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Translation
Arriving Soon
Hurricane
Katrina Disaster Information Links - USA
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
The
recent hurricane disaster that has devastated much of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and the city of New Orleans in particular,
is a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Louisiana is the
home of Cajun and Zydeco, and many accordion players will have
been caught up in this unfolding story of horrors. New Orleans
is, of course, the epicenter of traditional jazz and blues, and
many musicians are doubtless similarly affected.
Making enquiries about musicians at this time is not easy, but
the following contacts may be able to help:- The radio stations
WWOZ, dedicated mainly to jazz, and KBON, which specialises in
Zydeco & Cajun, are likely to report news of accordionists
and other musicians. It is possible that the Manager of the Musicians'
Union in New Orleans, J. Kim Foreman, may have information as
the MU is currently attempting to create a database following
the tragedy.
For
further information email office@neworleansmusicans.org
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Viktor
Romanko Concert Tour of Germany and new CD - Russia
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Viktor
Romanko has released a new CD, titled 'Espressivo', in time for
his 2005 tour of Germany. The CD includes 'Toccata and Fugue'
(J. S. Bach), ' Concert for Bayan and Orchestra' (I. Schamo),
'Oblivion' , 'Adios Nonino', ' Libertango' (A. Piazzolla), 'Lucie
Ombre' (P. Pizzigoni), 'Gruß aus Rußland' (A. Byzov),
'Zigeuner Rhapsodie' (V. Gridin), and 'Rassipucha - Russische
Fantasie' (V. Gridin).
Various Russian orchestras accompany Victor
Romanko on this recording. Romanko's
tour dates in Germany include:-
October
21st, at 5pm - Ev. Margarethenkirche Kierspe
23rd, at 5pm - Ev. Kirche Siegen-Weidenau (Dautenbach)
30th - Kath Kirche Großenseebach
November
1st, at 7.30pm - Bad Wildbad, Haus des Gastes
4th, at 8pm - Metzingen, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Secondary School
5th, at 7pm - Oberuhldingen (Bodensee) Ev. Gemeindehaus
6th, at 7.30pm - Ev. Kirche Bad Waldsee bei Ravensburg
11th - Musikschule Möchengladbach
12th, at 5pm - Ahlen/Westf. Christus-Kirche
13th, at 5pm - Ev. Kreuzkirche Hamm Bockum-Hövel
For further information email Jutta.Menn@t-online.de
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Accordion
Featured Article on UHF, Montreal - Canada
Contributed by Rob
Howard
UHF
(Ultra High Fidelity) is a national and international music magazine.
Though most of its readers are in Canada, UHF subscribers can be
found in the US, South and Central America, Africa, Europe, Oceania
Asia. Each issue features an article dedicated to an acoustic musical
instrument, written by Reine Lessard. The next issue's musical instrument
article, written in collaboration with French Canadian accordionist
Mario Bruneau, will feature the accordion. You can read all about
it on UHF's Newsletter at: http://www.uhfmag.com/Newsletter.html
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Piaf
Connection Concert, Melbourne - Australia
Contributed by Rob
Howard
Melbourne
accordionist, Bernadette
Conlon, in conjunction with one of Australia's most innovative,
bilingual, French/English primary schools, Camberwell Primary, created
a cabaret spectacular, which featured the music and life of Edith
Piaf. The show was performed in the traditional setting of a cabaret,
which set the gritty street urchins of Paris, beside the chic upper
set of the 1930s.
The cabaret was accompanied by the solo accordion of Bernadette
Conlon, who arranged the music for the elaborate choreography, which
included the Can-Can, depicted scenes of Piaf's life, her acrobat
father, her recordings and some of the many loves of her life. In
particular, the cabaret focused on the love of Piaf's life, world
middleweight champion boxer, Marcel Cerdan, who died in a plane
crash in 1949, and for whom Piaf wrote Hymn to Love.
Marcel's great grand niece, Olivia Cerdan, who is a student at Camberwell
Primary School, sang in this moving production, Piaf's two most
famous songs La Vie En Rose and No Regrets, playing both Piaf and
cabaret singer Juliette Greco.
The professional production was much more than simply a school play,
with the accordion and Bernadette
as its centrepiece. Three performances were given of this wonderful
show.
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Peter
Soave in Concert, Montreal - Canada
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Peter
Soave performs in Montreal on September 9th in a concert organised
by L'association des accordéonistes de Montréal (A.D.A.M.).
Also performing in the concert are Dino Leone (piano-accordion,
Canada), Roberto Lucanero (diatonic accordion, Italy) and Frank
Sears (diatonic accordion, Canada). The concert begins at 8pm.
For further
information email infoadam@videotron.ca
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Accordion
Concert, Oudenaarde - Belgium
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
Akorva Accordion Orchestra is celebrating its 25th anniversary with
a special concert at the Salons Mantovani, Doorn B- 9700, Oudenaarde,
on September 24th, at 8pm. Appearing at the concert are solo accordionist
Marino Punk, Akorva AO, Accordonesis Project, and special guest,
Gianluca Bibiani, from Italy.
For further
information email sta-dirigent@versateladsl.be
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Accordion
Events, Wisconsin - USA
Contributed by Rob
Howard
A series of accordion events will be held be at the Harrington Arts
Center, 1401 Belknap, Superior, Wisconsin 54880. These events include:-
September 24th, 7pm - Friedrich
Lips (Moscow) and Stas
Venglevski in Concert. In the afternoon, at 3pm there will be
a Master Class.
September 30th, at 7pm - 'Give and Live' Benefit for Children
of Thailand featuring 'Willowgreen' and Scott Jones.
October 2nd, at 7pm - Los Gauchos de Roldan (Uruguay) in
concert
November 6th, at 3pm - Michelle Gribbon (violin) and Helmi
Harrington (accordion) in concert at the Messiah Lutheran Church,
Mt. Iron, MN
November 12th, at 7pm - Michelle Gribbon and Helmi Harrington
in concert
For further
information email accordion@sprynet.com
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National
Competition for Accordionists, Modena - Italy
Contributed
by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The National Competition for Accordionsts takes place in Montese,
Modena, on September 17th and 18th. The Chairman of the Adjudicators
is Vladimir
Zubitzky for classical music (free bass and standard), folk
and a special category for non-Italian musicians. During these 2
days there will be international guests present from Greece, England
and Eastern European countries.
For further information email fisa.armonica@libero.it
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Klaus
Paier Trio European Tour Dates - Austria
Contributed by Rob
Howard
In
Autumn 2005 the Klaus Paier Trio release a new CD 'Tiempo', to coincide
with a tour with nearly 40 concerts in 10 European countries. Details
of the first stage of the Klaus Paier Trio's tour dates and venues
are given below:-
September
22nd, at 8pm - Loisium Hotel, Langelois, Austria
23rd, at 8pm - Saal MS, Hermanger, Austria
24th, at 7.30pm - Gemeinschaftshaus, Bruckl/Karnton, Austria
26th, at 8pm - Centar za Kulturu, Cakovec, Croatia
27th, at 8pm - BP Club, Zagreb, Croatia
28th, at 9pm - Kud France Preseren, Ljubljana, Slovenia
29th, at 9pm - Jazz Club Satchmo, Maribor, Slovenia
30th, at 8.30pm - Rossstall, Lambach, Austria
For further information email klaus.paier@aon.at
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Accordion
Business Closed for Alterations, London - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Accordions
of London's shop premises is temporarily closed whilst undergoing
alterations, but the owner, John Leslie, is available for consultations
about instruments. When the shop re-opens, the business will also
have its own website.
For further
information email Accordions@John-Leslie.com
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Memorial
Article about Mogens Ellegaard, London - UK
Contributed by Harley
Jones
Royal
Academy of Music, London, tutor and concert performer Owen
Murray has written an article about Mogens Ellegaard titled
'Reflections
on His Career and Achievements'.
The article begins: "March 2005 is the tenth anniversary of
the untimely death from leukaemia of Mogens Ellegaard, which is
an appropriate time to look back on his career and achievements."
Thank you to Owen
Murray for this very interesting article.
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Gary
Dahl's site is updated to include full length .mp3 sound files
of music from 3 of his popular books. Please visit www.accordions.com/garydahl
to enjoy these varied samples of music.
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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 'Auld
Lang Syne', 'Krakowiac',
and 'Debka'.
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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Alexander
Selivanov, first prizewinner of international competitions and
teacher at the Gnesin's Academy of Music in Russia
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Douglas
Ward releases three compositions, 'Abacus',
'Coming
Home', and 'Serenity'.
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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