italy, directed by Antonio Cipriani, and the soloists for accordion,
sax and bandoneon included Pascal
Contet, Fulvio Falleri, Peter
Soave and Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi. This took place at the
theater in Shanghai, with an audience of 1,500. Many private lessons
were given by the artistes in the following days at the Conservatory
of Shanghai.
Also present at the Concert was the Italian Consul, the director
of the ICE. Maurizio Forte, the cultural attaché of the Consulate
Signor Barbieri, the Mayor of Shanghai (who is particularly fond
of Italian music and accordions), and the Italian delegation with
Frank Francalancia, Paola Bellabona (Marche Region) Antonio Agostinelli
and Beniamino
Bugiolacchi (Ancona Promuove). At the stand Ancona Promuove
were present the Italian companies: Ballone
Burini/Bugari
Armando/Nello, Mengascini/Pigini/Cagnoni,
Voci/Orfeo Borgani and also Fratelli GVG.
Accordion
Open Day, Aberdeen - UK Contributed
by Rob
Howard
The long established, family-run music shop, Bruce Millers,
Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, is holding an Accordion Open Day,
from 10am to 8pm, on November 10th. The shop stocks a wide range
of accordion brands, all of which will be on display. There will
be continuous demonstrations given throughout the day by Claudio
Beltrami, Romano Viazzani and the department manager, Norman English.
Jon
Hammond's Appearance as CNN Guest Anchorman, San Francisco - USA
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Accordionist
and organist Jon Hammond was a guest presenter for CNN at a huge
event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park at Speedway Meadows. The
event was a memorial function for Chet Helms, the rock promoter
who is responsible for bringing Janis Joplin to San Francisco during
the 1960s.
He also presented hundreds of shows over the years with very big
bands including Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Cheer, Cold
Blood, Dan Hicks & the Hotlicks, Charlatans, Sons of Champlin,
Moby Grape, Country Joe and the Fish, Jefferson Airplane, and many
more. Many of the bands who played for Chet were onhand to play
for approximately 50,000 people. The event was broadcast over the
Internet in Quicktime format.
Job
Vacancy: Scottish Traditional Music Grade Exams Project Manager,
Glasgow - UK
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama is looking for an exceptional
individual to lead, manage and develop its flagship Scottish Traditional
Music Grade examinations. Working with the finest Scottish music
performing and educational talent, the Project Manager will be responsible
for delivering and developing every aspect of the RSAMD's examinations,
and establishing the Academy's position as the foremost provider
of Scottish traditional music education both in this country and
overseas. Candidates should have a detailed knowledge of Scottish
music education and the traditional music scene as well as a high
level of organisational, management and interpersonal skills.
A job description and application form can be obtained from: The
Human Resources Department, The Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB.Tel: 0141 270 8303.
Application packs also available on the RSAMD website or www.rsamd.ac.uk
or visit www.scottishjobs.com. Closing date for applications: 18th
November 2005
Quartet
Concert with Accordion at Biarritz Forum, Bogota - Columbia
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
6th International Forum of Biarritz, Bogota, celebrated in October,
was attended by mayors of various European cities, among them that
of the French city of Biarritz. The Quartet New World, whose members
are Felipe Liano (flute), Francisco Rivera (clarinet), Ever Barbosa
(Bassoon), and the Colombian accordionist Lácides Romero,
offered a Concert of Welcome for the 300 guests at the forum, in
a formal dinner, offered by the Mayor of Bogota, Luis Waiter, in
the National Museum. The Quartet performed Swedish, French, Cuban
and Colombian music.
Orkestar
Bez Ime Dance Party, Minneapolis - USA
Contributed by Rob
Howard
Orkestar
Bez Ime play for a dance at the California Building Gallery, 2205
California St NE, Minneapolis on November 5th, at 9pm. Orkestar
Bez Ime (OBI), meaning "orchestra without a name" in Bulgarian,
has grown to be the Midwest's most popular international dance bands,
specializing in Balkan and eastern European dance music. OBI's line
up includes accordionist Dee
Langley, Colleen Bertsch (violin), Katrina Mundinger (clarinet),
Natalie Nowytski (vocals and percussion) and Tim Wahl (kaval, tambura,
kitchen sink).
The five Orkestar Bez Ime musicians met as members of the Twin Cities-based
Ethnic Dance Theater. Back row, accordianist Dee Langley, guitarist
Tim Wahl. Front left to right, vocalist Natalie Nowytski, violinist
Colleen Bertsch, clarinetist Katrina Mundinger (photo courtesy Orkestar
Bez Ime)
Gus
Viseur Special Tribute Concert, Paris - France
Contributed by Rob
Howard
A
special musette and jazz accordion tribute concert to the memory
of Gus Viseur takes place on November 7th, 9pm, at The Archipelago,
17 boulevard Strasbourg, 75010 Paris. Musicians participating in
the concert include Marcel Azzola (accordion), Daniel Colin (accordion,
bandoneon), Jean Corti (accordion), Dominique Cravic (vocals, guitar),
Armand Lassagne (accordion) and Jean-Philippe Viret (double-bass).
The occasion marks the re-issue of the classic recording 'Gus Viseur
à Bruxelles' on CD.
Gus Viseur
(1916-1974) was one of the musette players most closely associated
with jazz guitarists such as Django Reinhardt and the brothers Matio,
Baro and Challain Ferret. Viseur's jazz and swing style of musette
anticipated the later development of jazz on the accordion. For
some years, in the late 1930s and early 40s, Viseur accompanied
Edith Piaf on stage and on records, including her first recording
of L'Accordeonist. The compositions of Gus Viseur include Soir de
Dispute, Flambée Montalbanaise, Matelotte, Jeannette and
Swing Valse.
Fintan
Stanley Concerts, Maine - USA Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Boston-based
Irish accordionist Fintan Stanley appears in concert at Cape Cod
Irish Village, 512 Main Street, West Yarmouth, on November 11th
and 12th, and also on December 30th and 31st. Born in County Louth
in 1941, in 1955 Fintan Stanley was the first player to become an
All-Ireland Champion using a Continental button accordion. He immigrated
to the USA in the 1970s, and has since performed in many European
countries and Australia.
Lisa-Lee
Leslie Concert, Stockport - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
On
November 22nd, Lisa-Lee Leslie is the Club Night guest at Stockport
Accordion Club. Lisa plays the Continental button accordion, and
uses two instruments - straight and musette tuned. The concert begins
at 8pm, and the venue is the St John Ambulance Brigade HQ, Edgeley
Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, close to Junctions 1 or 2 on the
M60.
NAO
North West Accordion Festival, Fleetwood - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
NAO
North West Festival takes place at The Marine Hall, Fleetwood, on
Sunday November 27th, from 9am onwards, followed by an evening concert
featuring the various section winners. The festival organiser is
Gina Brannelli. The festival includes a large number of competitive
sections, including Polka, Musette, Scottish, Frosini, Virtuoso
Entertainment, Late Starters, Solo, Duet, Group and Orchestra.
Irish-American
trio Bohola, featuring Jimmy Keane on piano accordion, perform at
the following venues:-
November 30th, 8pm - Hawkeye College, 1501 E. Orange Road, Waterloo,
Iowa
December 2nd, 8pm - University Theater, Washington County, Wisconsin
December 4th, 8pm - Legion Arts, 1103 3rd Street S.E.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
December 5th, 7pm - The Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue, South
Nashville, Tennessee
December 6th, 8pm - Barking Legs Theatre, 1307 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga,
Tennessee
December 7th, 8pm - Eddie's Attic, 515-B North McDonough St, Decatur,
Tennessee
December 8th, 8pm - Down Home, 300 W. Main Street, Johnson City,
Tennessee
December 9th, 8pm - Carnegie Hall, 105 Church St, Lewisburg, West
Virginia
December 10th, 8pm - State Theater, West Virginia Cultural Center,
Charleston
December 11th - Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Avenue,
Asheville, North Carolina
December 16th, 8pm - Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 West Streetsboro,
Boston Heights, Ohio
December 18th, 8pm - The Ark, 316 S. Main,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 24th, - The Midnight Special @ WFMT. This is a 'Live radio
broadcast of Nollaig: A Celtic Celebration of Winter', with Bohola
on "The Midnight Special", 5400 N. St. Louis,
Chicago, Illinois
Bohola play a vibrant and driving yet very emotive style of Irish
music, both vocal and instrumental, and are one of the leading Irish-American
bands, with four CDs to their credit. Born in London of Irish-speaking
parents, Jimmy Keane was All Ireland accordion champion for five
consecutive years. He is a composer and arranger of Irish music
and has produced and recorded numerous albums. Many regard Keane
as the premier exponent of Irish music on the piano accordion. Noted
University of Limerick Professor, composer, and musician Mícheál
Ó Súilleabháin praised Keane as the "savior
of the piano accordion." Keane has performed and recorded with
some of the best musicians in Irish music over the years including
Liz Carroll, Michael Flatley, Mick Moloney, Eileen Ivers, and Seamus
Egan.
The November
edition of the United
States National Accordion News is now online featuring news
and concerts, as well as an article on the issue of copyright law.
Yehuda Oppenheimer
releases 4 arrangements of 'Soldiers
March', 'French
Song', 'Turkish
March' and 'Rasba'.
Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet
format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit
card.
Musicforaccordion
is publishing two new music, mfa6003 'Josephine
Waltz' and mfa6008 'Jeanette
- Valse Musette'. Samples of the music is available on the site.
The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer.
Purchase with credit card
Paul
Chamberlain releases 2 new compositions: 'Neva'
and 'La
Meije'. Samples of the music are available online. The music
is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase
with credit card.
A new site
selling a CD titled 'Accordion
Voyage', with sound samples. Music performed by Renzo
Ruggieri. Purchase online.
A new site
selling a CD titled 'Bends',
with sound samples. Music performed by Renzo
Ruggieri. Purchase online.
The
Three
additional prizes were offered, including two concert tours. One
to New Zealand, offered by the 
As
part of the 
Three
additional prizes were offered, including two concert tours. One
to New Zealand, offered by the 
The
recipient of all three prizes was the winner of the International
Competition for Piano Accordion, Alexander Shirunov. The Closing
Concert featured each of the winners from the Coupe Mondiale as
well as the 2005 Honorary Vice President 
Coupe
Mondiale 
Junior
Virtuoso Entertainment
The
Music China event in Shanghai was a great success, and involved
the participation of several Italian companies. There were approximately
40,000 visitors and 900 companies from around the world presenting
musical products. The Ancona and Macerata districts of Italy supplied
accordions, saxophones and accessories in large quantities.
Accordionist
and organist Jon Hammond was a guest presenter for CNN at a huge
event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park at Speedway Meadows. The
event was a memorial function for Chet Helms, the rock promoter
who is responsible for bringing Janis Joplin to San Francisco during
the 1960s. 
The
6th International Forum of Biarritz, Bogota, celebrated in October,
was attended by mayors of various European cities, among them that
of the French city of Biarritz. The Quartet New World, whose members
are Felipe Liano (flute), Francisco Rivera (clarinet), Ever Barbosa
(Bassoon), and the Colombian accordionist Lácides Romero,
offered a Concert of Welcome for the 300 guests at the forum, in
a formal dinner, offered by the Mayor of Bogota, Luis Waiter, in
the National Museum. The Quartet performed Swedish, French, Cuban
and Colombian music.
Irish-American
trio Bohola, featuring Jimmy Keane on piano accordion, perform at
the following venues:-