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7 ° Festival Internazionale Roland V- Accordion, Roma - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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![]() Giovedì sera , Luigi Bruti (foto a sinistra) di Roland Europe ha dato ufficialmente il benvenuto a tutti i concorrenti , ospiti , insegnanti e membri della giuria e ha aperto il 7 ° Festival Internazionale Roland V-Accordion. Venerdì vi è stato il primo turno delle gare e si possono vedere tutti i video sui nostri report giornalieri a : 2013 Rome Festival Il 2 ° turno delle gare inizia alle 21:00 , sabato sera, ora di Roma e sarà in streaming dal canale Deschamps . Visualizza a: 2013 Rome Festival I concorrenti per il 2013 in ordine di paese sono : Mahatma Costa ( Brasile ) , Michael Bridge ( Canada ) , Matthias Matzke ( Germania ) , Simone Sciammarella ( Italia ) , Kyoko Akira ( Giappone ) , Stanislav Malyshev ( Russia ) , Petar Maric ( Serbia ) , Thomas Hardaker (UK ) , Sergei Teleshev ( USA) . I membri della giuria in ordine di paese sono : Walter Bigler ( Austria ) , Kimmo Mattila ( Finlandia ) , Frédéric Deschamps ( Francia ) , Christos Kalaitzopoulos ( Grecia ) , Renzo Ruggieri ( Italia ) , Viatcheslav Semionov ( Russia ) , Zoran Zorko ( Slovenia ) . Report giornalieri , Risultati e video a : 2013 Rome Festival |
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Video : risultati ed esibizioni vincenti , 2013 Festival Internazionale Roland - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Video della presentazione dei risultati e video del vincitore Matthias Matzke del 7 ° Festival Internazionale di Roland V-Accordion a Roma , 17-19 ottobre . |
Video : risultati ed esibizioni vincenti , 2013 Festival Internazionale Roland - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Video della presentazione dei risultati e video dei vincitori del 1 ° , 2 ° e 3 ° posto del 7 ° Festival Internazionale di Roland V-Accordion a Roma , 17-19 ottobre. |
Nuovo libro - ' Fisarmonica : Una Storia Pittorica ' , Stockport - Regno Unitoby Harley Jones |
![]() Il libro comprende anche diversi articoli , tra cui ' Che cosa c'è in un nome ? '; ' Busson - primo dei grandi costruttori di fisarmonica '; ' Sviluppi significativi del 19 ° secolo '; ' Concertine '; 'Pietro Frosini , Guido e Pietro Deiro '; " il 1930 - inizia l'era delle band di fisarmonica ';' Il 1940 - Rivisitare la tastiera Uniform ';' Italia , Hohner , e la Germania orientale - l'era post- guerra ';' Steve Roxton ricorda Syd Lewis ... e la fine del un'epoca ';' Ultimi tempi ';'Un mondo di musei di fisarmoniche di Helmi Harrington ' . Ricercato e scritto dall'editorie delle news di Accordions Worldwide Rob Howard , il libro presenta molte informazioni sulla storia della fisarmonica che non sono state mai pubblicate . Un sequel di " Fisarmoniche d'epoca " ( pubblicato nel 2011 ) , la maggior parte delle immagini provengono dalla collezione enorme di Ken Hopkins dall'Irlanda del Nord , con altre grazie al contributo di Helmi Harrington , Jean Hanger , Gary Blair , Ron Bennett , Heather Smith , Gordon Pattullo , Caroline Hunt , Bernard Wrigley , Colin Ensor , Gholamreza Seyed Hasani , e The Accordion Shop. ' Fisarmonica : Una Storia Pittorica ' costa £ 10, più £ 2 di spese di spedizione per il Regno Unito da Rob Howard , 42 Avondale Rd, Edgeley , Stockport , Cheshire SK3 9NY , Regno Unito. Spese di spedizione all'estero e imballaggio £ 4 ai paesi dell'Unione Europea , e £ 7 di spese di spedizione e imballaggio per tutte le altre parti del mondo . Paypal accettato . Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
La musica è la chiave del successo ? New York Times Newspaper - USAby Harley Jones |
![]() Condoleeza Rice è stato addestrato per essere un pianista . Alan Greenspan , ex presidente della Federal Reserve , era un clarinetto professionale e sassofonista . Il miliardario del fondo hedge Bruce Kovner è un pianista che ha preso lezioni alla Juilliard . Molteplici studi collegano lo studio musicale al successo accademico . Ma che cosa della formazione musicale seria sembra essere correlato con il successo smisurato in altri campi ? La connessione non è una coincidenza . Lo so perché ho chiesto . Ho posto la domanda a professionisti di altissimo livello nelle industrie di tecnologia per il finanziamento di mezzi di comunicazione, i quali avevano avuto ( anche se spesso poco note ) esperienze passate come musicisti . Quasi tutto ha creato un legame tra la loro formazione musicale e le loro realizzazioni professionali. Il fenomeno va oltre l'associazione matematica - musica . Sorprendentemente , molti uomini grandemente realizzati mi hanno detto che la musica ha aperto loro le vie del pensiero creativo . E le loro esperienze suggeriscono che la formazione musicale affili altre qualità: Collaborazione . La capacità di ascoltare . Un modo di pensare che intreccia idee disparate . Il potere di concentrarsi sul presente e il futuro allo stesso tempo . Leggi l'articolo completo (in inglese ) all'indirizzo: 2013Success.pdf Joanne Lipman è un co- autore, insieme a Melanie Kupchynsky , del libro " Strings Attached : Un insegnante duro e il dono di grandi aspettative. " |
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![]() The scheme is run by the charity ‘Music in Hospitals’, which seeks to improve the quality of patients’ lives, using music as therapy. Jo Davis, Arts coordinator for Hospital Arts for North East Yorkshire, said: "For people recovering from illness, life on a hospital ward is filled with long days and this makes people feel cared for. If you're taking the time to bring in musicians and performers, it makes them feel they are not being ignored. Hospitals are here to care for people's physical wellbeing, but this stimulates the mind." The lottery-funded project is currently only taking place at Whitby Hospital and has seen professional musicians entertain patients in the stroke and elderly rehabilitation wards since July. A different singer or musician attends each week, making for an interesting and varied programme. Fred Melville (88), a retired fire officer, who is in Whitby Hospital after injuring himself during a fall, said: "Last week two lads came, one played the violin and the other played the accordion and they were marvellous. It takes away the monotony of the hospital, it's just a break, an hour or so makes a heck of a difference. It takes us from looking forward to the coffin, it makes us feel as though there's a bit of a future and we would like to live a little longer". Music is a useful tool in rehabilitation and therapy as not only does it restore hope, but it can also help stroke victims recover memories, while arthritis sufferers find the clapping can help soothe their joints. |
by Harley Jones
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Promotional video by the Finnish Accordeon Institute of their latest CD available, 'For Duo Works For Two Accordion CD by Mika Väyrynen and Angel Luis Castaño'. Purchase CD online at: faicd25 |
by Rob Howard
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![]() The Dunloy and Vow accordion bands, both contest championship winners in recent years, joined forces to form a band of about 50 accordionists – featuring a mixture of piano accordions, chromatic accordions, British chromatic and diatonic accordions – plus a drums and percussion section, all resplendent in uniforms. All the playing was done standing up and on the march, creating a stirring sound and impression as they played. The Belfast Military Tattoo is set to become an annual event. For further information email: anita@wonderlandproductionsni.com |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Track listing: Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban/The Sands of Burness/Miller’s Reel; Sarah’s Song; Waltz of the little girls; The Jig Runrig/The Swedish Jig; Violet Tulloch, Queen of Lerwick; Humours of Tulla/Fox Hunter’s Reel/St Anne’s Reel; Sophie’s Lullaby; Michael Coleman’s Jig/The Gingerhog’s No 2/Give me a drink of water/Jiggy Jig; My Lily/The Sweetness of Mary/Hughie Jim Paul’s Reel; La Ronfleuse Gobels/La Grande Chaine/Galliope De Malbie; The Pearl; Megan’s Wedding/The Herra Boys/Barrowburn Reel; Spring the Summer Long; Waiting for the Federals; Charlie Hunter’s Jig/The Mouse in the Cupboard/Rosewood; Flett from Flotta/Sabhal Iain ic Uisdean/The Drainpipe; A Man’s A Man For A’ That; The Auld Fiddler/Earl Mitten’s Breakdown. |
by Harley Jones
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![]() The Vector Arena was the venue for this prestigious ceremony, and popular international accordionist Lionel Reekie was asked to perform the No. 1 hit song, 'Royals' by Lorde. Together with Wellington-based soul singer, Bella Kalolo and beatbox artist, Phillip Fan, their unique rendition of the song that has topped the charts internationally (including the US Billboard Charts) stole the show. 'Royals' written by lla Yelich-O’Conner (Lorde) and Joel Little was announced as this year’s top song, and in his acceptance speech, Joel Little started by saying “I just want to thank that guy on the accordion from before…that guy was the man!!!” Indeed Lionel’s accordion performance set the world of social media alight with tweets from many high profile entertainment professionals such as NZ Herald entertainment columnist Paul Little “@PCLittle Sending @iamjoelittle’s girls to bed now. Had to promise to buy them both accordions tomorrow.” The Silver Scrolls are an annual event, attended by the biggest names in the New Zealand music industry, each year attracting a lot of media publicity. As a result the accordion was seen on all the major New Zealand television networks’ news shows, mentioned on radio and posted on numerous internet sites, including live streams on all the major newspaper and television sites across New Zealand. Lionel recently performed for the 75th AAA Anniversary in New York and vocal solist with the World Accordion Orchestra at the recent Coupe Mondiale in Canada. |
by Harley Jones
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Video of popular USA and South American group Los Tigres del Norte were featured at the recent Premios Billboard 2013. Video was released 10th October 2013. |
by Harley Jones
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A promotional video of the Bester Quartet performance at the 2013 Vilnius Accordion Festival, Lithuania. Video release 17th October 2013. |
by Harley Jones
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Movements II and IV of 'Portraits of Composers Suite ?1 for Accordion' by Vladimir Runchak, published 17th October 2013. |
by Rob Howard
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First Jazz Accordion Course – Italy After publishing the first "new-generation" jazz accordion method (Bèrben n.4190) and the first "total improvisation" CD ("Improvvisazioni Guidate" - Voglia d'Arte R1000-001), jazz musician Renzo Ruggieri was appointed lecturer of the first jazz accordion course (including modern/MIDI accordion) at the Pescara Music Academy. This is an important new project not only for the organizing institution, but also for its meticulous five-level structure (the course is open to absolute beginners) and the widely recognized diploma awarded to successful students. Ruggieri's students include Osvaldo Guarnieri, recent winner of the Castelfidardo competition both in the "Jazz: Soloists" and "Jazz - Groups" sections. |
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by Rob Howard
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![]() October 18th, 7.30pm - CD release concert, Zouk Club Yellow Lounge, 17 Jiak Kim St, Singapore October 20th, 7.30pm - President’s Start Charity LIVE performances on Channel 5 TV October 25th, 7pm - Toppan Hall album release concert featuring Takumi Yamazaki, 1-3-3 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan October 28th, 5pm-8pm - Flash Mob performances in Hong Kong. October 31st, 8.30pm - CD release concert, Octagon Club Yellow lounge, Seoul, South Korea. For further information email: info@tmmp.co.uk |
by Harley Jones
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The Famous Accordion Orchestra's annual World Tour of Brooklyn 2013 concludes this Saturday, October 19th, 2pm, at the 6-15 Green Garden Fall Festival, 6th Avenue and 15th Street, Park Slope. Who else would bring you Doors, Marley, Offenbach and Klucevsek, all in the same program? And the weather looks to be sunny and cool! How autumnal can it get? The Orchestra line-up this time is: Bob Goldberg, Genevieve Leloup, Mark Nathanson, Melissa Elledge – accordions. For further information email: banorchestra@earthlink.net |
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![]() Romano will be with singer-songwriter David Vaughan on piano and vocals and Daniel Broncano on clarinet at Oliver's Bar, Greenwich, London, on Friday October 25th, 9pm. On Sunday October 27th, 6.30pm, Romano Viazzani on accordion, along with Nick Pini on Bass and John Bailey on piano, accompany the singers Joanna Strand and Jacqueline Tate in cabaret at The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London. They will present some great new arrangements and some very funny new numbers. For further information email: romanoviazzani@hotmail.co.uk |
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![]() Sergej Tchirkov, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1980, graduated from the State St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 2003 (class of Professor Alexander Dmitriev). He has been awarded prizes at many international competitions, which include the Coupe Mondiale (UK and Slovakia) and the “Citta di Castelfidardo” (Italy), has performed as soloist and as member of several orchestras, and collaborates with composers such as Pierluigi Billone, Ivan Fedele, John Palmer, Dieter Schnebel, Martin Schlumpf, Matthias Müller, Dmitri Kourliandski, Alexander Radvilovich, Sergej Newski, Boris Filanovski, premiering numerous works featuring the accordion. For further information email: info@tchirkov.eu |
by Rob Howard
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A Heart of the City Festival performance, ‘Accordions in the Hood’, takes place on Tuesday October 29th, 7.30pm, at Hogan's Alley Café, Vancouver, BC, given by members of the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() ![]() 'Two of Finland's most outstanding musicians... Kalaniemi is the queen of Finnish accordion… When Alakotila sits at the piano something simply magical happens… the finest of ambassadors for Finnish music.' - Songlines Magazine. Also on October 31st, 8.15pm, in the St Pancras Room at Kings Place, is a screening of the documentary film ‘Kimmo Pohjonen: Soundbreaker’. These events are part of ‘The Finnish Line’, celebrating the music of Finland, which runs from October 30th until November 2nd. |
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by Donald E Grzanna
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![]() 'Argentine Tango For Accordion', catalog: grza180, 'Argentine Tango Advanced Accordion', catalog: grza181, 'French Tango Advanced Accordion Solo', catalog: grza182 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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