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44° Concorso e Festival Internazionale Città di Castelfidardo PIF - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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![]() Il direttore artistico Renzo Ruggieri scrive: Le regole per il 2019 rimangono in gran parte le stesse sebbene sia stato deciso di espandere le categorie per i giovani nella sezione World music. La sezione Jazz per "Solisti" o "Gruppi" ha la possibilità di richiedere un Trio di professionisti (chitarra, batteria, basso) disponibile gratuitamente per i primi 5 candidati. Un'aggiunta interessante per il 2019 è il premio "Gervasio Marcosignori Award". Nato a Castelfidardo, il "Poeta della Fisarmonica" ha portato la sua arte ovunque e il PIF gli renderà omaggio con questo titolo speciale che vuole rispettare la tradizione e anche guardare avanti con regolamenti unici che permettono: Virtuale (voci), Midi (acustico con elettronica) ed Elettrica (acustica) con microfoni digitali multi effetto, looper, sequenze." Regole e regolamenti delle competizioni in inglese e italiano su: 2019PIF-Rules.pdf Data di chiusura delle iscrizioni: 31 agosto 2019 (30 aprile per la categoria Composizione) |
79° ATG Accordion Festival Annuale a Denver 24-27 Luglio 2019 - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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![]() L'evento sarà caratterizzato da concerti, workshop, concorsi, mostre, l'ATG Festival Orchestra, banchetti e tanto altro! Quest'anno l'ATG Festival ospiterà alcuni dei migliori duetti di fisarmonica per offrire il doppio del divertimento, raddoppiare la musicalità e raddoppiare l'intrattenimento. Il festival 2019 includerà i seguenti personaggi: Jamie Maschler e Gabriel Rodrigues (Washington, USA); Augustinas Raukauskas e Greta Staponkute (Lituania); Kim e Dan Christian (Colorado, USA); John & Madalynn Neu con The Voice of the Wood Chamber Players (Colorado, USA). Tutti i fisarmonicisti che partecipano al festival di Denver sono invitati a partecipare alla ATG Festival Orchestra del 2019. Non importa quale sia l'età o l'abilità, c'è una parte per te! Il famoso direttore d'orchestra e ex presidente di ATG Joan C. Sommers (foto a destra), il professore emerito dell'Università del Missouri-Kansas City dirigerà la 2018 ATG Festival Orchestra. L'Orchestra del Festival si esibirà durante il concerto di gala di sabato sera. Le prove si terranno giovedì, venerdì e sabato per preparare la performance del concerto. Durante la procedura di registrazione del festival, potrai iscriverti all'orchestra e fornire il tuo livello. Contatta Joan Sommers all'indirizzo joansommers@kc.rr.com per qualsiasi domanda. Per ulteriori informazioni visita il sito: ATG |
22° Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships - Irlanda del Nordby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() Il 22° Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships tenutosi al Belfast Loughshore Hotel Carrickfergus il 23 febbraio è stato un evento di grande successo. Organizzato da Clyde Johnston, (foto a destra) è il più grande festival della fisarmonica nell'Irlanda del Nord e ha attratto oltre 200 iscrizioni. Foto in basso a destra, giudice Noelle McCarthy e Alan Shute, vincitore delle categorie soliste Senior Frosini, Senior Scottish e Senior Jimmy Shand. I Campionati sono riconosciuti dalla National Accordion Organization of the United Kingdom (NAO) come qualificanti per i Campionati del Regno Unito, che si terranno ad aprile a Liverpool. Clyde è stato felice di dare il benvenuto ai concorrenti della Chilton School of Music di Co.Cavan, della Trudy Maguire's Accordion School e della Gerry Kelly’s Accordion School di Co Meath e della Keith Dickson Accordion School, in Scozia per la loro terza visita. Oltre ai concorrenti locali, ci sono state anche altre iscrizioni da Co.Meath, Co.Dublin, Inghilterra e Glasgow. L'evento comprendeva stand commerciali esposti da Sean O'Neill, Alan Shute, Tom Cruickshank, Rob Howard, Glitterbug Bagz e Scotland Accordions che hanno aggiunto ulteriore interesse e atmosfera al Festival. Clicca qui per i risultati completi e un report dettagliato. 2019NIreland.pdf Foto in basso: giudice Noelle McCarthy mentre si esibisce e Ciara Masterson vincitrice della categoria Senior Recital. |
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7° International Accordion Festival Stadskanaal - Paesi Bassiby Christine Johnstone |
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Video 1: Pietro Adragna - Tico Tico e Flight of the Bumblebee durante il 4° International Accordion Festival Stadskanaal. Video 2: Second Souffle esegue Oblivion di Astor Piazzolla. Il 7° International Accordion Festival Stadskanaal si terrà presso il Theater Geert Teis di Stadskanaal, in Olanda, il 10 marzo. L'evento includerà esibizioni di Pietro Adragna (Italia), Vincent van Amsterdam (Paesi Bassi), Second Souffle (duo di fisarmoniche dal Belgio) e Gert Wantenaar (Paesi Bassi). Per ulteriori dettagli scrivere a: info@accordeonfestival.nl |
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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Nihad was invited to perform at the event by Amira Redzic, (the Chief of Culture at the Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Abdulah Skaka (UNESCO coordinator) and the Mayor of Sarajevo. His performance included Vivaldi's Winter of the Four Seasons, Gymnopédies 1 & 3 (Erik Satie), Asturias (Albéniz), Chevaliers de Sangreal (Zimmer), Take Five (Desmond), Oblivion & Libertango (Piazzolla), and the premiere of his new composition “View from the White Fortress”, inspired by Sarajevo and dedicated to Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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The new CD entitled “Cinema” by Marco Lo Russo is now available on the Universal Music label. The CD is a compilation of songs by Astor Piazzolla, Goran Bregovic, Gottan Project, Michal Lorenc and Nino Rota, and is entirely dedicated to the world of accordion in cinema. Tracks are: 1. Gottan Project – Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) 2. Astor Piazzolla – Remembrance 3. Francois Parisi – Ballad Du Paris 4. Ensemble Polaris – Le Manine Di Primavera 5. Claudio Ragazzi, Guillermo Vadala – Miranda 6. Tomasz Gassowski – Pretty Estrangeira 7. Orquesta Filarmonica De Moravia Olomouc – Suite Punta Del Este 8. Sophie Solomon, Perry Montague-Mason, Ian Watson, The Easy Virtue Orchestra – Easy Virtue Tango 9. Marco Lo Russo – La Valse D’amelie 10. Maciej Zielinski – Tango De Amor 11. Glover Gill – La Cosa Pequena 12. Marco Lo Russo – Life Is Beautiful 13. Goran Bregovic – Talijanska 14. Tosca Tango Orchestra – Mi Otra Mitad De Naranja 15. Dr. Nelle Karajlic, Dejan Sparavalo, Vojislav Aralica – Daddy’s Gone (Instrumental) 16. Goran Bregovic – Gypsy Reggae 17. Tango Attack & Sadecka Orkiestra Kameralna – Por Una Cabeza |
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by Harley Jones
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Video: Composition by Christoph Willibald Gluck (17 14 - 1787) - Dance of the Furies from 'Orfeo ed Euridice' performed by the AKKO Quartet at the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
by Harley Jones
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![]() "February 22nd!! This is the annual celebration of my first accordion lesson (picture left). I never would have guessed then that playing the accordion would turn into something that I dearly love to do - now more than ever. I am so thankful for all the accordion friendships I've made around the world, which is also something I never would have imagined as the teacher placed my fingers on the keys and buttons for the first time. Thanks to my Mom and Dad for what has turned out to be the most amazing gift! : )" In 2018 Janie released: The “Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ LEARNING GUIDE” takes Jane Christison’s award-winning children’s CD and turns its 18 original, upbeat songs into attention-grabbing lessons that classroom teachers, music educators and homeschoolers will love teaching to their students, from preschool through early elementary. Using classroom-tested techniques by music educator, Debbie Gray, this book comes with two CD’s – the original version with Janie singing and one without vocals that can be used for student performances – plus 90 coloring pages, puzzles, word searches and extension activities to connect MUSIC with: - Art, math, science and language arts - Reading fluency and comprehension - Physical education - and FUN! Students will want to do these songs and activities again and again! For further information: Jane Christison – Janie Next Door® www.janienextdoor.com 913-492-3883 janec@musicwithasmile.com |
by Anna Bodell, NAO Secretary
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![]() The website update includes information on the first Accordion Day in 1935, the formation of the NAO in 1949, and the hosting of 5 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Competitions. View the history page at: 2019NAO-History |
by Rob Howard
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![]() The instrument was discovered by Stanley Darrow, who offered it to AWAM for purchase in the 1990s. At that time it was not functional and was merely set up as a museum display. In 2013-15, Bob Ward was called to the museum to assess their electronic keyboards. He saw the instrument and volunteered to restore it in a series of processes that took ingenuity and uncounted work hours. The instrument’s piano keyboard controls five octaves of bells through individual electronic wires fed through an umbilical from the accordion. The accordion itself contains three treble and five bass reed sets which sound in conjunction with the bells when stimulated by bellows movements. The bells sound pure and clean, adding marvelous effects to special pieces such as “Carol of the Bells”. For further information email: aworldofaccordions@gmail.com |
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by Alison Worthington
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The London Accordion Orchestra will perform a joint concert with the Slovenian Percussion Project at the St. Peter's Church in Central London, on March 2nd at 4pm. This will be the second time the London Accordion Orchestra has performed with the percussion ensemble. The first was at the Philharmonic Hall in Ljubliana and they are delighted to be welcoming them to London for a second joint performance. The percussion ensemble “Slovenski Tolkalni Projekt” (StoP for short), was founded in 1999. Academically educated musicians joined together to play quality chamber music and discover new percussion sounds. The unique ensemble consists of established percussionists from different parts of Slovenia: Barbara Kresnik, Marina Golja, Matevž Bajde, Damir Korošec, Franci Krevh, Tomaž Lojen, Davor Plamberger and Dejan Tamše. They have played on numerous stages in Slovenia and abroad. For more information, please contact Ian Watson at: mail@londonao.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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Miloš Milivojevic (picture right) will join the acclaimed RIAS Chamber Choir conducted by Justin Doyle (picture left) in a tour of Spain, Italy and Netherlands beginning this month. They will perform a highly evocative program that combines the past and present through the Requiems of Tomás Luis de Victoria and Bernat Vivancos including Introitus: Requiem Aeternam, Kyrie, L’amour, le temps and Motectum: Versa est in luctum. Tour dates are: March 6th: L'Auditori de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain March 28th: Basilica di San Vittore, Varese, Italy April 11th: Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands April 12th: Muziekgebouw aan 't ij, Amsterdam, Netherlands For details email: admin@milosmilivojevic.com |
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by Herbert Scheibenreif
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![]() in regions of Vienna, Lower and Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia. His program will include works by S. Gainsbourg, C. Thomain, H. Betti, J. Gart, V. Young, M. Ferrero, Whiteman, Mecano, R. Galliano, A.V. Damme, J.F. Baez, J. Richard, K. Weill, A. Astier and his own compositions. Full information about Sergey Osokin, CD's available and the tour dates and venues at: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=08-Feb-2019&lang=en&s=15177 |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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Accordionist Jovica Dordevic, (Professor at the Prayner Konservatorium in Austria) will tour the USA with popular vocalist Arijit Singh from 5th April to 4th May 2019 organised by Bright Brain Productions. Tour information: April 5th: Angel of the Winds Arena, Seattle April 6th: Oakland, California April 7th: Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles April 12th: Smart Financial Centre, Houston April 13th: Prudential Centre, New Jersey April 14th: Agganis Arena, Boston April 20th: Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax April 26th: Sears Areana, Hoffman Estates, IL April 27th: CFE Arena, Orlando April 28th: Calihan Hall, Detroit May 4th: Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta May 5th: Curtis Culwell Centre, Dallas For concert information email: brightbrainproduction@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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by Christine Johnstone
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![]() The Django Camp will include a Django accordion program taught by Frank Petrilli (pictured), pre camp workshops, evening jam sessions, question time and concerts at Northampton’s historic Academy of Music theatre. The organisers provide a “Core Repertoire” of tunes as a foundation for jamming. For further details email: djangojune15@gmail.com |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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Registrations and auditions are now open for the VI International Jazz Accordion and Modern Harmony Master Classes at the Centro Cultural Marcos Valcarcel in Ourense, Spain with Victor Prieto. Nine positions are available for the masterclasses which will be held on July 13th & 14th and July 20th & 21st. The event will begin with a Jam Session at the Jazz Club "Cafe Cultural Auriense", and all participants will get the opportunity to play with other instruments, experiment, socialize and have a great time performing in front of an audience. The masterclasses will be held in English (with Spanish trans lation available if required) and will cover: Improvisation: in different styles and understanding scales. (Pop, rock, bolero) Comping: How to form chords, close position, open position, Upper structures. Poly-Chords: My technique "Chord Approach on both hands" Styles: How to phrase and comp: Jazz, blues, Brazilian, traditional tango, new Tango and other styles of modern harmony. How to work and what to do in a recording studio when you get only chord changes. How to use the registers and voices of the accordion to orchestrate and have a bigger variety of colours and sounds. Participants will practice and perform with a rhythm section (bass and drums), so everyone can apply all the information that they have studied. Participants will also watch videos and analyze them. How the accordion interacts with other instruments depending of the instrumentation of the groups. (Duo, Trio, Solo, voclaist, piano). A book with material will be given to each student for further studies and review (to take home). If you wish to participate, please send a solo or group video recording to: info@victorprieto.net You will be notified in April if you have been selected to participate in the Master Classes. For further details email Xohán Manuel Xil Páxaro: xmxpaxaro@gmail.com |
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