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Dr. William Schimmel: Fisarmonicista per "Carousel" Nominato per 11 Tony Awards - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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![]() Ironia della sorte, la fisarmonica non faceva parte dell'orchestrazione originale nella prima produzione del 1945 e nelle successive produzioni. Nel 2018, la fisarmonica aggiunge una nuova dimensione alla storia oscura con la redenzione alla fine. "Carousel" è stato nominato per 11 Tony Awards! Presenta un cast multirazziale con Joshua Henry (Hamilton) nei panni di Billy Bigelow, Jessie Mueller (Beautiful) e Rene Flemming (diva dell'opera internazionale). Il Chicago Tribune dice: "Dio è in Carousel". È stato nominato per 12 Drama Desk Awards, 6 Outer Critic Awards e 3 Drama League Awards. Potrete ascoltare William Schimmel anche nel nuovo CD "Jarvis and Friends" che vede la partecipazione di Schimmel e del percussionista Peter Jarvis nella composizione collaborativa "Devotional Suite" e New York Classical di Schimmel. Un secondo CD presenta Schimmel in "The Concerto for Accordion and Percussion" di Peter Jarvis eseguito dal New Jersey Percussion Ensemble. Entrambi i CD sono con l’etichetta The Composers’ Concordance distribuita da Naxos. |
„Tag der Harmonika“ 2018 Austriaco ad Angerberg (Tirolo) - Austriaby Herbert Scheibenreif |
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![]() Scarica il poster a sinistra e il programma dei colori su: 2018TagHarmonika.pdf Questo evento biennale includerà la 28a competizione di solisti, duetti, ensemble (entrambe le categorie di musica da camera e mondiale) e orchestre di fisarmonica, la 25a competizione diatonica (la cosiddetta armonica stiriana), la 20a competizione per ensemble di musica folk e il 13° concorso per organo a bocca (solista, ensemble e orchestre). Per attirare più candidati, verrà organizzata per la prima volta una "competizione di intrattenimento" (categorie corrispondenti al concorso per fisarmonica classica). I concerti di premiazione per fisarmonica e organi a bocca si terranno venerdì alle 18, per ensemble diatonici e folkmusic sabato alle 18:00. Per concludere l'evento, l'intrattenimento serale sarà organizzato dall'ensemble folk austriaco „Die runden Oberkrainer“. Per informazioni più dettagliate, visitare www.harmonikaverband.at e per ulteriori informazioni: e-mail: w.weibert@kabsi.at o herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
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Il Sindaco Proclama la Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica a Superior, WI - USAby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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![]() Il sindaco di Superior, Wisconsin, Jim Paine, ha proclamato il World Accordion Day (WAD) durante il festival celebrativo tenuto al World of Accordions Museum il 6 maggio 2018. In una rara doppia proclamazione, il sindaco Paine ha anche dichiarato il 5 maggio il Dr. Willard A. Palmer Day. Foto a sinistra, download di qualità o stampa su: 2018Proclomations.pdf Il curatore del museo Helmi Harrington ha ospitato il magnifico weekend di celebrazioni, tra cui workshop, concerti e attività sociali, attirando partecipanti da tutti gli Stati Uniti. L'evento ha reso omaggio all'eredità del defunto Dr. Willard "Bill" Palmer e WAD, celebrando il brevetto del 6 maggio 1829 della fisarmonica. WAD è stato aperto dall'ambasciatore della CIA Kevin Friedrich per poi includere una dimostrazione della storia della fisarmonica di Helmi Harrington, utilizzando una sezione trasversale storica di alcune delle 1300 fisarmoniche che sono state esposte al Museo. Tra gli artisti in primo piano per la celebrazione mondiale vediamo il famoso fisarmonicista di Thunder Bay John Scaffeo, il gruppo Celtic Focus Eira tra cui Sue Spencer, Jim Ofsthun e Liesel Wilson (combinazione di fisarmoniche, erhu, violino, chitarra e voce), il fisarmonicista di Minneapolis Dee Langley, il vincitore di Grammy e premiato Country Hall of Fame Joey Miskulin. Joey è stato affiancato da Stas Venglevski per diversi brani, incluso il duetto completamente improvvisato “A World of Accordions Museum Tango”, una straordinaria combinazione dei talenti dei due famosi musicisti. Gli eventi si sono conclusi con l'Orchestra del Festival di 35 membri sotto la direzione di Tracey Gibbens, mentre eseguivano più di una dozzina di opere provenienti da tutto il mondo. Foto sotto: Stas Venglevski e Joey Miskulin (duetto), Helmi Harrington - dimostrazione storica, Joey Miskulin (solo). |
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L'Università delle Arti di Zurigo (ZHdK) dà il Benvenuto a Mika Väyrynen - Svizzeraby Kevin Friedrich |
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![]() Come uno dei fisarmonicisti più conosciuti e acclamati del mondo, Väyrynen ha eseguito centinaia di concerti in Finlandia e in tutta Europa, negli Stati Uniti e in Asia. Pedagogo di tutto rispetto, Mika Väyrynen insegna alla Zürcher Hochschule der Künste come docente di fisarmonica (Zurigo, Svizzera), all'Accademia Sibelius (Helsinki, Finlandia) e all'Università di Scienze Applicate di Tampere (Tampere, Finlandia). Ha lavorato come docente ospite in molte delle principali istituzioni accademiche mondiali di fisarmonica e i diplomati delle sue classi lavorano come solisti e insegnanti in tutto il mondo, molti hanno vinto premi a concorsi internazionali di fisarmonica, musica da camera e multi-strumentali. Il Dipartimento di Musica offre programmi per la creazione, l'insegnamento e l'interpretazione di musica classica, jazz, pop e musica sacra. I corsi di laurea forniscono formazione professionale per orchestra e musicisti scolastici futuri, orchestra e direttori di coro, solisti e musicisti da camera. Il termine per le iscrizioni è il 31 maggio 2018, con la data di esame fissata per il 4 giugno 2018, per ulteriori informazioni: www.zhdk.ch/en/accordion-6494. Per ulteriori informazioni, domande e dettagli sull’iscrizione, contattare: barbara.portmann@zhdk.ch. |
Studenti RAM in concerto con Philharmonia Orchestra, Cardiff - UKby Rob Howard |
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Gli studenti di fisarmonica della Royal Academy of Music (RAM) di Londra si esibiranno con la Philharmonia Orchestra diretta da Vladimir Ashkenazy, alla St David's Hall di Cardiff venerdì 18 maggio e di nuovo presso la Royal Festival Hall di Londra, domenica 20 maggio, entrambi alle 19:30. I concerti commemorano la rivoluzione russa del 1917 e sono intitolati rispettivamente "Voices of Revolution" e "Voices of Revolution: Exile & Return". Il programma del concerto per il 18 maggio include Prokofiev - 'Autumnal', Prokofiev – ‘Violin Concerto No. 1', Prokofiev – ‘Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution’ Il programma del concerto per il 20 maggio include Prokofiev – ‘Seven, they are Seven’, Prokofiev - ‘Violin Concerto No. 1’, Prokofiev – ‘Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution’ Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: K.INGRAM@ram.ac.uk |
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![]() ![]() The business owner Rob Beecroft explains: “A message to all accordion and music retailers this man came into our premises today and took a Sonola 120 bass accordion within seconds of us taking our eyes off him. Luckily we got the accordion back after chasing him but did not manage to pin him down!” For further information email: enquiries@accordioncentre.com |
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![]() Klingenthal vom 29. April - 05. Mai 2018 Kategorie VI - Solisten ohne Altersbegrenzung mit virtuoser Unterhaltungsmusik Nr. Name Vorname Land Tobias Morgenstern Alexander Dmitriev Prof. Jacques Mornet Prof. Vojin Vasovic Klaudiusz Baran Ulf Seifert 1 Ratoi Radu Republik Moldau 2 Gatte Diégo Frankreich 3 Bartkeviciute Egle Litauen Kategorie V Tobias Morgenstern Jeanette Dyremose Prof. Cao Xiao-Qing Ivano Battiston Iñaki Alberdi Klaudiusz Baran 1 Sasha&Sasha Konovalova, Aleksandra (Akkordeon) Ostrovskiy, Alexander (Klarinette) Russland 2 Duo Accellorandom Torkar, Neža (Akkordeon) Simbera, Romana (Violoncello) Slowenien 3 Kacprzak&Sokolowski Duo Kacprzak, Maciej (Akkordeon) Sokolowski, Karol (Violoncello) Polen Kategorie IV Nr. Name Vorname Land Prof. Stefan Husson Prof. Tibor Racz Prof. Vojin Vasovic Ivano Battiston Klaudiusz Baran Andreas Nebl Gesamt- 1 Han YiLin China 2 Rydz Dawid Polen 3 Ratoi Radu Republik Kategorie III - Solisten bis zum vollendeten 18. Lebensjahr Nr. Name Vorname Land Prof. Stefan Hussong Andreas Nebl Prof. Tibor Racz Prof. Vojin Vasovic Alexander Dmitriev Werner Weibert 1 Zhang Zhuo China 2 Lazic Milan Serbien 3 Motyka Piotr Polen Kategorie II - Solisten bis zum vollendeten 15. Lebensjahr Name Vorname Land Ulf Seifert Jeanette Dyremose Prof. Cao Xiao-Qing Werner Weibert Alexander Dmitriev 1 Yang Zhan China 2 Sapuntsov Roman Ukraine 3 Leonardo Labraña Beatriz Spanien Kategorie I - Solisten bis zum vollendeten 12. Lebensjahr Nr. Name Vorname Land Ulf Seifert Jeanette Dyremose Prof. Cao Xiao-Qing Tobias Morgenstern Prof. Jacques Mornet 1 Paduch Krzysztof Adam Polen 2 Slavoljub Maric Serbien 3 Khlebnova Alina Russland Further info: Klingenthal |
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On Tuesday May 8th the duo Mazaika – Igor Outkine (midi accordion and vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin, domra, vocals) - performed lively Russian folk and Gypsy music on board HMS Belfast, moored in London on the Thames, at an event to celebrate VE Day. There were many World War Two veterans present, including several former Soviet army veterans, who all very much enjoyed the entertainment by Mazaika. The Soviet veterans were presented with a flag from HMS Belfast in honour of the occasion. On May 9th Mazaika performed at a Victory Day concert at Pushkin House in Bloomsbury Square, London, commemorating the day the USSR formally ended the war in Europe. For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
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![]() Ferran Martinez, born in 1971, is a graduate of the Barcelona Conservatory. He performs solo classical concerts and is a member of the Cavall Bernat group, performing Catalan popular music. He is also both an accordion and computer teacher. Cavall Bernat have recently released a new CD, Ulls de Mar’. This month they perform on May 19th at Rte La Bufa, and on May 26th at Taverna La Bella Lola. For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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The well known music school CNIMA, under the guidance of Prof. Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Bouchet, offers music and accordion stages for all levels, ages and styles. You may choose courses of 5, 2 and 1/2 a day. For further information view the CNIMA website |
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The festival ‘L'Accordéon Plein Pot’ takes place at 15 rue du Docteur Blanchard, St Quentin la Poterie, a commune in the Gard department in southern France, from May 8th to 13th. This event, which features accordion styles ranging from musette to Cajun to pop music, includes concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and dancing. Guest accordionists include Jeremie Buirette, Steve Normandin, Cédric Pierini, Freddo Boss, Denis Massé, and more, including several bands. Accordionists Jacques Mornet, Laetitia Mallet, Anaïs Bessières, Julien Locatelli and Maxime Novas, from the well-known accordion school CNIMA J. Mornet in the Auvergne, will all be present at the festival on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th. For further information email: contact@officeculturel.com |
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![]() Cathie Travers is our Festival Artist for 2018. A talented accordionist, she will join the string quintet of the locally based Classic Symphony Orchestra for a 'Live in the Chapel' session on 19 May. Cathie’s talent has seen her featured as a composer, performer, and musical director for numerous theatre and dance works, as well as ensemble and orchestral performances around Australia, Asia, USA, Canada and the UK. Cathie is regularly inspired by a social or environmental situation and continues to write original instrumental titles. |
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The Gustavo Reynoso Trio performs Chamame dance music on Friday May 11th, 9pm, at the Centro Cultural Academias Previale, Lavajella 48, Salto, Uruguay. Gustavo Reynoso, born 1990 in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, began studying the bandoneon aged 9 at the Municipal School of Music of Aranguren. He later studied the guitar, the 2-row and 3-row diatonic accordions, and also the piano accordion, though the bandoneon remains his first choice of instrument. He plays with various ensembles and also as a soloist. |
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![]() According to the French magazine Le Progrès, they “bring back almost a century of the traditional French 'chanson' songs in the likes of Édith Piaf and Yves Montand, Francis Lemarque. With just voice and accordion, Jac & Co captivate audiences and transport them to the dance halls and street side cafés of France's yesteryear! Jacques Pellarin’s two most recent CDs are ‘My French Cinema’ and ‘Paris Ma Jeunesse’, available via his website. For further information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
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![]() Sylvia Pagni began studying piano, accordion and conducting under the guidance of her father, Giuseppe Pagni, musician and teacher, earning a diploma at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. With her accordion, she has been a guest in a concert in memory of Gorni Kramer in an international jazz festival attended by Rick Wakeman, and the Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, at the Sistina in Rome. |
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![]() The members of the Bavarian Beer Garden Band are Greg Perry – accordion and vocals, Gary Beyer - soprano, alto & tenor sax, Celtic tin whistle, and vocals, Tero Jankko - bass guitar, and Dan Chappelle – percussion. The band was founded by Wally Franz, accordionist and a true Oktoberfest veteran. Over 90 years old, Wally still performs part time with BBGB on local gigs. For further information email: info@queenannebeerhall.com |
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![]() The Shand Morino is one of the most iconic of all accordions, and in the late 1930s was part designed by Jimmy Shand in collaboration with Venanzio Morino, chief designer at Hohner at the time. Jimmy Shand had an idea for improving the response of the three row diatonic accordion and together with the accordion retailer Charles Forbes (his employer at the time) and Morino they designed and built the Hohner Special in 1939. After World War Two, a design based on this instrument was mass produced by Hohner under the name ‘Shand Morino’. The Shand Morino is a British Chromatic accordion – a hybrid instrument combining a diatonic treble keyboard with a stradella bass, and is the most celebrated type of this kind of accordion. |
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The ‘Akordeon Art’ Festival takes place from May 15th to 18th in Istocno, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This festival includes competitions for accordion (solo, ensembles and orchestras) and for piano, and has a programme of concerts and seminars featuring international guests such as the Paris-Moscow Duo (France), Aleksandar Serdar (Serbia), Stephane Chapuis (Switzerland), Teodoro Anzellotti (Italy), and Josif Puric (Russia) For further information email: akordeonart@mak.ues.rs.ba |
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On Friday May 18th, 7pm, The Red Point Trio - Paolo Esposito, Nicola Emanuele Maggio and Davide Di Filippo, who are all classical accordion students at l'Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali "Tchaicovsky" di Nocera Terinese (Cz), will be guests at the La Bruca Resort of Scalea (CS). |
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![]() The club night will begin at 7.30pm with a “play-along” of familiar tunes (bring your musical instrument and join in – all levels of proficiency are welcome to play or just to listen.) Sue Coppard plays and composes in a variety of international genres, entertains as a soloist at all kinds of functions, and has recorded 2 CDs, ‘Magic Carpet’ and ‘Carried Away…’ consisting entirely of her compositions. She has appeared at the Caister Accordion Festival, and was the organiser of the White Horse Accordion Club. For further information email: myrabee@btinternet.com |
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![]() Ivano Battiston newly released arrangements: Catalog: battiston105 The "Ricercare a tre" arranged for accordion solo, is a three-voice fugue and the first piece of the Musical Offering (1747) by Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the most articulate and complex works ever composed, and is universally considered one of the highest points ever achieved in the history of music. All the material is based on a musical theme created by Frederick II of Prussia and masterfully elaborated by the great German musician. Catalog: battiston106 3 Balkan Dances are three short pieces written for recorder and accordion and inspired by the folklore of Serbia and Macedonia. The song titles are also the names of some Balkan villages. Hum, Surduk, Rakita. Exciting encore arrangements and hear the applause at the end! Other works or arrangements recently released: battiston101 Libertango composed by Astor Piazzolla battiston102 Postcards composed by Ivano Battiston battiston103 Ples composed by Ivano Battiston battiston104 Paganiniana arranged for two accordions. |
Nuovo lavoro di Ruggieri per fisarmonica con bassi sciolti "Il bosco incantato" - Italiaby Harley Jones |
![]() ![]() Renzo scrive: "Il bosco incantato" è il primo brano che ho scritto per fisarmonica con bassi sciolti. La melodia la scrissi per uno spettacolo teatrale di Marco Goldin - a cui il brano è dedicato - sul famoso pittore Edward Munch. Il titolo richiama infatti un suo quadro "The Enchanted Forest" del 1903. La semplice idea melodica è stata quindi rielaborata, arrangiata e utilizzata per "l'assolo guidato" ovvero un momento che il solista può interpretare e personalizzare liberamente." |
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![]() ---------------------------------------------------------- Growing up in the accordion schools - The 1950s through the 1970s Thank you Joan Sommers, Liz Finch, Joe Cerrito, Mark Yacovone, Linda Soley Reed, Rita Barnea, Karen Malan-Uribe and Marilyn O’Neil for their contributions to this article! Read the full article by Joan Grauman at: Growing up in the accordion schools - The 1950s through the 1970s |
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