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CONGRESSO CIA INVERNALE- IKAALINEN - FINLANDIA
PRESENTAZIONE DEL NUOVO MODELLO PIGINI - THE HAGUE- OLANDA
SECONDO AKORDEON ART 2011- SARAJEVO- BOSNIA E ERZEGOVINA
SERGIO SCAPPINI ALLA PRIMA MONDIALE DEI SUONI ROLAND & DALLAPE'- ITALIA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Stefan Andrusyschyn and Denise Leigh Concert, Stockport – UK6th Annual Training Course by ‘Paris-Moscou’ Duo, Gruyère - SwitzerlandJoe Burke CD: ‘Happy To Meet & Sorry To Part’, Galway – Ireland‘14 Years Ago’ – Where is she now?
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Davide Vendramin in concert with italian premiere / Milano - ItalyAFNA to Host 55th Annual Music Festival, California – USAPaulo Jorge Ferreira Performs With Symphony Orchestra, Porto - PortugalKaren Street’s Diary Dates, Bracknell, Exeter, LondonYuri Medianik Concert, New DVD, Moscow – RussiaTango Blues Quartet Concert, Connecticut – USAEstela & Marcelo Caldi in Concert, Rio de Janeiro – BrazilVictor Prieto Trio Concert, New York – USAKen Astin & Harry Hussey @ Chester AC, Ellesmere Port – UK
New and Updated Sites |
NZAA Website Updates for 2011 Championships & Festival and 40th AnniversaryUpdated Website for Yulia AmerikovaUpdated 2011 International Australian Accordion Championships - Australia
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Tango CD by “Lo Que Vendrà” EnsembleHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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20° anniversario della GREAT ACCORDION CRUISE- FINLANDIAby Minna Plihtari |
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 Il 20° anniversario della Great Accordion Cruise ha avuto luogo il 6 ed il 7 marzo nella maestosa nave del Baltic Sea M/S Silja Europa con più di 2500 persone (amatori di fisarmonica) a bordo.La Great Accordion Cruise ha organizzato eventi musicali all'interno della nave per tutte le 24 ore, oltre ad organizzare le semifinali oro e argento dei concorsi per fisarmonica. I finalisti per l'oro sono stati: Timo Hautamäki, Elina Joensuu, Juuso-Aarne Kontiainen, Marko Kotilainen, Ella Laiho and Emilia Mäkelä. I finalisti per l'argento per bambini sopra i dieci anni sono stati : Pilvi Huhta, Jonna Hytönen, Sonja Lampinen, Sara Niittyviita, Viola Ojanen, Isla Rekola and Linda Ullgrén. Le gare finali dell'oro e argento si terranno al festival della Fisarmonica a Sata-Häme Soi il 29 giugno 2011 ad Ikaalinen con la tv nazionale e collegamenti internet internazionali. La Great Accordion Cruise ha incluso anche concerti, musica dance, cantanti, fisarmonicisti su tutta la nave ed intrattenuto tutti con 24 ore di musica e divertimento. |
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CONGRESSO CIA INVERNALE- IKAALINEN - FINLANDIAby Harley Jones |
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  Il 125° congresso dei delegati CIA si è tenuto ad Ikaalinen, Finlandia il 5 e 6 marzo 2011, presenziato dall'Associazione Della fisarmonica Finlandese.All'incontro vi erano i membri rappresentanti dell'Austria, Cina, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Italia, Nuova Zelanda, Russia, Slovacchia e Regno Unito sotto la CIA Presidenza di Raymond Bodell. Tra gli importanti progetti discussi una eccellente presentazione del Prof Li Cong e Crystal Wang per conto dell'associazione della Fisarmonica Cinese che terrà la Coupe Mondiale 2011 dal 2 al 6 ottobre a Shanghai. Tutte le informazioni al sito della Coupe Mondiale. Nuove associazioni di membri dal Belarus, Canada ed Italia sono state incluse. Dettagli degli eventi ed altre proposte per il giorno mondiale della Fisarmonica 2011 da celebrare il 6 maggio sono stati inclusi nelle discussioni. |
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PRESENTAZIONE DEL NUOVO MODELLO PIGINI - THE HAGUE- OLANDAby Francesca Pigini, Pigini Accordion Factory |
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 Il nuovo modello Pigini "Nova" sarà presentato dalla Pigini Olanda il 28 marzo 2011 alle ore 14,30 al Royal Conservatory, Juliana van Stolberglaan 1, The Hague, Olanda.Il Direttore della Pigini, Massimo Pigini, ed un tecnico della Pigini Italy presenteranno il nuovo modello "Nova" ed "i segreti della costruzione della fisarmonica e del suono perfetto". Durante il pomeriggio, professori e studenti del Conservatorio si esibiranno in concerti. Nella serata, il famoso fisarmonicista Geir Draugsvoll della Royal Danish Music Conseratory di Copenaghen, si esibirà in una lettura ed un concerto includendo la musica di Gubaidulina. Per ulteriori info o per prenotazioni telefonare a Casper Burkhardt: +31 571 272790 |
SECONDO AKORDEON ART 2011- SARAJEVO- BOSNIA E ERZEGOVINAby Zoran Rakic (Ph.D, Professor of the Music Academy of Eastern Sarajevo) |
  L' Accademia della musica all'Università di Est Sarajevo e l'Associazione "New Sound" organizzeranno l' AKORDEON ART 2011 , il secondo Festival Internazionale di Bayan e Fisarmonica in Est Sarajeo, Bosnia e Herzegovina dal 27 al 30 aprile 2011.Le informazioni per i partecipanti possono essere scaricate su Sarajevo 2011. Il Festival prevee letture e concerti, come pure la presentazione di strumenti ed accessori musicali. Si esibiranno fisarmonicisti dalla Rusia e unione Sovietica quali Alexander Sklyarov, Vladimir Zubitsky (foto a destra), e Vladislav Pligovka. L'accademia della Musicac provvede ad emettere certificati di sviluppo professionale per tutti i maestri di bayan e fisarmonica i quali si presenteranno alla manifestazione. |
SERGIO SCAPPINI ALLA PRIMA MONDIALE DEI SUONI ROLAND & DALLAPE'- ITALIAby Harley Jones |
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 Vero record di ascolto al Teatro Sociale di Stradella l'11 marzo per la prima mondiale dei suoni Dallapè sulla Roland V-Accordion per l'artista italiano Sergio Scappini, tutor di fisarmonica al conservatorio "Gioacchino Rossini" a Pesaro e professore al Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" a Milano.Sergio Scappini si è esibito in un conceto per dimostrare questa prima mondiale che ha permesso, tramite una tecnologia digitale, di riprodurre diversi modelli di suono tradizionale incluse le diverse intonazioni. Il suo programma è stato designato a dimostrare la produzione Dallapè dall'inizio 1876 ad oggi. "Danza Fantastica" di Ettore Pozzoli "Corale in strofe variate" di Guido Farina e "La fisarmonica di Stradella" di Paolo Conte "Mosaico Español" di Felice Fugazza "Capriccio Veneziano" di Sergio Scappini "Fantasia di Canzoni Napoletane" Opere di Puccini e Leoncavallo con il tenore Rodolfo Maria Gordini Il prossimo debutto ufficiale dei suoni Dallapè alla Fiera di Francoforte. I suoni saranno venduti in una USB con un libro sulla storia della Dallapè e 6 modelli di fisarmonica in digitale. |
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by Rob Howard
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 The Stockport Accordion Band (MD Derek Stubbs) and Orchestra (MD Brian Jenkins), began the evening, and there were other supporting performances by the duo John Trigg/Derek Pritchard, quartet Diana and Tony Ainscough, and Ann Parker. Ann performed ‘We All Stand Together’ in tribute to the late John Nixon, Stockport AC Vice President, for whom a minute’s silence was held earlier in the evening. John played concertina on Paul McCartney’s number one chart hit of this song in the 1980s. Stefan Andrusyschyn (accordion) and Denise Leigh (soprano) made their debut as guests at Stockport Accordion Club on March 9th, and what a fabulous performance they gave! Stefan began with a most authoritative performance of JS Bach’s ‘Toccata in D minor’, which set the bar for a riveting set that included music by Scarlatti, Albenez, ‘Misty’, by Errol Garner, and Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’. Opera singer Denise Leigh then took centre stage, and accompanied by Stefan, sang arias by Vivaldi, Faurre, and Rossini. Stefan then performed solo, ‘Flick Flack’, ‘Elvira’, a Piazzolla tango, and a full orchestral arrangement of ‘The Blue Danube’, after which he was joined again by Denise who sang an aria by Mozart, Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’, Verdi’s ‘Violetta’, from ‘La Traviata’, and – as an encore – ‘My Funny Valentine’. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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| 13 accordionists from the French-speaking part of Switzerland and from France attended individual and collective lessons given by Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov from March 8th to 12th 2011. They are both famous all around the world for their abilities as accordion soloists, Paris Moscou duo, as well as teachers. While half of the students are studying at the music academy or preparing exams, the others were playing for their own pleasure. We spent a wonderful week in a very friendly atmosphere, sharing the same passion for the accordion. What’s more, this training course has helped us build new relationships. At the end of the course, the course participants performed a final concert. Every player had the opportunity to present to the audience the results of their common work. They left the training course happier and more motivated than ever thanks to Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov. For further information email: Chantal Genilloud, Swiss organizer: chantal65@bluewin.ch |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Happy To Meet & Sorry To Part’ is a re-issued CD, starring Irish button accordionist Joe Burke, accompanied by Michael Cooney (guitar), and Terry Corcoran (pipes). The recording was made in Nashville, USA, in 1986.Joe Burke (born 1939) is a legendary figure in Irish traditional music. He is based in Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, where he performs and teaches the diatonic accordion. At the time of recording ‘Happy To Meet & Sorry To Part’ Joe Burke lived in Boston, USA. The tracks include: Reels: ‘Dowd's No.9’/‘The Galway Rambler’, Jigs: ‘Daleystown Hunt’/ ‘The Carraroe’, Set Dance: ‘Bonaparte's Retreat’, Reels: ‘Captain Kelly's’/ ‘Jennie's Wedding’, Song: ‘The Maid On the Mountain’, Reels: ‘The Bells of Tipperary’/ ‘Miss Galvin's’, Jigs: ‘Father O'Flynn’/ ‘Haste To the Wedding’, Reels: ‘Kitty Gone a' Milking’/ ‘Lucky In Love’/ ‘Corney Is Coming’, Jigs: ‘Rogaire Dubh’/ ‘Split the Whisker’, Reels: ‘The Boyne Hunt’/ ‘Come West Along the Road’, Medley: ‘Brian Boru's March’/ ‘Sporting Paddy’/ ‘The Traveller’, Jigs: ‘I Buried My Wife & Danced On Top of Her’/ ‘Will You Come Home With Me?’, Reels: ‘The High Reel’/ ‘Geoghegan's’, Jig: ‘Cherish the Ladies’, Song: ‘Dunlavin Green’, Reels: ‘The Star of Munster’/ ‘The Blackberry Blossom’, ‘Happy To Meet & Sorry To Part’/ ‘Paddy In London’, Reels: ‘Aggie Whyte's’/ ‘Miss Thornton’. For further information email: support@allcelticmusic.com |
by Rob Howard
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| On March 21st 1997 the Accordions Worldwide news included the following short report of a Wang Zue, then just 6 years of age, making her broadcasting debut on a Chinese radio station. She will now be 20 years old, and we wonder if she is still playing the accordion? Does anyone know? SIX YEAR OLD GIRL ON RADIO IN CHINA Contributed by Wu Jie On Sunday the 16th March, a Wuhan City radio station broadcast the performance of six year old Wang Xue (student of Mr Ye Xinyuan) playing the "Doll and Bear" on her accordion. She was very excited because this was the first time she had played in a radio station. She began her studies just two years ago, and is one of the youngest students of Mr Ye Xinyuan who believes that this performance will encourage her to study harder. |
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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Where: Auditorium di Milano With: Italian premiere of "Under the Sign of Scorpio" by Sofia Gubaidulina Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi (Davide Vendramin, accordion) (Wayne Marshall, Conductor) On the 24/25/27 March 2011 |
by Harley Jones
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 The Accordion Federation of North America (AFNA, Inc.) will host their 55th annual music festival August 5th to 7th 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine, CA.This music festival and competition is open to accordion and piano students from the age of four to adult and offers categories for the beginner, intermediate and advanced musician. The famous AFNA Royal Banquet offers students and parents a chance to enjoy an evening together watching their children compete for the coveted King and Queen Awards! Over 2000 trophies are awarded each year to students who compete in the 54 categories offered to accordion and piano students. AFNA, Inc. gave away over $5000 in cash awards at their 2010 festival in honor of their founding member, Sylvia Prior (picture right). These winners won cash, trophies, and a chance to perform solo in front of an excellent AFNA Festival Concerto Orchestra. Hotel rates, when reserved through AFNA, Inc. are $125 per night for double occupancy. These discounted rates are good for three days before and after the AFNA Festival. There is free shuttle service from John Wayne Orange County Airport and the hotel is close to the South Coast and Fashion Island Malls. Music Studio owners or Accordion Club presidents interested in bringing their groups to the festival should contact AFNA Coordinator, Sandra Martin at (714) 381-9536 for information. For further information email: AFNAMUSIC@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On March 19th, 6pm, the Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Casa da Musica perform in concert at the Sala Suggia, Casa da Musica, Porto, featuring guest soloists Paulo Jorge Ferreira (accordion) and Kim Kashkashian (viola). The conductor is Carl St. Clair. The program includes ‘Neharo't Neharo't’, composed by Betty Olivero, for viola, accordion and orchestra. Paulo Jorge Ferreira lectures in the Applied Arts Superior School in Castelo Branco, in Castelo Branco Regional Conservatory and in National Conservatory in Lisbon. A review of the Paulo Jorge Ferreira CD Percursos is on his website and you can buy the CD via secure bank server from that site. |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Karen Street has the following engagements pending:March 19th, 8pm - ‘Piaf: Celebrating a legend’, starring actress/singer Tina May, South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berkshire March 24th, 8pm - Mike Westwood, South West Big Band, Vibraphonic Festival, Exeter March 27th, 8pm – ‘Piaf: Celebrating a legend’, Greenwich Theatre, London April 2nd - Mike Westbrook marks his 75th birthday year. This concert focuses on works for small ensembles performed by different permutations of a six-piece ensemble, Serpent Hit King’s Place, London. For further information email: info@bigshedmusic.co.uk |
by Harley Jones
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 Russian accordionist Yuri Medianik performs in a concert at the Moscow State Conservatory on Sunday March 20th, 2pm. The concert is titled, ‘One of a kind concert in the Conservatory. 3 instruments, 2 performers!’Yuri Medianik has also just released a new DVD titled 'Constellation of Temptations' where he is playing accordion, bandoneon and violin with the Central Military Orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defence. The DVD is base upon a TV version show and will be available on the internet soon. For further information email: ninel_simoni@mail.ru |
by Rob Howard
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 On March 27th, 5pm, the Tango Blues Quartet, featuring accordionist Mary Tokarski, perform ‘Tango Blues’, composed by Roger Davidson, for accordion, flute, viola, and cello. The piece was commissioned by the American Accordionists' Association (AAA), and premiered at the 2010 AAA Festival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.The venue is the University of New Haven, Dodds Hall Theater, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, Connecticut. Tickets are by donation at the door, and proceeds are for the homeless in New Haven, Connecticut. The many accomplishments of Mary Tokarski include twice representing the USA in the CIA Coupe Mondiale (World Accordion Championships). She currently teaches piano and accordion in Connecticut.? For further information email: mary.tokarski@comcast.net |
by Rob Howard
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| Brazilian accordionist Marcelo Caldi and his mother, pianist Estela Caldi, perform as a duo in concert on Tuesday March 29th, 9pm, at Lapinha, Rua Mem de Sá, 82 - sobrado, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. The concert will include music by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla, and others. For further information email: marcelocaldi@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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| The Victor Prieto Trio perform at The Bar next door, La lanterna, 129 MacDougal St, New York, on March 24th, 8.30pm. For further information email: vpcruz@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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| On Tuesday March 29th, 8pm, accordion duo Ken Astin and Harry Hussey are the guests of Chester Accordion Club, at the Groves Club, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 2NZ. For further information email: limccallum@dsl.pipex.com |
New and Updated Sites |
by Heather Masefield
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 New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) Website Updates for 2011 Championships & Festival and NZAA 40th Anniversary Celebration Plans. Early specials online for those booking early. |
by Yulia Amerikova
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 Updated Yulia Amerikova website with new photos and text. |
by Tania Lukic-Marx
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 Updated site. A new international competition category for Ensemble Music for the 2011 International Accordion Championships, June 11th and 12th. Rules online at: www.aata.org.au |
CD Reviews |
by Alessandro Mugnoz
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Tango” CD, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Performers are “Lo Que Vendrà” with Simone Marini on bandoneon. |
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