Il
fisarmonicista Mauro Carra è in visita in GB per un breve tour
in Gennaio 2006 che viene organizzato da Romano Viazzani. Mauro
Carra ha iniziato a suonare la fisarmonica all'età di 9 anni
con i maestri Piero Barbieri e Learco Gianferrari. Per Mauro gli artisti
Bruno Aragosti, Paolo Gandolfi, Renato Benelli, Gigi Stok, Carlo Venturi,
Frédéric
Deschamps, Renzo
Ruggeri e Richard Galliano sono stati fondamentali per trovare
il suo stile.
Finora
Mauro Carra ha inciso 5 CD e sta attualmente preparando il suo quinto
progetto. Ha partecipato con tanto successo in molti concorsi sia
nazionali che internazionali. L'ha visto partecipe in vari eventi
come la Settimana di Fisarmonica a Stradella in Italia nel 2000, al
Accordino Festival in Wembley, come solista in un BBC Concerto, in
un concerto con l'orchestra sinfonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
dove ha interpretato la colonna sonora dei films di Charlie Chaplin,
etc.
I suoi appuntamenti l'hanno portato in Francia, Inghilterra, Spagna,
Germania e per Gennaio sono previsti I seguenti appuntamenti in Gran
Bretagna:
9 - Uxbridge Accordion Club, Middlesex
13 - Harlow Accordion Club, Essex
16 - Club Accord, Birmingham
17 - North Staffs Accordion Club
19 - Bruce Miller's Music Store, Aberdeen
21 - Soar Valley Accordion Club, Leicester
22 - White Horse Accordion Club, Wiltshire
24 - Stockport Accordion Club
Il
3 Novembre il fisarmonicista americano Peter
Soave si è esibito in un recital nella Concert Hall del
Hanoi Conservatorio. Il suo programma proponeva musiche di Astor Piazzola
ed alcune delle sue composizioni d'improvvisazioni.
Peter Soave, che ha suonato sia il both bayan che il bandoneon,
ha impressionato il pubblico di Hanoi con il suo stile raffinato per
la musica, il suo virtuosismo, ma soprattutto per la sua bravura tecnica.
Durante il giorno si sono incontrati con gli insegnanti e studenti
del dipartimento di fisarmonica del Conservatorio di Hanoi
Deceduta
Pamela Deakin, Birmingham - GB
L'insegnante
Pamela Deakin è deceduta a fine Novembre all'età di
69 anni dopo una grande battaglia contro il cancro. Pamela
Deakin,di Warley, Staffordshire, è stata un delle più
grandi fisarmoniciste fine anni 50 in Inghilterra che ha vinto 3 campionati
del concorso "All-Britain Championships".
Ha studiato
la fisarmonica sotto la guida di George Clay. Dopo soltanto poco tempo
di studi ha vinto I prestigiosi premi di campionessa nazionale "All-Britain
Amateur Championship nel 1953 e nel 1954. In 1955 Pamela è
riuscita a raggiungere l'ottavo posto nel CIACoupe Mondiale,
tenutosi in Brighton. La sua più grande vittoria è stata
nel 1956 quando ha vinto il titolo del "All-Britain Virtuoso
Champion". Dopo la sua carriera competitiva Pamela Deakin si
è dedicata come insegnante popolare nelle Midlands
Alexander
Sklyarov in Concerto in Astana - Kazakhstan
Il
23 Novembre si è svolto, con il "People's Artist of Russia"
e Alexander Sklyarov, un brillante concerto nella capitale Kazakhistan,
Astana nella nuova sede, inaugurata di recente, Organ Hall dell'Accademia
di Musica. Nel suo programma musica di I.Muffat, B.Bend, E.Derbenko,
V.Chernikov e Alexander Timoshenko. Alexander Sklyarov ha proposto
inoltre '3 trascrizioni di brani russi tradizionali di Alexander Timoshenko
in memoria del compositore.
Durante la giornata si sono svolti masterclass con I studenti dell'accademia.
Tanti musicisti sono venuti da lontano per sentire le performance
d'Alexander e molte critiche positive sono state fatte sulla sua eccezionale
tecnica e potente dinamismo
Salomòn
Canelo Concert Tour, Mexico City - Mexico Accordionist
Salomòn Cinnamon has completed a tour of Mexico, performing
concerts in Atargea, Villagrand, Acàmbaro, Irapuato, Comonfort,
Pènjamo, San Josè Iturbide, San Diego de la Uniòn,
San Felipe, Doctor Mora, Tierra Blanca, Dolores Hidalgo and Victoria.
The tour was organised by the Government's Institute of Culture.
Franck
Gergaud's Broadcasts and Appearances - France
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Franck
Gergaud is currently appearing, with fellow accordionist Michel Pruvot,
on the Satellite television program 'Accordion Melody'. He can also
be heard on the Sunday morning program 'Viva l'Accordéon' on
Radio Côte, 100. FM, alongside Michel Pruvot, André Verchuren
and Frédéric François. Franck Gergaud is appearing
at the following venues, with dates:-
December
2nd - Soirée Dansante Téléthon Basse-Goulaine
50
4th - Salles des Fêtes, Varades 44
8th - Dancing le Canopus, Tharon Plage 44
11th - Salles des Fêtes, Martigny 53
12th - Salles des Fêtes, Les Sorinières 44
17th - Dancing la Renaissance, Le Pouliguen 44
18th - Salles des Fêtes, Abbaretz 44
20th - Salles des Fêtes le Champilambart, Vallet 44
25th - Dancing le Club 85, Le Poiré-sur-vie 85
29th - Dancing à la Porte du Golfe, Muzillac 56
31st - Auberge du Pays de Retz à Port-Saint Père 44
For further
information see the website www.franck-gergaud.com
Karen
Street Concerts, West Country - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
Accordionist
Karen Street, with Stan Sulzmann (saxophone), Mike Outram (guitar)
and Fred Baker (bass), plays the following concerts:-
December 4th - The Sandpiper Inn, Countisbury
5th - The Beaver Inn, Appledore
6th - St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel
7th - St Michael's Church, Beer
8th - Tor Leisure Centre, Glastonbury
Karen Street was the All Britain Virtuoso Champion in 1982 and 1983,
and a competitor in the 1984 CIACoupe Mondiale
held in Folkestone, England. She later performed on saxophone as a
member of the all female quartet the Fairer Sax, and now has returned
to the accordion, both as a player and a composer. In the near future
she is to record as a duo with accordionist Tony Compton.
Wartime
Singalongs, Stockport - UK Accordionists
Rob
Howard and John Jones lead singalongs of World War Two songs at
the Stockport Air Raid Shelters on December 5th, 8th and 15th, from
8.15pm. These shows are at the end of guided tours of the underground
shelters where in 1940 and 1941, up to 7,000 people spent the nights
to escape bombing raids. Accordionists were a regular and welcome
form of entertainment in the shelters, and the present day shows are
also proving popular with the public.
On
December 8th, diatonic button accordionist Joe Whelan, banjo player
Liam Farrell, and pianist Reg Hall will perform Irish music and songs
at the The Royal Oak Folk Club, Lewes, East Sussex. On January 5th,
button accordionist John Kirkpatrick will be the guest at the same
venue.
Annual
Accordion Orchestra Charity Concert, Macclesfield - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
Stockport Accordion Orchestra, directed by Brian Jenkins, perform
at Henbury and Broken Cross Institute, Macclesfield on December 9th,
at 8pm. Proceeds from the concert are donated to the East Cheshire
Hospice.
Free
Lunchtime Concert, London - UK On December 13th there will be a free lunchtime concert presented
by Accordions at Morley, from 1.05pm, at Morley College (close to
London's Waterloo Station).
Jimmy
Shand Memorial Concert, Fife - UK
Contributed by Rob Howard
The
annual Jimmy Shand Memorial Concert takes place on January 29th, from
1.30 to 5pm, at St Andrew's Town Hall, Fife, Scotland. This popular
event involves at least 26 guest accordionists, and all the music
performed is either composed by Sir Jimmy Shand, or has been recorded
by him. The concert will end with all the players in an ensemble,
playing 'The Bluebell Polka', 'Whistling Rufus', The Six Twenty Two
Step', and other numbers made famous by Jimmy Shand and his Band.
All proceeds from the concert will be donated to Chas (a charity for
terminally ill children) and Rymonth House, which caters for people
with learning disabilities.
Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2001), the only accordionist to date to receive
a Knighthood by HM Queen Elizabeth, was a highly prolific recording
artiste and composer, with a career that lasted over sixty years.
His influence on Scottish music and dancing was profound, inspiring
countless numbers of people to play and listen to accordions. In recent
years, many Shand recordings have been issued on digitally remastered
CDs, including material that covers the 1930s until recent times.
For further information about the Jimmy Shand Memorial Concert or
recordings email: jimmyshand@tiscali.co.uk
James
O' Brien - composer, arranger and performer, releases another
6 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Plaisir
d'amour' (traditional), 'Psaropoula'
(traditional), 'Red
River Valley' (traditional), 'Román
Castillo' (traditional), 'The
Sailor's Hornpipe' (traditional), 'Skye
Boat Song' (traditional). Samples of this music are available
on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to
your computer. Purchase with credit card.
Paul
Chamberlain has released1 new compositions
of 'Once
more for the last time'. 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
Fantasy' with sound samples. Music performed by Peter
Piccini. Purchase online.
A new site selling
a CD titled 'Echoes
Of Europe' with sound samples. Music performed by Peter
Piccini. Purchase online.
A new site selling
a CD titled 'Cool
Change' with sound samples. Music performed by Peter
Piccini. Purchase online.
A new site selling
a CD titled 'Sounds
Italian' with sound samples. Music performed by Peter
Piccini. Purchase online.
Il
fisarmonicista Mauro Carra è in visita in GB per un breve tour
in Gennaio 2006 che viene organizzato da Romano Viazzani. Mauro
Carra ha iniziato a suonare la fisarmonica all'età di 9 anni
con i maestri Piero Barbieri e Learco Gianferrari. Per Mauro gli artisti
Bruno Aragosti, Paolo Gandolfi, Renato Benelli, Gigi Stok, Carlo Venturi,
Il
3 Novembre il fisarmonicista americano 
Il
23 Novembre si è svolto, con il "People's Artist of Russia"
e Alexander Sklyarov, un brillante concerto nella capitale Kazakhistan,
Astana nella nuova sede, inaugurata di recente, Organ Hall dell'Accademia
di Musica. Nel suo programma musica di I.Muffat, B.Bend, E.Derbenko,
V.Chernikov e Alexander Timoshenko. Alexander Sklyarov ha proposto
inoltre '3 trascrizioni di brani russi tradizionali di Alexander Timoshenko
in memoria del compositore.
Franck
Gergaud is currently appearing, with fellow accordionist Michel Pruvot,
on the Satellite television program 'Accordion Melody'. He can also
be heard on the Sunday morning program 'Viva l'Accordéon' on
Radio Côte, 100. FM, alongside Michel Pruvot, André Verchuren
and Frédéric François. Franck Gergaud is appearing
at the following venues, with dates:-
Accordionist
Karen Street, with Stan Sulzmann (saxophone), Mike Outram (guitar)
and Fred Baker (bass), plays the following concerts:-
Irish
Music Concert, East Sussex - UK
