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Yuri Shishkin e Ludovic Beier in Concerto e seminario, Asturie - Spagna
'La bellezza dell'imperfezione, The Dick Contino Story', Las Vegas - USA
L'impennata della pubblicità su Internet della Cina - Cina
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Some Accordion Pictures Making the News - InternationalRegional Competition for Young Performers, Yamal – RussiaFrank Marocco (1931-2012) Memorial Service, California - USA‘14 Years Ago’ – Tracey Collins Enters TV Talent Show
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Accordion Events in Moscow, Surgut, Mari El - RussiaConcert of Contemporary Music for Accordion & Saxophone, Frankfurt - GermanyAccordion Federation of North America (AFNA) Festival, August - USAAugustinas Rakauskas Concert in Kaunas Conservatory - LithuaniaAlejandro Brittes and Joao Gentil Concert, Paris – FranceButton Accordion Workshop, Vancouver – CanadaMarco Lo Russo ad Anzio fra classico e popolare
Roy Hendrie Concerts, North Staffs AC, Stockport AC – UKDuo Virginie and Cyril Play for Dancing, Cholet – France‘Mazaika Swing’ Concert, London – UK
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Six eTracks MP3 Albums by Renzo Ruggieri Now Online – InternationalGrayson Masefield Site UpdatedLionel Reekie eTracks MP3 Album site updated
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Musikmesse 2012, Francoforte - Germaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Musikmesse di Francoforte del 2012 ha luogo da Mercoledì 21 a Sabato 24 marzo, con una giornata per il pubblico il 24 marzo. Gli orari di apertura sono 09:00-18:00.Quasi tutti i produttori di fisarmoniche provenienti da Italia e Germania esporranno nel padiglione 3.1 con l'evento globale con espositori internazionali provenienti da 46 paesi che presenteranno alcuni strumenti musicali, software e hardware musicali, spartiti, accessori e servizi connessi con la musica. Il "Saturday Public Day" ha molti manifestanti di fisarmonica presso le mostre dei costruttori di fisarmoniche. Holda Paoletti-Kampl ci sarà Mercoledì 21 e Giovedi 22 marzo e preparerà una relazione diretta per quei due giorni della manifestazione. Frankfurt_Musikmesse_2012_Accordion_Live_Report. |
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Yuri Shishkin e Ludovic Beier in Concerto e seminario, Asturie - Spagnaby Alejandro Martinez Ares |
  Sabato 5 maggio a mezzogiorno (ore 12) ci sarà un concerto entusiasmante presso il Teatro Auditorio de Pola de Siero, Asturias. La prima parte del concerto vedrà il celebre artista Roland Ludovic Beier (Francia) e la seconda parte del concerto sarà caratterizzata dal professore di fama internazionale e solista Yuri Shishkin (Russia). L'ingresso è gratuito a questo magnifico evento, sponsorizzato da Roland Spagna.Più tardi, quel pomeriggio alle 04:00, ci sarà una dimostrazione di fisarmoniche Roland da Ludovic Beier presso il Conservatorio Superior de Musica del Principado de Asturias. L'ingresso è gratuito, sponsorizzato da Roland Spain. I corsi di perfezionamento di Yuri Shishkin si svolgeranno Sabato 5 maggio, 16:00-20:00. e Domenica 6 maggio, 10:00-14:00 e 16:00-20:00, presso il Conservatorio Superior de Musica 'Eduardo Martlnez Tomer', Corrada del Obispo s / o, Oviedo. L'ingresso è: 100 Euro per gli studenti partecipanti, 25 Euro per gli ascoltatori. L'iscrizione è entro il marzo 29. Informazioni e download brochure applicazione master class : 05-06May2012 Per ulteriori informazioni email: diego@consmupa.com 6 CD sono disponibili presso Yuri Shishkin. |
'La bellezza dell'imperfezione, The Dick Contino Story', Las Vegas - USAby Rob Howard |
 'La bellezza dell'imperfezione, The Dick Contino Story' è un'autobiografia, trascritta dal nastro audio. Il libro racconta la storia della vita di Dick Contino, con molti aneddoti, e rivela le sue battaglie con le fobie estreme,la carcerazione,il gioco d'azzardo,il bere e le indiscrezioni. Il suo successivo problema con l'US Army e il carcere hanno fatto i titoli principali.Dick Contino è diventato un nome familiare. E 'stato congedato con onore come un Sergente Maggiore e più tardi ha ricevuto la grazia presidenziale. Il libro descrive inoltre la sua storia d'amore con l'attrice, Leigh Snowden e dei loro figli, e la sua vita attuale con la moglie, Tonia. Dick Contino è diventato una superstar della fisarmonica nello show radiofonico Horace Heidt alla fine del 1940. Egli è stato a lungo uno dei migliori intrattenitori di fisarmonica più famosi al mondo, guadagnandosi standing ovation ad ogni spettacolo. Si è esibito sull'Ed Sullivan Show più volte di qualsiasi altro spettacolo, e la sua storia è intrigante e coinvolgente. 'La bellezza dell'imperfezione, The Dick Contino Story' è disponibile via Amazon.com |
L'impennata della pubblicità su Internet della Cina - Cinaby Harley Jones |
 Nel Time Magazine USA del 12 MARZO 2012 c'era un articolo:. "Il mercato della pubblicità in Cina è in aumento di 54 miliardi di dollari, il mercato è cresciuto di oltre il 20% dal 2005 al 2010, secondo ResearchInChina, una società di ricerca sul mercato con sede a Pechino Come negli Stati Uniti, Internet è di gran lunga il mercato pubblicitario in più rapida crescita della Cina "(anche nella maggior parte dei paesi del mondo)." La spesa della pubblicità on-line della Cina è aumentata del 57% nel 2011 e oggi rappresenta più del 10% della spesa complessiva della Cina, più di due volte la sua quota nel 2009. " Sembra che le imprese cinesi abbiano rapidamente capito l'importanza della pubblicità su Internet, man mano che l' enorme numero di utenti Internet cinesi diventa sempre più noto. Per accordions.com la crescita di lettori cinese ha continuato molto forte ed eventi come la Coupe Mondiale 2011 di grande successo a Shanghai, in Cina hanno ulteriormente promosso la fisarmonica e le comunicazioni via internet ai fisarmonicisti in Cina. Le grandi manifestazioni internazionali in Cina e la copertura internet hanno aiutato le fabbriche di fisarmonica europee (tra cui Roland) a godere della forte crescita del mercato cinese negli ultimi anni. |
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 Picture above is how Sam Ash Music, USA advertises with its latest bus advertisement. When Sam and Rose Ash opened the first Sam Ash Music in Brooklyn, NY back in 1924, and its now the largest family-owned musical instrument retailer in the USA, (45 Megastores in 16 states), and it remains family owned and operated with three generations of the Ash family employed by the company.In the early 1950’s Jerry noticed the increasing popularity of the accordion and began to stock different models. Soon Sam Ash became known as the leading accordion dealer in the Brooklyn, NY area and are still active in accordion retailing. Picture to the side is accordion pants, unisex or not, you decide? Are bellows manufacturers going to be enjoying a boom in business? And below, we repeat again the 2011 pictures of the Accordion-like 'Privacy Shell' is a Papercraft Cone of Silence. This accordion like folding head covering enables two of you to cover your heads and enjoy some privacy. |
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| The Regional Competition for Young Performers took place on March 5th and 6th at Tarco- Sale, a small town located in Yamal region of Russia. Alexander Selivanov was Chairman of the Jury, alongside Moscow pianist Professor Denis Chefanov and violinist Alexey Mayevsky. Picture above of Alexander Selivanov presenting prizes. The competition had about 200 participants from the ages of 6 until 15. Alexander Selivanov also gave master-classes for young local musicians, and during the closing concert played on stage together with young talented accordionist Denis Koptelov. Picture below. The final piece of the concert was the famous ‘Frescos’ for Bayan and Orchestra by Viatcheslav Semionov, performed by Alexander Selivanov and Denis Chefanov. |
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 The accordion world mourns the passing of great Jazz accordionist Frank Marocco, who died in Los Angeles on March 3rd 2012, aged 81.The Memorial Service for Frank Marocco will be held on Saturday, 24 March 2012 at 11:00am at the Northridge United Methodist Church, 9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91324, USA. Condolences may be sent to: Anne Marocco, 7063 Whitaker Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406, USA. For further information, read the article in last weeks news. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for 13th March 1998 reported that accordionist Tracey Collins entered the McDonalds Young Entertainers, a very popular weekly TV show in New Zealand.It is not easy for accordion acts to impress in TV talent shows, but Tracey Collins certainly did and this was a beginning to a most successful career by Tracey as an accordion entertainer within New Zealand and internationally. ACCORDIONIST FEATURED ON TV MUSIC COMPETITION - NEW ZEALAND Contributed by Steve Collins Accordionist Tracey Collins was chosen from over 1,000 acts to compete in the McDonalds Young Entertainers, a very popular weekly TV show which is held annually over 13 weeks. Tracey performed ‘Cubanola’, promoting the accordion (which looked great under lights with sparkling diamantes). After her performance, she was interviewed by show host Jason Gunn. Tracey's performance is due to be screened in June 1998. |
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by Rob Howard
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| Photo above, Una Sinistra Duo of Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova with Viatcheslav Semionov. Russia is the largest country by area in the world, extending across 9 time zones covering the whole of northern Asia and a large part of Europe. The accordion figures significantly across all of Russia, both as a classical and a folk instrument, and there are lots of accordion concerts and festivals taking place throughout the year. Some upcoming accordion events are: March 17th – ‘Day of Russian Bayan’ concert, featuring an Una Sinistra program with Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova, in the Concert Hall of the Gnessin Institute, Moscow. April 4th to 9th - Open National competition ‘Jugoria’, and various performances with orchestra together with Viatcheslav Semionov, Yuri Shishkin, Oleg Sharov, Victor Romanko and Zinaida Aleshina, in Surgut, Russia. April 25th - Una Sinista concert for the 25th Anniversary of music school in Yoshkar-Ola (Mari El), Russia. April 30th – Una Sinistra concert and meeting with the students of the Gnessin Institute in Moscow. |
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| A concert of contemporary music for accordion and saxophone will be held on Friday, 23rd March at 8 pm in the KunstKulturKirche - Forum for Modern Art and New Music in Frankfurt. This concert for accordion and saxophone by the duo of Mirjana Petercol and Makus Hossner, is the highlight of the composition workshops at the Höchst Conservatory in Frankfurt, which took place under the direction of the composer and lecturer Claus Kühnl. The peculiarity of the acoustics of this church venue and its artistic environment has been a significant influence on the 6 new compositions being presented. Further information: miripetercol@gmx.de |
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 The dates for the 2012 Accordion Federation of North America (AFNA) Festival are 9th to 11th August at the Hyatt Hotel in Irvine, California. This year Joan Sommers will conduct the AFNA Festival Orchestra and we are inviting all the accordionists who want to play some vintage Anthony Galla-Rini arrangements to join Joan Sommers directing the AFNA Festival Orchestra.The Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra (directed by Randy Martin) will be featured and in 2011 won the International Accordion Orchestra Competition at the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Festival held in Charleston, South Carolina, July last year. The Martin Accordion Orchestra is a group of very talented and hard-working young musicians. In the past, the group has performed at the White House and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Coupe Mondiale in 2007 and 2009 in New Zealand, and has played on multiple television broadcasts. |
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 A concert by Augustinas Rakauskas will be held on the 16th of March in the Kaunas J. Gruodis Conservatory at 6.00pm. (18.00 hrs). The concert program contains:1. Franck Angelis - suite 'Haiti' 2. Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata D minor 3. Viatcheslav Semionov - 'Prophetic Dream' 4. Jonas Tamulionis - Partita for solo accordion: 1st p. - 'Devoto', 2nd p. - "Allegro" 5. Franck Angelis - "Hommage a Paco" 6. Gorka Hermosa - "Fragilissimo" 7. Vladimir Zubitsky - Toccata In 2010, Augustinas competed in the Lithuanian TV talent show "2 minutes of Fame“ and won the award as the best show musician in the superfinal. He also received one of the biggest viewers‘ votes and won 4th prize in the superfinal. |
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| Argentine diatonic accordionist Alejandro Brittes (picture right above) performs on Sunday March 18th, 6.30pm, at the Café El Sur, 35 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. Admission is free. Portuguese accordionist Joao Gentil (picture left above) will be a special guest, and performing with them are: André Ely (7 string guitar, Brazil), Lucas Rocha (7 string guitar, Brazil) and Miguel Castilhos (guitar, vocals, Brazil). The concert is sponsored by the Ministério da Cultura do Brasil. For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
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 On March 18th, 12.30 pm, Lorne Warr leads a Button Accordion Workshop, playing traditional music in the Newfoundland style. This workshop, part of the Vancouver Celtic Festival, takes place at the Tom Lee Music city stage, 929 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L3, Canada. Admission is free. Lorne Warr, from Newfoundland, is primarily a singer/guitarist and songwriter, fronting the popular band Lorne Warr and The Streets. He is also an experienced diatonic accordionist. For further information email: lornewarr@gmail.com |
Marco Lo Russo ad Anzio fra classico e popolareby Rob Howard |
 Proseguono gli incontri letterario-musicali nella Biblioteca comunale ad Anzio, gli appuntamenti ad ingresso libero fanno rivivere le sonorità del jazz in tutte le sue eccezioni.Lunedì 19 marzo, la fisarmonica del Maestro Marco Lo Russo e il clarinetto del maestro Andrea Gianolla saranno impegnati in un viaggio musicale che, partendo dal repertorio colto del 900, attraverso l’influenza jazzistica, toccherà la musica popolare dove swing e influenze etniche ben si sposano con l’ecletticità della fisarmonica. Da non perdere dunque il penultimo dei lunedì di marzo alle 17.30 nella biblioteca comunale di Anzio, dove il viaggio sonoro ci condurrà dal classico al popolare passando per la contaminazione jazzistica. |
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 Next week Scottish accordionist Roy Hendrie, a former NAO All Britain Junior Champion, is in concert at the North Staffs Accordion Club and the Stockport Accordion Club. Roy Hendrie, from Troon, Ayrshire, is a most accomplished accordionist and dance band leader, whose music encompasses a variety of styles including Scottish, Continental, French musette, Latin American, and jazz. March 20th, 8pm – North Staffs AC, Holditch Miners’ Welfare Club, London Rd, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 7PT March 21st, 8pm – Stockport AC, Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel St, Woodley, Stockport SK6 1NF; in support will be the Stockport AC Band (MD Derek Stubbs) For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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 Accordionists Cyril Danrey and Virginie Tempomelody play for dancing with Vanessa Desnault and l'Orchestre Pat' Cryspol at the salle de la Meilleraie, Cholet (49), France, on March 24th, 7.30pm. For further information email: cyrilsavoie@hotmail.fr |
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| Mazaika Swing - passionate, dynamic and soulful Gypsy Jazz played by some of Britain's leading exponents of the style – Sarah Harrison (violin), Igor Outkine (accordion/vocals), Stuart Blagden and Ducato Piotrowski (guitars), and Marcus Penrose (double bass). When Sarah Harrison and Igor Outkine of critically acclaimed duo Mazaika met Stu Blagden (“The 'numero uno' Gypsy Jazz guitarist in the UK” - Hank Marvin), there was only one thing to do, form a gypsy swing quintet! They recruited Ducato Piotrowski, a Rom Gypsy and the genre’s top rhythm player in the UK, and Marcus Penrose, one of London’s top young jazz bass players. Mazaika Swing focuses on the repertoire of Django Reinhart, Stephane Grapelli and the Hot Club de France plus other contemporary Gypsy Swing composers such as Romane, Tchavolo Schmitt and others, but they also play original compositions, tangos and boleros and some hot gypsy favourites. On Friday March 23rd, 9pm, Mazaika Swing will perform in concert at Green Note, 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN. Tickets price: £12, £10 advance; to book by phone call: 020 7485 9899. For further information email: sarah3harrison@gmail.com |
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 There are now six Renzo Ruggieri eTracks MP3 albums online. The eTracks MP3 files are available for download. Priced at only € 0.70 a track with most albums costing € 8.00 or less its great value.6 albums by Renzo Ruggieri Improvvisazioni Guidate Storie di Fisarmonica Vissuta Terre Renzo Ruggieri Collection Kramer Project Opera |
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 The website of Grayson Masefield at www.accordions.com/gmasefield/has been updated to include his new eTracks MP3 Album Five times World Accordion Champion, 2008, 2009, 2010, Grayson Masefield has released his first album titled Grayson Masefield. The works include both Concert music and Virtuoso Entertainment music as befits his major international competition wins. Most tracks are only €0.70 and the 14 tracks are: Concert Music 1. Ah vous dirai~je Maman - W.A. Mozart 2. Prophetic Dream - Viatcheslav Semionov 3. Sonata in F major - D. Scarlatti 4. Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor - J.S. Bach 5. Fragilissimo - Gorka Hermosa 6. Hommage a Paco - Franck Angelis Virtuoso Entertainment 7. Pondichery Tango - Jérôme Richard 8. Notes Vagabondes - Claude Thomain 9. L’enfant Demon - Claude Thomain 10. Bluesette - Toots Thielemans 11. Oblivion - Astor Piazolla 12. Tico Tico - Zequinha Abreu 13. La Tempete - André Astier 14. Tango Pour Claude - Richard Galliano |
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 Lionel Reekie, well known accordionist, vocalist and TV performer, has performed extensively throughout North America, Asia and Europe, now has a new site selling eTracks MP3 album. The Lionel Reekie eTracks MP3 files are available for download. Priced at only € 0.70 a track with most albums costing € 8.00 or less its great value. Sample sound files on site. Tracks are: 1. Quando Quando 2. It's Now or Never 3. Cubanola 4. Love is all Around 5. Let's Twist Again 6. I Swear 7. Love is in the Air 8. Rave on 9. Unchained Melody 10. Lambada 11. My Way |
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Kein Schöner Land CD, Italian and English, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Artists are Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose. |
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