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AAA Conferisce il Lifetime Achievement Award a Joey Miskulin - USA
Video: Tango Orchestra “Guardia Nueva” - Finlandia
Nuovo Libro di Rob Howard - Accordion Anthology 2 - Regno Unito
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Passing of Count Guido Robert Deiro (1938 - 2019) - USAVideo: 2019 Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment category, Round I - ChinaNew Humorous Video, Alexander Poeluev – RussiaPaul Chamberlain to Adjudicate at 100th Edinburgh Competition & Festival - Scotland"New and Unforgotten" Russian Gala Concert – New Zealand
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Fire, Rain & Espresso in Finals of "Creole" Competition - GermanyInternational Festival “Magic of Dance” in Khiva - UzbekistanCory Pesaturo at 2nd Attleboro Italian Cultural Festival, Massachusetts - USATango Rendezvous "Masquerade Milonga" - Auckland, New ZealandTillingbourne Accordion Orchestra Bandstand Performance - UKSharon Shannon Concerts in DenmarkMiloš Milivojević Solo Recital in London – England“Classical Kicks” at the West Malling Festival - Kent, EnglandSergey Osokin Performs in Berlin – GermanyMario Tacca & Mary Mancini Cabaret Show at the Bean Runner Café - USADuo “Vilda” at Without Borders Festival - BulgariaAccordionist Michael Bridge & Kornel Wolak Debut Tour - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Report Giornalieri: PIF Castelfidardo Festival e Competizioni - Italyby Harley Jones |
  Il PIF Castelfidardo 2019 si svolgerà dal 18 al 22 settembre. Ci saranno report quotidiani, foto, video e risultati online dal prossimo mercoledì.Visualizza a: 2019Castelfidardo Il Consiglio Comunale di Castelfidardo (Marche, Italia), in collaborazione con l'Associazione Turistica Castelfidardo Pro Loco, convoca e organizza il Concorso Internazionale PIF “Città di Castelfidardo” riservato a solisti e gruppi di fisarmonica, di musica classica e di altri generi. L'Amministrazione Comunale di Castelfidardo è guidata dal sindaco Roberto Ascani, la Pro Loco di Castelfidardo guidata da Ruben Cittadini e il direttore artistico dell'evento Renzo Ruggieri. |
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AAA Conferisce il Lifetime Achievement Award a Joey Miskulin - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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  Nella foto sopra: Joey Miskulin e la moglie Patti, a sinistra la figlia Katie e il marito Brian O'Boyle.L'American Accordionists' Association (AAA) ha consegnato il Lifetime Achievement Award a Joey Miskulin durante la cena della Carrozza Scholarship domenica 8 settembre 2019. Questo onore è il riconoscimento del contributo eccezionalmente prolifico che Joey Miskulin ha dato all'industria discografica, avendo suonato su centinaia di album con molti dei nomi più noti della musica popolare e country per molti anni. Il membro del consiglio di amministrazione di AAA, Dominic Karcic, era il presidente e il maestro delle cerimonie. Dagli anni '70, Joey Miskulin ha registrato con artisti del calibro di Paul McCartney, U2, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton, Emmylou Harris, Frankie Yankovic, Garth Brooks, solo per citarne alcuni. Anche cantante, arrangiatore e produttore, Joey Miskulin è ben noto per aver suonato musica country come "Joey the Cowpolka King" con la band Riders in the Sky e polka con Frankie Yankovic, ma la sua versatilità si estende al jazz, come dimostra il suo album, "The Other Side of the Fence". Sempre nel 1990 per il suo rivoluzionario video/DVD "Accordion Styles and Techniques", che è stato il primo video nel suo genere. I crediti di produzione di Miskulin includono "Toy Story" per Disney/Pixar e recentemente a Shanghai, in Cina, dove ha trascorso due settimane a lavorare con la Walt Disney Company. Circa 125 persone hanno goduto di grande intrattenimento, educazione e una cena meravigliosa con balli. Il programma presentava la Long Island Accordion Alliance che ha fornito la musica. Il programma è iniziato con l'accoglienza e la benedizione del dott. Joseph A. Ciccone, presidente dell'American Accordionists' Association. La musica dance piacevole è stata fornita dai fisarmonicisti Mario Tacca, Frank Toscano, Dominic Karcic e Phil Battiston su percussioni/voce. Tutti sono rimasti incantati dal programma del concerto presentato dal fisarmonicista Mario Tacca e dalla cantante Mary Mancini. Si sono esibiti i due vincitori del concorso Carrozza Scholarship 2019. Gia Ciccone ha interpretato il "Carnevale di Venezia". Nathan Chapeton, che ha rappresentato gli Stati Uniti alla Coupe Mondiale del 2019, ha eseguito un'emozionante "Schindler's List". Joey Miskulin ha intrattenuto tutti con un medley. Joey è amichevole, simpatico e molto modesto riguardo ai suoi doni musicali e ai suoi successi nel mondo musicale. Un articolo ampliato su questo evento sarà pubblicato nel prossimo USA News, 1° ottobre. Immagini in basso: (da sinistra a destra) - LIAA Joe Campo, Frank Scardino, John Perno, Greg Zukoff, Joey Miskulin, Phil Prete, Bob LaBua, Dominic Karcic. - Dott. Joseph Ciccone, Gia Ciccone, Mario Tacca, Ethel Ciccone. |
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Video: Tango Orchestra “Guardia Nueva” - Finlandiaby Harley Jones |
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| Nelle ultime settimane, abbiamo presentato l'Orchestra di Tango “Guardia Nueva” diretta dal direttore musicale Raimo Vertainen mentre erano in tournée in Finlandia il mese scorso, presentando concerti in alcuni dei più grandi festival della Finlandia. http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=06-Sep-2019&lang=en#art15770 Sopra c’è un breve video di una delle loro grandi esibizioni. |
Nuovo Libro di Rob Howard - Accordion Anthology 2 - Regno Unitoby Christine Johnstone |
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 All'inizio di quest'anno Rob Howard è stato incaricato dalla British Music Hall Society di scrivere un articolo sul coinvolgimento della fisarmonica e altri strumenti ad ancia nelle epoche delle sale da musica e dei teatri di varietà. L'articolo è apparso sulla loro rivista "Call Boy" e ha motivato Rob a utilizzare una versione estesa dell'articolo come base per il suo decimo libro intitolato "Accordion Anthology 2". I nove libri precedentemente pubblicati sono disponibili online su: Rob HowardDiversi importanti artisti hanno gentilmente accettato di scrivere su sé stessi e il nuovo libro è stato presto pubblicato. "Accordion Anthology 2" sarà disponibile dal 18 ottobre e presenta molti altri articoli e biografie sulla fisarmonica, tra cui interessanti contributi autobiografici di musicisti famosi. Come il suo predecessore, "Accordion Anthology" (ancora disponibile), si tratta di un libro con copertina rigida di alta qualità quasi A4, completamente illustrato e rivolto agli appassionati. Costo: £ 15 + £ 3p/p I prezzi d'oltremare incluso p/p sono: EU - 27 Euro, USA/Canada/Australia - $ 37 Si può ordinare in anticipo. Per ulteriori informazioni e ordini scrivere a: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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 Video and musical tribute by Cory Pesaturo, Ave Maria by Franz Schubert. Cory is playing the historic last Vaudeville accordion of Guido Snr. which he played from 1936 to about 1940. The only accordion he ever played that had his name on it, Guido Jr. claimed.On September 12th, 2019 Count Guido Robert Deiro passed away in a Las Vegas hospital. Born Feb. 18, 1938, he was 81 years of age and is survived by his wife Joan, his children and grandchildren. There will be no wake funeral or celebration of life. Eulogy by Cory Pesaturo - A Military Test Pilot (one of the most dangerous jobs in the world) - Awarded for his Meteorite findings - One of the first auctioneers of hotels in the country and First in Nevada - An Official Count, & Grand Chancellor of the ancient chivalry Order of St. John - One of the first Plane Racers - Massively involved in world charity donations - Was Knighted - An FOC rated Fencing Referee and is credentialed by the Academie d’Armes Internationale and US Fencing Coaches Association and former Chaiman of the Nevada Division of the US Fencing Association - Created a fake airline with the CIA during the Cold War to help with efforts in Africa and flew many secret missions there and was involved in gun fights - Auctioneer of collectable coins - Was friends with the early Jewish Mafia of Las Vegas - Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award - On the board of the Nevada Museum of Art for his work to help artists - A racecar driver and owner of many high performance race cars - A boat captain - Brought Pavorotti to Las Vegas for the first time - A member of the Quiet Birdman - One of the pioneers of Earth Art - Operated one of the first gyms in Las Vegas - An author - Was a Boss on the Casino Floor for card games - An actor in various movies and was on the Board of Directors of the International Film Festival CineVegas, and was a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild - Howard Hughes’ personal pilot and last of all, - Spent 10 years organizing and cataloguing his fathers music, pictures, items, and data, along with writing the book “Mae West and the Count” which came out only a few months ago. This was the life of 1 single man who became one of my dearest friends in my entire life, and my favorite fan; Count Guido Robert Deiro. We so sadly lost him this week. And trust me; there is more. There are also many more “First in Las Vegas” and “First in Nevada” records I’m missing. It is simply too much to remember. All of it sounds impossible and simply not-believable. But the son of the "Father of the Piano Accordion" had everything documented to go along with a gargantuan amount of evidence for everything he said, from a Cuban Sargent’s medal given to him by one of his Nigerian Soldier’s during his secret trips to Africa, to his Ferrari Club of Nevada badge, to the actual meteorite he found, to his mountain of certificates from every field of the world, to pictures with Howard Hughes and parties he was invited to which included the likes of William Randolph Hearst, to videos of him in his prototype race car. As someone that spent so many hours with him on the phone, and was at his house 4 times for 10 days scoring through piles of objects, I can tell you; It was all there. It was all true. His incredible memory of pilot friends who died in the 50’s to who ran what organization that he dealt with in the 70’s or what secretary of a politician he had to smooth over to get a deal done in the 90’s was savant-like. He was, and may still be in 2019, the "Most Interesting Man in the World". This week, we have lost one of the great Renascence Men of the 20th century, and our closest connection to Piano Accordion History in North America. The man who started it all. Musically, Cory Pesaturo |
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Video 2. 2nd Artem Tretiakov (Russia)
Video 3. 3rd Alexander Matveychuk (Russia)
 The Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment category is in two rounds. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd placegetters Round I videos are above. The Round II videos will be in next weeks news.Enjoy the videos of the winners. Video 1. Virtuoso Entertainment Round I, 1st place, Gustavo Aliandre De Almeida (Brazil), Program Round I: A. Spaccarotella Tango Revenge E. Gismonti/ Arr A. Spaccarotella Frevo E. Bouvelle/ Arr A. Spaccarotella Sur Un Que De Migliavacca Video 2. Virtuoso Entertainment Round I, 2nd place, Artem Tretiakov (Russia) Program Round I: R. Ruggieri Carnivale J. Strachey These Foolish Things V. Vlasov Basso Ostinato Video 3. Virtuoso Entertainment Round I, 3rd place, Alexander Matveychuk (Russia) Program Round I: F.Waller - C.Bolling Honeysuckle Rose P.Makkonen When It's Lamp-Lightning Time In The Valley H.Creamer - L.Fancelli After You've Gone Video Archive Education Project sponsored by Scandalli and Accordions Worldwide. The videos of all 2019 Coupe Mondiale performers is online at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2019/cn_coupemain.html |
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 Accordionist Alexander Poeluev has just released a new video. It's a humorous cover of a popular Russian pop-song “Zacepila Menya” by Arthur Pirozhkov.Video: Alexander Poeluev (accordion, arranger), Elizaveta Poelueva (percussion, arranger, script writer), Eduard Bondarev (filmmaker), Anna Barsukova (editor), Dmitry Vodogretskiy (sound engineer), Denis Kovalskiy (composer). Thanks also to “AKKO” factory, Dmitry Avralev and to Mr.Jiang Jie, Rostov-on-Don 2019. |
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 Accordionist and teacher Paul Chamberlain (Ratho – picture left) will again adjudicate the 2020 competition accordion classes which were introduced by the Edinburgh Competition Festival for the first time in 2019. The Edinburgh Competition Festival dates are March 3rd to 15th, 2020.There are four levels for solo accordion players age 17 and under as well as an Open Class for any age, including adults. Traditional or classical pieces are welcome - all at the performer's own choice. Accordion categories are scheduled for Wednesday 4 March 2020. Roger Robertson, chairman of the Festival, said: "We are delighted to welcome back Paul Chamberlain. We had some excellent performers in the solo classes this year and a double concerto for bandoneon and guitar was one of the four finalists in our Concerto competition. In the Festival's 100th year we want to encourage entrants of all ages and stages. "Solo accordionists and ensembles can also enter the traditional music class which in 2020 will be adjudicated but non-competitive." The syllabus for the Centenary Festival has just been published and is available online. Closing date for entries is 30 November 2019. Download 2020 Syllabus: 2020ECFestRules.pdf |
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 Auckland accordion group “Ave Accordeon” (picture left) were invited to entertain at the "New and Unforgotten" Russian Gala Concert on September 7th at the Rose Centre in Belmont, Auckland.The group includes accordionists Lian Jones, Alanah Jones, Annabelle Ding, Eric Max plus Sean Max on saxophone. The festival, which was directed by Alexander Radchenko, included a variety of performances by folk groups, dance groups and instrumentalists. The following day, September 8th “Ave Accordeon” were guest performers at the Creative Keyboard Club in Browns Bay. Other performers at this event included the North Shore Music Makers Accordion Orchestra conducted by Renee Jeffries. |
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| The "Creole" competition is a reknown competition for Global Music looking for bands mixing up different music cultures with no fear of borders. Ten bands have been chosen to perform at the competition on September 13th and 14th in Dortmund's "Domicil" jazz club. Three piece band “Fire, Rain & Espresso: which includes Marko Kassl (accordion), Robert Beck (clarinet) and Nils Imhorst (double bass) are one of the finalists. They will play three compositions by Nils Imhorst and one piece by John Zorn. For details email: info@marko-kassl.de |
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 Accordionist Martina Jembrisak will perform at the International Festival “Magic of Dance” with the ensemble AWF Warsaw (folk song and dance ensemble). The event will be held in Khiva, Uzbekistan from September 14th to 16th, 2019. Participants will include popular Uzbek and international dance groups, so attendees will be able to enjoy the diversity and richness of the national dances and take part in master classes led by Uzbek dance experts. Other highlights of the festival include a photo exhibition on ‘The History of the Uzbek Dance Art’, the local handicrafts fair, Uzbek puppet shows, and demonstrations of the colorful national dresses. Martina Jembrisak also gave a performance on September 12th in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with the ensemble AWF Warsaw. For further information email: jembrisakmartina@gmail.com |
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 The 2nd Annual Italian Cultural Festival honoring the life of St. Padre Pio will be held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Attleboro, Massachusetts on September 14th from 11am to 9pm.The festival will begin with a dance party and Tarantella dance contest, featuring Italian classic songs and American songs from the 1950’s to today, a religious concert, guest speaker Pompilio Petrillo (who will speak about his friendship with Padre Pio and why Padre Pio makes a difference today) and a Mass honoring Padre Pio. The event will finish with a dinner and entertainment. Popular accordionist Cory Pesaturo will perform a variety of music at the event. For further information: cory.pesaturo@gmail.com |
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| Video: Tango Project "Milonga De Cuatro", Astor Piazzolla "Triunfal" & "Libertango" March 2019 - Lian Jones (accordion), Irina Lgotkina (violin), Marija Durdevic (contrabass) and Natalia Meyta (piano). Tango quartet “Milonga de Cuatro” will entertain at a Masquerade Milonga – A Night of Disguise, organised by Tango Rendezvous on September 14th. The event will be held at the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall in Mt Albert, Auckland and celebrates 20 years of tango in Auckland. The quartet which includes accordionist and teacher Lian Jones will play traditional Argentine tango pieces. For details email: info@tangoenz.co.nz |
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| The Tillingbourne Accordion Orchestra will entertain at the Canbury Gardens Bandstand in Canbury, England on September 15th. This bandstand is in a beautiful setting by the river in Kingston upon Thames where you can watch a variety boats going along the river. It is perfect for a family picnic on a summer afternoon. The orchestra concert starts at 3pm and will run until 5pm. Admission is free. For further information phone: 020 8287 6208 |
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 Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon and her band will continue their Sacred Earth Tour 2019 with concerts in Denmark this month. The band consists of Jim Murray (acoustic guitar), Jack Maher (electric guitar and vocals), Sean Regan (violin, percussion and beatbox) together with special guest Seckou Keota from Senegal (kora and percussion).They will perform a variety of music from Sharon's many albums as well as songs from the album Sacred Earth. Concert dates: September 18th: Hagges Musik Pub in Tonder. Phone: +45 74 72 44 49 September 19th: 2 concerts at Baltoppen Live in Ballerup. Phone: +45 44 77 30 60 September 20th: Halkaer Kro Kulturhus in Nibe. Phone: +45 40 16 15 10 |
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 Video: Promotion of Miloš Milivojevic debut solo CD titled "Accord for Life" released by Nimbus Records in October 2018.Miloš Milivojevic will perform a solo recital at the St Mary’s Church Perivale in London on September 18th. St Mary's Perivale is a tiny, beautiful 12th century church in West London. It has now been transformed by the Friends of St Mary's Perivale into an exceptional music venue serving West London. Milos’s program will include Bach: ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' BWV 639 Scarlatti: Two Sonatas Vlasov: Five views on Gulag state Angelis: Interieur Semionov: Don Rhapsodie no 2 (2nd movt) Admission is free. For further information mail: hmather@btopenworld.com |
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 Following his September 18th performance at St Mary’s Church Perivale in London, Milos Milivojevic will perform with Lizzie Ball (violin and vocals) at “Classical Kicks” at the 9th West Malling Festival in Kent on September 20th.The festival, which aims to bring international artists to historical venues in and around West Malling, Kent, runs from September 15th to 28th, 2019 and celebrates an eclectic mix of fabulous music. The duo will premiere their brand new show exploring the life, times and relationship of Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky For further details email: info@musicatmalling.com |
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| Video: Pulse - Sergey Osokin, composer and accordionist, Professor Moscow, performs Pulse, released in 2018. Accordionist Sergey Osokin will give a concert at the School of Modern Drama Theater, Friedrichstraße in Berlin, Germany on September 19th. He will perform several pieces in Klezmer style re Odessa's anecdotes with Alexey Rozov (violin) and Marat Galeev (clarinet). For further details email: sergei_osokin@mail.ru |
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 Video: Mary Mancini & Mario Tacca perform live their version of The Carnival of Venice, vocals and accordion.Accordionist Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini (vocals) will entertain with an exciting cabaret show at The Bean Runner Café in Peekskill, New York on September 21st. The Bean Runner Café is a “hot live music café” that features live music every weekend including jazz, blues, reggae and soca music with performers, singers and songwriters from across the country. For reservations phone: 914-737-17 01 |
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 Duo “Vilda” which includes accordionist Viivi Saarenkylä and indigenous Samí singer Hildá Länsman (Finland) will perform at the Without Borders Art&Ethno Forum held at the Palace Balchik in Balchik, Bulgaria from September 20th to 22nd.The 2019 event, which celebrates their 10th anniversary is an international forum and a showcase for world music. Artists each year are selected by the organising committee. Duo Vilda play original music, composed and written by both members, influenced by northern nature, traditional Samí joik and Finnish folk, and pop music! For further details email: viivi@saarenkyla.fi |
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| Video 1: Bach - "Violin Partita in E Major" Video 2: "Petite Fleur" Accordionist Michael Bridge and Kornel Wolak (clarinet) will be making their USA touring debut with 20 concerts throughout the USA Midwest from October 14th to November 17th, 2019. Michael and Kornel are an internationally acclaimed duo, pushing the limits of their instruments and musical styles into the 21st Century. They perform a uniquely orchestrated repertoire of classical, world and jazz fusion. For further information email: michael@michaelbridgemusic.com Their touring schedule is pictured below. |
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