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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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The second edition of the Diatonic News (www.Diatonic-News.com) is now online. This is a site dedicated to diatonic, concertina, button box, bandoneon type instruments and a new edition is published onthe 1st of each month. The Diatonic News site is unique, in that contributions are published in the language there are sent and viewers can use an online translation if they need. Please send news to: Holda Paoletti-Kampl or Werner Weibert email: weibert.werner@tele2.at |
Il 2009 AAA Master Class ed il Programma Concertistico - USAby Dr William Schimmel |
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Il 2009 AAA Master Class ed il programma concertistico, organizzati da William Schimmel, si terranno il 24, 25 e 26 luglio all'Istituto Culturale Tenri, al 43A West St (tra la quinta e la sesta strada) di New York. Le Master class hanno inizio ogni giorno alle 15.00, mentre i concerti alle 19. I concerti prevedono esecuzioni in un quadro di stili, generi e angolazioni molto vasto e vario, mentre le master class comprenderanno workshop, letture e uno spazio interattivo. Coloro che desiderano partecipare agli spazi interattivi possono contattare direttamente Schimmel – è necessario portarsi la propria fisarmonica. Ogni giorno coprirà uno specifico argomento o tematica. I partecipanti possono anche prendere coraggio ed esibirsi affrontando critiche, consigli e incoraggiamenti I contributi dei fisarmonicisti comprendon Robert Young Mc Mahan, Rocco Jerry, William Schimmel, Thomas Massucci, Ingrid Kvale (Norvegia), Doug Makofka, Michael Century, John Foti, Mary Tokarski, Marni Rice a Art Bailey. Tra i tanti altri contributi ci sono quelli di Mark Birnbaum (compositore e pianista raggae), Hugo Goldenzwieg (pianista argentino), Marion Jacobson (musicologo), Micki Goodman (video artist, coreografo e ballerino), Brian Dewan (artista e scultore del suono), Kathleen Tipton (attrice), Godfrey e Lorraine (elettronica, chitarra, voce e arpa) e Ken Laufer (comico). Per maggiori informazioni email: billschimmel@billschimmel.com |
by Harley Jones
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![]() The event, co-sponsored by the National Accordion Teachers Assoc. and the Beijing Institute of Education, will also feature a concert by Nathalie Boucheix. These training classes are a little different than normal, having places for accordion teachers and also including a focus on popular music tuition as well as well as normally included in week other subjects normal for a week long training course. |
by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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![]() On the occasion of this year’s ‘Days of the Accordion’ at the University of Music in Wuerzburg, June 26th to 28th, Friedrich Lips, Professor at the Russian Gnessin Music Academy in Moscow, was invited to hold a master class. He is well- known as a concert artiste and an initiator of new Russian music far beyond the borders of Russia, and has been constantly invited to international music festivals over the course of many years. In his evening concert Lips impressed the public not only thanks to his virtuosity but also the large musical range of his program: starting with Boëllmann's ‘Gothic Suite’, passing by original music by Gubaidulina and Cholminov, and finishing with transcriptions of works by Khatchaturyan, Schumann, Schubert, Piazzolla, Brubeck, as well as Johann Strauss. On the second day Lips held a lecture about the new Russian bayan music (end of 20th / beginning of the 21st Century) called ‘Made in Russia’. Having premiered about 70 new works for bayan, he is able to tell many interesting details about the creation of these new works, offering valuable contributions to understanding this music. In the context of a cooperative concert (called ‘Accordion Night’), students of the classes of Friedrich Lips (Moscow) and Professor Stefan Hussong (Wuerzburg) showed their considerable skills. The young accordionists Stefanie Mirwald, Silke Huber, Sissi Retschmeier, Oroitz Maiz Morea, Marja Kandic, Denis Patkovic, Olivia Steimel, as well as Semion Shmelkov from Moscow, were the artistes of this evening. CD's online from Semion Shmelkov. During his master course, Friedrich Lips introduced to the students special ways of tone creation and the musical versatility of the bayan/accordion. An exhibition of instruments, scores and CDs completed the various offers of the ‘Days of the Accordion’. Many thanks to the initiator, Professor Stefan Hussong! |
Sata-Häme Soi Fisarmonica Festival 2009 - Finlandiaby Kevin Friedrich |
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![]() Il quinto Primus Ikaalinen International Accordion Competition è stato vinto da Grayson Masefield (Nuova Zelanda), con Petar Maric (Serbia) subito secondo. È possibile vedere online il video di questo concorso di fisarmonica all'indirizzo: http://areena.yle.fi/video/283112. È necessario attendere 2 minuti per il caricamento Tutte le attività quotidiane del festival sono riportate nel Daily Report 2009 dalla Finlandia. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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![]() The event took place at in the Portuguese club on 20th and 21st June, for a large audience of about 400 people. For this event João Gentil and Luis Formiga performed mostly Portuguese traditional and folk music for the mainly Portuguese emigrants in Canada. On June 19th another evening took place at the Aroma Restaurant, one of the finest Mediterranean places in town, with a musical program of classics, jazz and an international repertoire. The tour took João close to the Niagara Falls, where many Portuguese are resident. For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
by Harley Jones
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![]() The reason for the earlier closing date than normal is because the dates of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale are 25-29 August so as to be during the holiday period for most European countries. This allows people travelling to New Zealand to have more time here for a holiday than if the event was held during October, the more usual month for the Coupe Mondiale. The Draft Schedule for the Coupe Mondiale has been updated on the website. Most of the performances are now listed there. There is an extensive list of press releases for the media online on the press pages of the website. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Antonio Spaccarotella Concerto, Imola - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
![]() Imola in Musica è un festival che abbraccia vari contesti musicali con musicisti provenienti da tutto il mondo, a rappresentare la fisarmonica italiana Antonio Spaccarotella , altri noti musicisti come Pino Daniele si sono alternati in concerti nelle varie piazze della città ormai satura di Interessati. Allievo di Renzo Ruggieri Antonio Spaccarotella ha all’attivo numerosi tour in tutto il mondo e vanta numerose vittorie fra le più prestigiose competizioni internazionali. È direttore dell’accademia Voglia D’Arte di Cosenza dove insegna fisarmonica moderna, collabora attivamente con la Roland V-Accordion e lavora come endorser per la Scandalli–Paolo Soprani di Castelfidardo. |
by Rob Howard
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The Italian Accordion Academy, based in Urbino, is organising a course, running from October 2009 until June 2010, incorporating elements of the principles of the Alexander Technique with accordion performance. The Alexander Technique is an aid to relaxation and coordination, and is well-known for its many benefits to musicians, actors, dancers and other performers. The course includes: - 7 workshops of two days each from October 2009 to June 2010 - 2 lessons by email through audio or video recordings - 2 public concerts The main teachers are Claudio Jacomucci - accordion and Alexander Technique, and Kathleen Delaney - Alexander Technique. Student places are limited, and applications should be made by July 15th. For further information email: info@accademiafisarmonicistica.com |
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by Rob Howard
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![]() There will be a special guest performance from Thom Hardaker (Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory, St. Petersburg). The concert takes place at Skipton Town Hall, North Yorkshire. On July 7th, 7.30pm, the Craven AO will perform at Bradford Accordion Club, The Dubrovnik Hotel, Bradford BD8 7AQ. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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![]() July 10th, 10pm – Cloître des célestins, Avignon Festival July 12th, 5pm – duets with Jean Pierre Leguay, organist (from Notre Dame, Paris), Temple Saint Martial, Avignon July 19th, 5pm, with violinist Marianne Piketty – Langres CatheDral, Festival Les musicales d’Auberive For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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The Kyiv Duo – accordionists Igor Sayenko and Oleksiy Kolomoiets - on tour from the Ukraine, perform in concert at Stockport Accordion Club on Wednesday, July 8th, 8pm. The venue is Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel Street/A560 Hyde Road, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 1ND (J25/M60). Support players are welcome. Concert organizer Rob Howard will have his new book, ‘An A to Z of the Accordion, Volume 4’ on sale at the concert. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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The second ‘Accordion Gathering’ of the Città di Alberobello, Bari, takes place on Sunday July 12th, from 5pm onwards. This is a largely informal event where accordionists, amateur or professional, are invited to perform in venues throughout the town. For further information email: info@casadellafisarmonica.com |
by Rob Howard
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![]() On July 9th, the trio KTU (Kimmo Pohjonen – accordion and vocals, Trey Gunn – guitar, Pat Mastelotto - drums) appears in concert at SKIF, St Petersburg, followed by a performance at the Colours of Ostrava Festival in Ostrava Czech Republic on July 11th. KTU’s new CD ‘Quiver’ is released this month. Pohjonen will perform his ‘Earth Machine Music’ project at the Kaustinen Festival, Finland on July 16th. Next, Kimmo Pohjonen’s ‘Earth Machine Music’ visits Australia, for a tour organized by the Queensland Music Festival. July 25th - Winton, Queensland July 28th - Blackall, Queensland July 31st - St. George, Queensland August 2nd - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Tivoli (solo concert, double bill with the Liro Rantala New Trio For further information email: pap@hoedown.com |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Their line up is: Ann Savoy – diatonic button accordion, vocals, Jane Vidrine – fiddle, guitar, Anya Burgess – guitar, fiddle, vocals, and Lisa Reed – bass, vocals. For further information email: folk@brighton.co.uk |
CORSO DI FISARMONICA MODERNA CON INTRODUZIONE ALLA MUSICA JAZZ - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
![]() Inoltre Salvatore Cauteruccio terrà un concerto di musica contemporanea in SOLO. La direzione artistica è del M°Leonardo Saraceni. Per informazioni: info@salvatorecauteruccio.it |
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by Rita Davidson Barnea
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There is an amazing array of accordion events coming up in the summer months! Read about it on the Accordions USA news. |
by Harley Jones
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The updated draft schedule for the 2009 Coupe Mondiale, 25-29 August, New Zealand is online. There is also considerable press release material been added to the Coupe Mondiale site. |
by Gary Dahl
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Gary Dahl - Mel Bay Publishing Author, composer, arranger, Mel Bay recording artist and music educator announces the following titles for purchase on-line. 'Port Orchard Blues, catalog:DH0219'. Samples for this music is now available at the Music For Accordion web site. The music is in eSheet format e-mailed directly to your computer. Easy purchase with credit card. |
by H S Productions
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H S Production releases 6 new pieces, 'Menuet In Rondo Form, catalog:hs527 ', 'Waltz, catalog:hs528', 'German Dance, catalog:hs529', 'Ecossaise, catalog:hs530', 'Hunting Song, catalog:hs531' and 'Kuvyavyak. Polish Dance, catalog:hs538'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by MusicForAccordion.com
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MusicForAccordion.com site releases 2 new pieces - 'There Is A Tavern In The Town, catalog:mfa7023' and 'Where Is My Little Dog Gone, catgalog:mfa7025'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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by Renato Belardinelli
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