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CONCERTS NOW ONLINEPreparativi finali per XXIII Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - Finlandia
12° Concorso Internazionale di Musica per Strumenti Folk _Petro-Pavlovian Assemblies_, San Pietroburgo - Russia
Programma dei concerti di Friedrich Lips con Piazzolla-Studio - Russia
3° Concorso Internazionale di Musica “Wiener Klassiker”, Vienna - Austria
Iñaki Alberdi e Ricardo Llanos, generosi doni al mondo della fisarmonica - Spagna
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Sébastien Farge Composes & Performs Music for New Show - FranceOnline: Successful Accordion Youth Summit (AYS) – USACoba New CD “The Accordion Plus +” Released Soon – JapanGorka Hermosa New Composition “Miñan” – SpainKaren Fremar Tribute and Dedication to Jeff LisenbyAccordion Teacher Required at Diocese of Leeds Music - UKVideo: Face2Face Perform Winter by Vivaldi - Poland
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Online: Eastbourne Accordion Festival "Guest Concert" - UK“Good Habits” Concerts in South Island of New ZealandOnline: Hanzhi Wang Valentine’s Day Concert - DenmarkOnline: "Love Songs" with Daddy Squeeze - USACNIMA February Workshops - France"Love is All Around" Concert, Christchurch - New Zealand
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Video: Young Girl Serenades Cows on Concertina - Ireland
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| Concerts 1 to 4 of the XXIII Kokkola Winter Festival are now online. View full report of text, pictures and video at: 2021Kokkola |
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Preparativi finali per XXIII Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - Finlandiaby Harley Jones |
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  Video 1: video promozionaleVideo 2: Il presidente dell'Associazione finlandese della fisarmonica Kimmo Mattila si è unito al direttore artistico Raimo Vertainen a Kokkola per i preparativi finali. Guarda questo video di prova della location per presentare ogni artista e promuovere la bellissima Kokkola. Le informazioni complete di ogni concerto, date e orari a: 2021Kokkola Lunedì 08 febbraio I giovani virtuosi si scatenano con il concerto degli studenti del lunedì Dalle 18:00 alle 19:00, ora della Finlandia Martedì 09 febbraio Julia Hansson (fisarmonica, voce) e Katri Antikainen (violoncello) Ilta Jukkolanmäellä con Sonja Vertainen (fisarmonica, bandoneon) Iiris Rannikko (viola) Dalle 19:00 alle 20:00 Mercoledì 10 febbraio Vilda Duo, Hildá Länsman (voce) e Viivi Maria Saarenkylä (fisarmonica) Dalle 19:00 alle 20:00 Giovedì 11 febbraio La fisarmonica e l'inverno sono i temi dell'anno. In programma una vasta gamma di generi musicali. Dalle 19:00 alle 19:45 Venerdì 12 febbraio Maria Kalaniemi (fisarmonica e voce) e Eero Grundström (armonia) Dalle 19:00 alle 20:00 Sabato 13 febbraio Concerto Finale Kokkola 400 Years: The Grand Entertainment Concert of 2020 by Guardia Nueva (foto sotto) Dalle 19:00 alle 20:00 Le informazioni complete di ogni concerto, date e orari a: 2021Kokkola |
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12° Concorso Internazionale di Musica per Strumenti Folk _Petro-Pavlovian Assemblies_, San Pietroburgo - Russiaby Ivan Dyma, SaxAkkord Duo |
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| Dall'8 al 18 aprile 2021 si terrà online il 12° Concorso Internazionale di Musica di artisti su strumenti popolari "Petro-Pavlovian Assemblies". Il direttore artistico del concorso è il presidente onorario dell'Unione creativa russa degli operatori culturali, l'artista popolare della Federazione russa, il professor Smirnov Yuri Pavlovic. I concorrenti invieranno video per una varietà di categorie per solisti, ensemble e orchestre che si esibiscono con bayan, fisarmonica e altri tipi di armonica. Le iscrizioni chiudono il 28 marzo 2021. Scarica il regolamento del concorso qui: 2021PetroRules.pdf Scarica i moduli di iscrizione al concorso qui: 2021PetroEntryform.pdf Per ulteriori dettagli scrivere a: konkurs@kultura.spb.ru Programma dei concerti di Friedrich Lips con Piazzolla-Studio - Russia Video: Piazzolla-Studio si esibisce in "Muerte del Angel" (A. Piazzolla). Friedrich Lips eseguirà una serie di concerti con il suo quintetto Piazzolla-Studio in Russia nei prossimi 2 mesi. Questi concerti si tengono per celebrare il centenario del grande compositore argentino (Piazzolla) l'11 marzo. Il primo si è tenuto questa settimana al Conservatorio (Sala Piccola) di Mosca il 4 febbraio. Esibizioni future come segue: • 7 marzo - Chamber Hall della Filarmonica di Mosca • 23 aprile - concerto a Berdsk, Russia • 24 aprile - concerto a Novosibirsk, Russia "Piazzolla Studio" è stato fondato nel 1993 da Friedrich Lips e comprende Vladislav Igolinsky (violino), Kirill Rodin (violoncello), Svyatoslav Lips (pianoforte), Nikolay Lgovsky (percussioni) e lo stesso Lips. Il quintetto è stato il primo a introdurre la musica del compositore e bandoneonista Astor Piazzolla nel mondo della musica russa. CD disponibile online su: Friedrich Lips Disponibile anche la collezione completa di CD di Lips. Per i dettagli scrivere a: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
Programma dei concerti di Friedrich Lips con Piazzolla-Studio - Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
| Video: Piazzolla-Studio si esibisce in "Muerte del Angel" (A. Piazzolla). Friedrich Lips eseguirà una serie di concerti con il suo quintetto Piazzolla-Studio in Russia nei prossimi 2 mesi. Questi concerti si tengono per celebrare il centenario del grande compositore argentino (Piazzolla) l'11 marzo. Il primo si è tenuto questa settimana al Conservatorio (Sala Piccola) di Mosca il 4 febbraio. Esibizioni future come segue: • 7 marzo - Chamber Hall della Filarmonica di Mosca • 23 aprile - concerto a Berdsk, Russia • 24 aprile - concerto a Novosibirsk, Russia "Piazzolla Studio" è stato fondato nel 1993 da Friedrich Lips e comprende Vladislav Igolinsky (violino), Kirill Rodin (violoncello), Svyatoslav Lips (pianoforte), Nikolay Lgovsky (percussioni) e lo stesso Lips. Il quintetto è stato il primo a introdurre la musica del compositore e bandoneonista Astor Piazzolla nel mondo della musica russa. CD disponibile online su: Friedrich Lips Disponibile anche la collezione completa di CD di Lips. Per i dettagli scrivere a: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
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3° Concorso Internazionale di Musica “Wiener Klassiker”, Vienna - Austriaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Sono aperte le iscrizioni per il 3° Concorso Internazionale di Musica online “Wiener Klassiker” per giovani musicisti, tenutosi a Vienna, Austria e organizzato dalla Danubia Talents Art Association.Il loro scopo è incoraggiare i giovani musicisti a esibirsi e crescere anche in questi tempi difficili a causa della pandemia COVID-19. Il concorso si svolgerà in tre fasce d'età e 8 categorie inclusa la fisarmonica. La giuria includerà il fisarmonicista Zhang Yan (foto a destra) Professore associato di fisarmonica presso Conservatorio di musica di Shanghai in Cina. La scadenza per le iscrizioni è il 1° marzo 2021. I risultati saranno annunciati entro e non oltre il 23 marzo 2021. Vedere il poster sopra per i dettagli. |
Iñaki Alberdi e Ricardo Llanos, generosi doni al mondo della fisarmonica - Spagnaby Harley Jones |
 Ricardo Llanos e Iñaki Alberdi hanno fatto una leggera recensione del libretto “Accordion for Composers" (Fisarmonica per compositori) in inglese e "Acordeón Para Compositores" in spagnolo e lo hanno reso disponibile al mondo della fisarmonica come download gratuito.Questo manuale pratico, pubblicato in spagnolo e inglese, è rivolto sia ai compositori che a coloro che sono interessati a conoscere le possibilità tecniche e acustiche della fisarmonica da concerto. È stato preparato nel 2000 dai professori Ricardo Llanos Vázquez, della Scuola Municipale di Musica Luis Aramburu (Vitoria), e Iñaki Alberdi Alzaga, del Centro di Musica Superiore "Musikene" dei Paesi Baschi (San Sebastián). Un ottimo documento da includere nella libreria di qualsiasi fisarmonicista come fonte di informazioni con riferimenti a partiture per fisarmonica - solista, musica da camera e orchestra - nonché menzioni di CD modificati. Ringraziamo Iñaki Alberdi e Ricardo Llanos per questo dono molto generoso a tutti i fisarmonicisti e speriamo che i fisarmonicisti di tutto il mondo faranno buon uso dei due libri per aiutare e incoraggiare i compositori a scrivere per la fisarmonica. Download in inglese "Accordion for Composers" a: Iñaki Alberdi Download in spagnolo "Acordeón Para Compositores" a: Ricardo Llanos Un'altra pubblicazione gratuita: Ricardo Llanos Doctoral Thesis, Acoustics of the Accordion - Spain http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=31-Mar-2017&lang=en&s=12889 |
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 Sébastien Farge, accordionist, composer, arranger and trainer (picture left) will participate in the creation of a new project entitled “Maugein, a family history”.The project includes a play that covers the history of Maugein Manufacturing since 1919, as well as its accordionists. The music for the show will be composed and performed by Sébastien, the lyrics, staging and the stage will be provided by Josiane Choquet, with the participation of Maugein Accordéons and Richard Brandao. The project is supported by the Ville de Tulle-officiel Tulle agglo, the Département de la Correze and the Europe Fund leader. For project details email: sebastien@sebastienfarge.com |
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 Accordion Youth Summit (AYS) held a successful, well attended first meeting online on January 9th, 2021 organised by Joe Natoli.This first meeting certainly laid the foundation for the direction and accomplishments that will be on the immediate radar of this organization. Attendees all possess the same dedicated focus – to see our wonderful instrument in the hands of exponentially more youth across the US and the globe well into the future. The 2nd meeting of AYS will be held on February 14th, 2021, where the following will be presented: 1. Four young people have been invited to discuss why they decided to study the accordion and what keeps them motivated to do so. 2. Five age diverse 15-minute presentations from our members which will include their perspectives on this effort as well as their own successes 3. A high-level view of AYS’s most critical strategic goals, that will become the foundation for the more detailed projects to be developed. For more information email: josephnatoli66@gmail.com |
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 Coba has just finished recording his new mini CD entitled “The Accordion Plus +” which will be released soon.The CD contains 5 solo pieces (2 original tunes especially for this album and 3 arrangements of well-known Coba songs) as follows: 1. Sleigh Panique 2. Flower Market 3. Percent Rende-vous au Coin de la rue 4. Innocent on the Hill 5. Paradiso dell’Alba The CD will be available on all usual platforms. |
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 Gorka Hermosa has just completed his new composition “Miñan” for voice, accordion and strings.The work was recorded this week with the Blanchard String Quintet at Vumeter Studios in Cabezón, Cantabria, Spain. Gorka says, “Miñan is a story about one African boy who come to our country illegally. It`s the most sold book now in our country and its author (Amets Arzallus) will make some recitatives during the piece. It`s going to be so important to have one of our most well-known poets (our singer Jon Maia) and the most sold writer (Amets Arzallus) in the same song”. Miñan will be included in the next CD of Hezurbeltzak (poet-singer, guitar and accordion), which will include three further pieces with the Blanchard Strings. The CD will be released in May 2021. For details email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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| Video 1: When We All Get to Heaven - Fremar & Adami Accordion/Piano Duo Dedicated to Jeff Lisenby, my great accordion duo partner from years ago who sadly passed away on January 6th, 2021, from Covid. "Sing and Shout the Victory" ~ you will live on through your music, my friend. With love, Karen Video 2: Karen Fremar and Jeff Lisenby - US Champion Accordion Duo in Concert A rare digitized recording of a live concert for the International Music Association by featured concert artists and US Accordion Champions Karen Fremar and Jeff Lisenby in Cedar Point, Ohio on July 24th,1976. The duo performed the featured concert before a packed house of nearly 1,000 persons after judging competitions and writing comments for 5 days of competitions. The duo often performed in concert with Gary Smith on drums (who is pictured in many of the photos of various performances, but did not travel to Ohio for this concert). Jeff and Karen won the US Champion Duo AAA Accordion Title in Chicago in 1974 and also represented the United States in the Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships in Stockholm, Sweden in 1974. They performed and arranged together as the duo team, "Karen and Jeff" from the early 1970s until 1977, appearing in numerous engagements in Kansas City and throughout the U.S. in cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Topeka, Omaha, Fort Scott, Cedar Point, Wichita, Des Moines, Washington D.C. and L.A., as well as in Sweden and Denmark. There are no known videos of their performances together. Until the sad passing of Jeff, they both performed, composed, and arranged professionally -- Jeff in Nashville and Karen in Kansas City. Program (All duo arrangements for two accordions by Fremar and Lisenby): Don't Rain on My Parade Stevie Wonder Medley Games People Play Begin the Beguine (arr. after a concert performance by Bill Palmer and Bill Hughes) Shop Around Malaguena Love Will Keep Us Together The Sound of Music Selections (arr. for duo from an orchestra arr. by Palmer and Hughes) Sing a Song - Make Your Own Kind of Music Selections from My Fair Lady (from a duo arrangement by Palmer & Hughes) Encore - Kansas City Further pictures, videos and information: http://www.accordionusa.com/2021graphics/JeffLisenby/ |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 The Diocese of Leeds Music is advertising for a full time classical accordion teacher to join their team in Yorkshire. The Diocese says "As our Schools Singing and Keyboard Studies Programmes expand there are now eight full-time positions for Choral Directors, Instrumental Tutors (Classical Accordion, Organ and Piano) and Assistant Programme Directors available. Our Music Programme, recently recognised by a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society award, works with over 4,500 children weekly in schools across West and North Yorkshire. Our 18 after-school choirs provide outstanding choral opportunities for young people, including BBC broadcasts, tours and recordings, with high-quality organ, piano and classical accordion tuition available for all choristers and school pupils across the Diocese. We would like to establish the largest and highest quality teaching school in the UK for the classical accordion. This modern instrument is relatively unknown in the UK. Its musical versatility and portability, however, make it ideal for more widestream music education, as has been achieved in Scandinavia and Asia. In addition, it is increasingly used in contemporary and experimental music. Owen Murray, Professor of Accordion at the Royal Academy of Music, has provided great support for this new initiative, and it is our hope that this new programme will enable children from the UK to study at the top international conservatoires. The Music Programme has a stock of 20 beginner piano accordions, six c-system free-bass accordions, a further 10 c-system converter accordions on order from Pigini in Italy, with a budget for additional instruments as required. There are currently 18 students studying accordion. The new tutor would be expected to lead the programme strand, increase the number of students, develop opportunities for ensemble playing (including choral accompaniment), produce a tutor book for the classical instrument, and establish a similar international profile for the accordion to that achieved by the Leeds International Organ Festival". All roles require enhanced DBS clearance. The closing date for applications is 22nd February, 2021. For an application pack, please contact Administrator, Jessica Shears: office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk |
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| Video: Face2Face, which includes Pawel Janas & Bartosz Kolsut (Poland) performing “Winter” by Vivaldi. The duo say they cross the boundaries of different genres and styles, creating crossover music, hence they call themselves a crossover accordion duo. They have performed at numerous festivals overseas and have taken part in many grant programmes, like Dongsan Research Foundation & Pro Polonia Society, Societe Generale and Mloda Polska, a grant awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Cultural Heritage. |
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 Following the cancellation of the 2021 Eastbourne Accordion Festival (which was due to be held next week), organisers have decided to run an online “Guest Concert” on February 6th, 2021 at 7pm. The guests are all the online participants performing a favourite piece, their own composition, singing a song or even saying a cheery “hello” from their own homes. Attendees can also join in as audience only if they prefer. For details email: sales@cgfmusic.co.uk |
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| “Good Habits” will give concerts in the South Island of New Zealand during this month. The group is a UK alt-folk duo, comprising of singer-cellist Bonnie Schwarz and accordionist Pete Shaw. “They create folk-infused songs that test the limits of their traditional instruments. Fusing folk and jazz within their original song-writing, the eclectic duo present an upbeat yet intimate sound-world of musical storytelling”. Concert schedule: February 12th: Moutere Inn, Upper Moutere, Nelson at 7pm February 17th: The Mussel Inn, Tasman at 7.30pm February 19th: The Golden Bear, Mapua at 7pm For details email: goodhabitsband.manchester@gmail.com |
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| Hanzhi Wang will give an online concert on February 14th, 2021 (Valentine’s Day), hosted by Four Seasons Arts. Her program will include Chaconne (J S Bach), Ave Maria (transcription by Hanzhi Wang), Dance of the Water Plants Dance of the Corals (transcription by Hanzhi Wang), Impromptu for Hanzhi (Katherine Balch), F-Major Andante (Mozart), E-flat Major Sonata (Benda) and My Story (Hanzhi Wang). Details on poster. |
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 Daddy Squeeze (Dan Newton) will present his online show "Love Songs" to celebrate Valentine's Day on February 15th at Noon CT.Your requests are welcome. For details email: daddysqueeze@yahoo.com |
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| CNIMA directed by Nathalie Boucheix will run two workshops this month from February 15th to 20th and from February 22nd to 27th. The workshops are for all ages and levels, incorporate Jacques Mornet's pedagogy, and cover holding the instrument, the balance of the bellows and music touches to develop your instrumental technique. Distance learning is available. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
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| The Christchurch Accordion Orchestra (conducted by David Thorne - picture below) and St Alban’s Community Choir accompanied and directed by accordionist Heather Gladstone will give a concert entitled "Love is All Around" at St Paul's Parish Church in Christchurch on February 21st at 5pm. Entry is by donation and will include a light supper. All are welcome. For details phone: 021 103 8334 |
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| Video: Young concertina player, Grace Lehane from Kilmichael in Cork, Ireland is having great fun serenading the cows on this farm. It is amazing how the cows come running when they hear the music. "This is the power of music and this is why we love music". |
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Rilasciato il regolamento della Coupe Mondiale 2021, Monaco - Germaniaby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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 La 74a Coupe Mondiale si terrà dal 13 al 17 ottobre 2021 a Monaco, in Germania, ospitata dal membro della CIA, il Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV), il capo del progetto è il primo vicepresidente: Georg Hettmann.La nostra Coupe Mondiale in Germania celebra anche il 90° anniversario della DHV, membro fondatore della CIA. Il festival presenterà le seguenti competizioni: • 73a Coupe Mondiale • Masters Coupe Mondiale • Junior Coupe Mondiale • International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music • Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music • Musica da camera - Classica • Musica da camera - World Music Regolamento 2021 a: Coupe Mondiale Potete visualizzare le informazioni sugli hotel e le immagini delle sedi dei concerti a: Coupe Mondiale Scarica il poster stampabile dell'evento su: 2021CM-poster.pdf Il sistema di iscrizione online sarà aperto in primavera e la data di chiusura delle iscrizioni è il 25 agosto 2021. Troverete un report completo della Coupe Mondiale 2019 su: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2019/cn_coupemain.html In cinese http://www.accordion-news.cn/news.aspx?d=20-Dec-2019&lang=cn |
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 The closing date for the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) 2021 Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition for Aspiring Composers has been extended to February 15th, 2021.Winners will be notified by email on or about March 1st, 2021. Download Information, Awards, Regulations and Entry Form at: 2021Bennett.pdf |
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