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Foster e Allen Nuovo CD e Tour in Ottobre/Novembre - Regno Unitoby Rob Howard |
![]() Video 2: Un favorito dal 1995, "After All These Years" Il popolare duo irlandese internazionale Foster e Allen rilascia un nuovo CD, "Gold & Silver Days", il 6 ottobre, seguito da un tour di 28 concerti in Inghilterra e Galles. Tracce: Gold & Silver Days/Try a Little Kindness/Working Man/A Hug/The Green Hills of Sligo/North to Alaska/No One Will Ever Know/The Boys of Killybegs/I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me /Daydream Believer/Rambles of Spring/Leaving Nancy/South Australia/The Land That I Love/The Old Rockin' Chair/Hot Diggity/The Clouds in the Sky/The Travellin' Man/Wasn't That a Party/The Banks of Newfoundland Jigs Date del tour: 23 Ottobre – The Rhodes Arts Complex, South Road, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 3JG 24 Ottobre – Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hampshire PO16 7DB 25 Ottobre – The Pavilion, Marine Parade, Worthing, Sussex BN11 3PX 26 Ottobre – The Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1HH 28 Ottobre – Pavilion Theatre, Promenade, Rhyl, Clwyd/Wales LL18 3AQ 29 Ottobre – The Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northants NN1 1DP 30 Ottobre – The Grove Theatre, Court Drive, Dunstable, Beds LU5 4JD 31 Ottobre – The Barbican Centre, Barbican Road, York YO10 3NT 1 Novembre - The Civic Theatre, Catherine Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 1EB 2 Novembre – The Floral Pavilion, Virginia Rd, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside CH45 2LH 4 Novembre – Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 2UE 5 Novembre – The Towngate Theatre, St Martins Square, Basildon Essex SS14 1DL 6 Novembre - The Capitol Theatre, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RG 7 Novembre – The Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3SY 8 Novembre – The Regent Centre, 51 High Street, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1AS 9 Novembre – The Shanklin Theatre, Prospect Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6AJ 11 Novembre – Ashcroft Theatre, Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey CR9 1DG 12 Novembre – The White Rock Theatre, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1JX 13 Novembre – Solihull Arts Complex, Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG 14 Novembre – The Royal Hall, Rippon Road, Harrogate, North Yorks HG1 2RD 15 Novembre – The Embassy Centre, Grand Parade, Skegness, Lincs PE25 2UG 16 Novembre – Lichfield Garrick, Castle Dyke, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6HR 18 Novembre – The Charter Theatre, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancs PR1 1HT 19 Novembre – The Lyceum Theatre, Heath Street, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 2DA 20 Novembre – The Grand Pavilion, The Esplanade, Porthcawl CF36 3YW, Wales 21 Novembre – The Elgiva Theatre, St Mary's Way, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1HR 22 Novembre – Palace Theatre, Station Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS0 7RA 23 Novembre - The Harlequin Theatre, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1NN Per ulteriori informazioni email: info@cmrrecords.ie |
Lanciano Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica e Competizioni - Italiaby Harley Jones |
![]() ![]() Il Lanciano Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica e Competizioni comprende categorie soliste e collettive diatoniche, 25-26 Settembre seguite da categorie di fisarmonica dal 26 settembre al 1° ottobre. |
Richard Galliano Nuovo CD, The Jazz Standard, New York City - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
![]() Richard Galliano ha pubblicato il suo nuovo CD, "Richard Galliano Sentimentale", il 30 settembre, 2014 I brani sono: 01. Armando's Rumba (C. Corea) 4:39 02. Canto Invierno ( D Grusin, L. Ritenour) 6:37 03. In A Sentimental Mood (D. Ellington) 7:09 04. The Jody Grind (H. Silver) 4:45 05. Ballad For Marion (R. Galliano) 5:07 06. The Island (I. Lins) 6:34 07. Plus Fort Que Nous (F. Lai) (5:49) 08. Why Did I Choose You (M. Leonard, M. Edward) 5:37 09. Verbos Do Amor (J. Donato, A.Silva) 5:23 10. Naima (J. Coltrane) 5:03 11. Mantiqueira (N. Ayres) 4:35 12. Lili (R. Galliano) 5:03 Interpreti: Richard Galliano (fisarmonica), Tamir Hendelman (pianoforte), Anthony Wilson (chitarra acustica ed elettrica), Carlitos Del Puerto (contrabbasso), Mauricio Zottarelli (batteria). È interessante notare che questo CD è stato registrato presso il Rising Stars Jazz Studios di Los Angeles. La brillantezza e la padronanza di Richard Galliano lo ha reso uno dei fisarmonicisti più richiesti al mondo, con richiesta di concerti da tutto il mondo. Richard Galliano si esibirà presto al Jazz standard di New York City, ottobre 23-26. Ci sono 2 o 3 spettacoli giornalieri: $ 25 $ 30. I biglietti sono ancora disponibili e i posti a sedere non sono riservati. I musicisti per i concerti USA sono: Richard Galliano (fisarmonica), Josh Nelson (pianoforte), Peter Bernstein (chitarra), George Mraz (contrabbasso), Mauricio Zottarelli (batteria). |
7° Accordions Now! Festival, New Hampshire - USAby Rob Howard |
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![]() La sessione informale tradizionale Friday Night Jam ha coinvolto 8 partecipanti, tra cui Tony Lovello, alias il 'Liberace della Fisarmonica' e 'Re del Bellows Shake'. Sabato mattina ci sono stati seminari su 'Il ruolo della musica nella guarigione' di Doreen Kimball e 'La Tecnica Segreta Gasperini per la Velocità nel Vincere Premi', presentato da Lynda Pesce. In aggiunta, ci sono aree di vendita e una mostra molto interessante dall'Accordion Museum del New England e Paul Ramunni, proprietario del museo, ha dato un interessante discorso durante il pranzo chiamato "Scatole di Storie". Dan Mackowiak ha condotto il popolare Just-In-Fun-Play-Along-Ensemble. Tra gli intrattenitori di Venerdì abbiamo Carmen Vitanza, Jim Avedisian, Sam Falcetti, e Brent Buswell. Donna Maria Regis e Lynda Pesce, la band Catfish Howl, e Tony Lovello si esibiranno il Sabato, per portare il festival ad un climax travolgente. Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: regisdonna@yahoo.com |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Harley Jones
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On the 19th September, Alexander Selivanov and Denis Chefanov performed a concert as part of the 2014 Castelfidardo Festival. The first work of their program was 'Frescos', a concerto for accordion and symphony orchestra composed by Viatcheslav Semionov. Selivanov and Chefanov have arranged the work for accordion and piano. Slides were also shown that were relevant to the theme of the music, so the room at the beginning of the concert is darker than normal, so the slides will show. The work is an enormous tour de force with an real impact for the listener when performed by these two superb and prominent artists from Moscow. The concert was sponsored by Scandalli Accordions. Download program: Selivanov-Chefanov.pdf Other works from this concert will be published next week |
by Anna Bodell - CMA General Secretary
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![]() The 2014 Trophée Mondial included for the first time new categories: National Trophy Catagories for under 18, under 15, under 12 and under 10 years of age and these contributed to the record number of contestants, that CMA President Frédéric Deschamps (picture left) was delighted to welcome to Lithuania. The Senior Classique category was won by the Tian Jianan (China), who narrowly edged Vitaly Kondratenko (Russia) and Laimonas Salijus (Lithuania) who both shared 2nd place with exactly the same average of 23.49 after three rounds of competition! Other category winners were: Sergei Lobkov (Senior Variéte), Alexander Komelkov (Junior Classique), Nikolay Ovchinnikov (Junior Variéte), Aleksander Knezevic (National Trophée), Egor Vasilev (National Trophée – 18 & Under), Vilius Mazeika (National Trophée – 15 & Under), Faustas Labanauskas (National Trophée – 12 & Under), Jonas Vozbutas (National Trophée – 10 & Under). Download full results at: 2014Trophee.pdf The event was livestreamed and all performances can be viewed in the Deschamps Channel Video Library: www.deschampschannel.com The international jury included: Jacques Mornet, Miljan Bjeletic, Zoran Rakic, Viatcheslav Semionov, Renzo Ruggieri, Kazys Stonkus, Vladimir Orlov, Graham Laurie, Stéphane Chapuis, Patricia Bartell, Andreas Nebl, Radu Laxgang, Douglas Borsatti, Goncalo Pescada, Yves Moulin, Antonio Spaccarotella and Vladimir Mandic. Full details of the event and all results can all be found on the CMA website www.accordions.com/cma. Picture below: CMA Organising Team, left to right: Kazys Stonkus, Jacques Mornet, Grazina Lukosiene, Raymond Bodell, Anna Bodell, Frédéric Deschamps and Mindaugas Labanauskas. |
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by Harley Jones
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Xu Xiaonan, 2012 Coupe Mondiale winner and 2012 Castelfidardo Premio winner performed a concert at the recent 2014 Castelfidardo Festival. Video 1: Musical Toys by Sofia Gubaidulina. Xu Xiaonan performed 6 movements: - Mechanical Accordion - Magic Round the Boat - The Magic Fish - Song of the Fisherman - Slide with Little Bells - The Drummers Video 2: The Holberg Suite, Op. 40 by Edvard Grieg 1st and 5th movments. The Holberg Suite was originally composed for the piano and was adapted for string orchestra a year later. Please excuse some noises from a baby! A father came with his baby and sat very close to the camera. Within seconds, the baby made the solo concert into a duet!!!! After some pointing at the camera, the father took his baby away. Hopefully the baby will, in the future play the accordion and play it as well as his duet partner Xu Xiaonan. The concert (but not the baby) was sponsored by Pigini srl. Other works from this concert will be published next week. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Romano Viazzani writes: Ksenija Sidorova came from Latvia to London to study the accordion at the Royal Academy of Music. She showed immediately that she was going to be a force to be reckoned with. She did very well there, staying on to do a post-graduate diploma, winning many major prizes and going on to play with top artists in the world of classical music including Nicola Benedetti, Thomas Gould and Milos Karadaglic to name but a few. I met with Ksenija one morning recently, in the middle of her busy schedule, at a cafè in St. John’s Wood, London. Read the interview at: Sidorova-Interview.pdf |
by Harley Jones
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2014 Castelfidardo Premio 2nd place getter Ivan Bykov performing his second round program. |
by Harley Jones
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Category A Winner Antonela Glavic Croatia) performing at the Prize Giving concert of the 2014 Castelfidardo Festival. Category A is for soloists up to the age of 10 years. |
by Harley Jones
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![]() ![]() "Low back pain is a problem that over 80% of accordionists will experience in their lifetime" writes John Bonica (picture right). This exciting eBook is being published chapter by chapter, with about one chapter being released each month. There will be a minimum of 24 chapters, 13 chapters released so far. Special introductory offer, you can purchase the whole book for US$22 (or Euro equivalent) and be sent each chapter by e-mail as it is released. For more information, and to purchase: John Bonica |
by Harley Jones
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by Harley Jones
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Mazurka Campionilor performed by Stinga Tudor. Published 18 August 2014. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Magnante's Musical Legacy Displayed at World of Accordions Museum – USA Contributed by the American Accordionists' Association "A World of Accordions Museum" is proud to announce that an agreement has been reached with Dr. Peter Magnante (Massachusetts) to transfer the musical estate of his father, famed composer and performer Charles Magnante (1905-1986), to the Duluth institute. Magnante and Faithe Deffner, President of the American Accordionists' Association, met with Helmi Strahl Harrington, Ph.D., curator of the Museum in September and made the announcement during a celebratory concert at the Museum on September 23rd. A World of Accordions Museum of Duluth, Minnesota is known internationally as a unique accordion research center, attracting students and scholars from many countries. Called "one of the most important developments in American accordion history" by Faithe Deffner, the Museum houses about 1,000 accordion-family instruments, thousands of recordings, hundreds of thousands of pieces of music, accordion-related art works, and many diverse reference materials. The Magnante collection represents an important contribution to the Museum resources, and this site of its permanent placement is viewed as appropriate of reaching a wide audience. The official opening of the display is projected to coincide with the AAA International Competition and Festival to be held in Duluth, July 2002, as part of the ongoing cooperative affiliation between the Museum and the American Accordionists' Association. Charles Magnante who was one of AAA's founders in 1938, is legendary in the annuals of concert and entertainment music for accordion. His acclaim as soloist and performer in consort with musical giants of his time is of singular stature in American cultural history. Respected by professionals and audiences alike, his compositions set technical standards for virtuoso performance while retaining popular appeal throughout the world. Harrington anticipates publishing a biographical and musicological study after reviewing and cataloging the Magnante collection. |
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by Harley Jones
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Stéphane Chapuis, a very versatile performer and also accordion tutor at heMU-Lausanne and EJMA-VS, Switzerland, is performing in two concerts this weekend. Friday 3rd October 2014, Troinex, 1256 Genève, 9:45pm Stéphane Chapuis (accordion) and Park Stickney (classical harp). The concert organiser wrote: We brought them together, for a unique and exhilarating concert. Groove, humor and musicality. An unprecedented assembly, a revelation for anyone thinking they already know all about these two instruments. Saturday 4th October 2014, 8:00pm, Le Noirmont, Switzerland Concert created by Brigitte Ravenel and Celine Muzelle, Musical composition: Thüring Bräm. Performers are: Mezzo-soprano: Brigitte Ravenel Violin: Valérie Bernard Clarinet: Laurent Bruttin Electric Guitar: George Vassilev Accordion: Stéphane Chapuis Percussion; Maxime Favrod Vidéo: Silvia Fabiani Scenic Director: Claude Thébert |
by Rob Howard
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![]() On October 1st/2nd and 3rd, 8pm, I will be back with Frances Ruffelle at the St. James’s Theatre, London, with her fabulous cabaret show ‘Paris Originals’. She is quite phenomenal in this and is well worth seeing. Music is as can guess by the title French-inspired. On October 12th, 8pm, and then again for our not to be missed Christmas Show on December 14th. I will be back with Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate at Pheasantry, Kings Road, London. Again it’s a marvellous mix of great music from classical to jazz with a lot of humour thrown in too. I’m back at Oliver’s Jazz bar on November 21st, 9pm, in Greenwich with singer-songwriter David Vaughan, who I’ve been recording with. Thanks to those who came along to the Pizza Express, Dean Street, a couple of weeks back. It was a very memorable night. Probably one of the best we’ve had there. More gigs coming up with Bethany Jameson too but dates are to be confirmed. For further information email: romanoviazzani@hotmail.co.uk |
by Harley Jones
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Beltango have just been performing in Wuppertal and Pforzheim in Germany and they continue their touring with the following concerts: 10-11 October 2014 - Rovinj - Croatia 25 October 2014 Konstanz - Germany 26 October 2014 Munchen - Germany 13 November 2014 Dortmund - Germany 14-15 November 2014 Baden Baden - Germany 27 November 2014 Belgrade - Serbia 08 December 2014 Budapest - Hungary Available online is the 3 CD Pack at: Beltango |
by Rob Howard
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![]() This event involves concerts, conferences, and a large trade exhibition by Pigini and Excelsior. The exhibition will be open: Friday from 2pm until 8pm, Saturday from 10am until 8pm, and Sunday from 10am until 6pm. Accordionists appearing include Christine Rossi, Franck Angelis, and Alain Bruel. |
by Rob Howard
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The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days take place in Wroclaw, Poland, from October 3rd until 12th. This large scale music festival includes sections for instrumentalists, singers, classical orchestras, choirs, jazz bands, ballet/mime, and even opera productions. The instrumental categories includes sections for accordion solo, duets and trios. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Accordionists performing include Angelique (from France), Erika and her orchestra, Laurent Pire, Pierre Peribois, Laura Namur, Jordan Simon, Patricia Crolbois, and Rene Resimont. There is music and lunch from 11am, and dancing from 2pm. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() He will perform solos he has composed for collaborations with Karen Bamonte, David Dorfman, Dan Hurlin, Victoria Marks; and for the audio book version of ‘Accordion Crimes’, by E. Annie Proulx. Admission is by contribution: $10 is suggested. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() October 9th, 7.30pm – B-flat, Tokyo October 10th, 7.30pm – Blue Mood, Tokyo October 11th, 7pm – Saravah, Tokyo October 13th, 1.45pm – Moitie Moitie, Nagoya October 15th, 6pm – Doshisha University, Kyoto Austrian accordionist and composer Klaus Paier studied accordion, jazz and composition at Klagenfurt Conservatory. He has also studied other genres, from tango and world music to jazz, fusing them into his own distinctive style. Klaus Paier has performed in most European countries, Egypt, USA, Canada, Algeria, Vietnam and Israel. Amongst his projects are performances with leading Croatian cellist Asja Valcic. For further information email: klaus.paier@aon.at |
by Rob Howard
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The Carte Blanche Jazz Band, featuring accordionist Kate Dunphy, perform as follows: October 9th, 11.30pm - Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2. Free admission October 18th, 10pm - St. Mazie, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Free admission October 20th, 3pm - Live on Hofstra University Radio WRHU 88.7 FM WRHU.org Kate Dunphy, accordionist, pianist, composer and arranger, graduated from Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She has composed many original works for the accordion, performing those with several different groups, independently and also with her previous world music project, Loukoum. Her compositions range from the haunting and complex, ‘Tire Iron’, to the French musette ‘L’Oiseau en Bois’, the passionate ‘C’est Juste Un Tango’, and ‘Ruby Road’, with its Celtic moodiness, imparts a sense of magic and madness. Her current project, Carte Blanche Jazz Band has recently released a new EP, ‘Back To Henri’, and features 5 original tracks that Kate wrote for the band. Carte Blanche recently released their first music video for this EP in August, 2014 and features her composition, ‘C’est Juste Un Tango’. |
by Rob Howard
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Video: Turkish Kurdish song at the Klezmer in the Park Festival, published 7th September 2014. Klezmer and Balkan group, She'Koyokh, are performing at the Band on the Wall, 25 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JZ, on Thursday October 23rd, 8pm. The line-up includes singer Cigdem Aslan, violinist Meg Hamilton, clarinettist Susi Evans, with Zivorad Nikolic on accordion, Matt Bacon on electric guitar, Christina Borgenstierna on percussion, and Paul Tkachenko on double bass and vocals. The Band on the Wall, originally a pub called the George & Dragon built in 1862, derives its name from the 1930s when accordionists such as Rudy Mancini, Flo & Jack Brannigan, and Dominic Rea performed on a stage high up on wall, reached by a ladder. The Band on the Wall has long been a performance venue for many types of music. For further information email: info@bandonthewall.org |
by Rob Howard
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