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2017 Coupe Mondiale Data Chiusura Iscrizioni, 31 Luglio - Italia
Eventi futuri di Friedrich Lips - Russia, Cina
Bryant Park Venerdì Finale di Cinque Ore di Accordions Around the World - USA
Ian Holmes (1935-2017), Scozia - Regno Unito
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American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Festival 2017 Hits Many High Notes – USASharon Shannon Video on RTE News, Galway – Irish RepublicVideo: BMFC Tango Quintet, Milonga del Angel by Astor Piazzolla - SwitzerlandVideo: Emmanuel Gasser Performing "Omaggio a Pietro" - USAVideo: Alexander Poeluev and the New-Centropezn Jazz Quintet - RussiaVideo: Václav Trojan Fairy Tales, A Concerto for Accordion (excerpts)
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Santa Maria Accordion Band from Malta visits Treviso - ItalyCherish the Ladies Concert Tour Dates – USA, Ireland‘Stage Accordeon’, Haute-Savoie - FranceDan Newton Concerts, Michigan, Minneapolis, California – USAMartynas Concert, Alicante – SpainMichael English DVD Recording, Killarney – Irish RepublicMarco Lo Russo Concerts, Latina – ItalyCT Tango Ensemble Concert, Cape Town – South AfricaLeonard Brown Concert, Scotland – UK‘Accordeon Festival’, Florianopolis – BrazilHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Report Giornalieri: 2017 China Shenzhen Bao'an International Accordion Art Festivalby Harley Jones |
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| Report Giornalieri: 2017 China Shenzhen Bao'an International Accordion Art Festival Ci saranno molti report online ogni giorno, con immagini e video dei concorsi e festival di partire dal 23 Luglio a: 2017 Shenzhen 3 54/5000 Did you mean: Download 80 page color program at: 2017 Shenzhen Program Scaricare il programma a colori da 80 pagine a: 2017ShenzhenProgram Il programma di concerti e competizioni del 2017 è online all'indirizzo: 2017ShenzhenSchedule C'è anche un notevole interesse per il tentativo di record mondiale per il più grande ensemble di fisarmonica, che si terrà il 24 Luglio. I record passati sono il 2014 con 1.361 fisarmonicisti fatto a Shenzhen (foto sotto) e nel 2016 con 1.517 fisarmonicisti a Tacheng, in Cina. |
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2017 Coupe Mondiale Data Chiusura Iscrizioni, 31 Luglio - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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  Si ricorda agli insegnanti e potenziali concorrenti, che le iscrizioni per la 70° Coupe Mondiale chiudono il 31 Luglio 2017. Non essere in ritardo.Un'emozionante Coupe Mondiale e CIA International General Assembly of Delegates Congress a Osimo, Italia, sono pronti e saranno in grado di presentare 7 categorie internazionali di fisarmonica. La prima Coupe Mondiale è stata nel 1938. Le categorie sono: - Coupe Mondiale - Masters Coupe Mondiale - Junior Coupe Mondiale - Virtuoso Entertainment - Junior Virtuoso Entertainment - Intl. Chamber Music - Classical - Intl. Chamber Music - World Music Il Presidente della CIA Raymond Bodell non vede l'ora di dare il benvenuto ai concorrenti da tutte le parti del globo, per la 70° Coupe Mondiale che si terrà a Osimo, Italia, dal 05-10 Settembre così come gli ospiti internazionali e sostenitori della fisarmonica. Tutti i fisarmonicisti sono invitati ad esibirsi nella CIA "World Accordion Orchestra IX" diretta da Joan Cochran Sommers e di godere di superbi concerti nel magnifico "Teatro La Nuova Fenice" (foto sotto). Un promemoria per i delegati e giudici di registrarsi presso: 2017Delegate/Jury Informazioni complete, dettagli alloggio e iscrizioni sono online all'indirizzo: Coupe Mondiale |
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Eventi futuri di Friedrich Lips - Russia, Cinaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
  Prof. Friedrich Lips Productions ha appena rilasciato un nuovo album, catalogo CD028 "Hymn to Aphrodite" che include Friedrich Lips che si esibisce con tre diverse orchestre da camera e sinfoniche .Il fitto calendario di Friedrich Lips continua con: 05-10 Agosto 2017, Master class e festival a Tianjin (Cina). 27-29 Ottobre 2017, Master class a Magnitogorsk (Russia). Dal 30 Ottobre al 05 Novembre 2017, Coupe "Friedrich Lips" a Tchelbinsk (Russia). 3-17 Novembre 2017, Presidente del Concorso Allrusso a Mosca. 20-24 Novembre 2017, Presidente del Concorso a Belgorod (Russia). 13-17 Dicembre 2017, 29° Festival "Bayan and Accordionists", Mosca (Russia). |
Bryant Park Venerdì Finale di Cinque Ore di Accordions Around the World - USAby Harley Jones |
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 Grazie a Bryant Park per un'eccellente promozione della fisarmonica - il loro comunicato stampa:La finale di cinque ore venerdì (21 Luglio) di Accordions Around the World ha una serie di band, ciascuno con un fisarmonicista che suona musica proveniente da tutto il mondo: 17:00 - Bil Afrah Project 18:00 - The Sunnyside Social Club 19:00 - F. Hostins Accordion' Osnelda 20:00 - Peter Stan's Zlatni Balkan Zvuk 21:00 - Gregorio Uribe (foto sotto) e ospiti speciali La serata è ospitata da Rachelle Garniez (foto a sinistra), le cui canzoni sono state descritte come "romantiche, rapsodiche e casualmente divertenti" (The New York Times). Cibo e bevande sono disponibili presso il prato, e oltre 100 coperte per pic-nic sono disponibili da prendere in prestito senza alcun costo. Vivi l'ampia gamma di questo strumento spesso trascurato e poco conosciuto. |
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Ian Holmes (1935-2017), Scozia - Regno Unitoby Rob Howard |
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 Ian Holmes, uno dei leader più conosciuti e principali, dei fisarmonicisti ei compositori della Scozia, dagli inizi degli anni Sessanta fino agli ultimi tempi, è scomparso a causa del diabete. È stato ampiamente rispettato non solo nel mondo della musica da ballo scozzese, ma anche nelle scene di fisarmonica della Svizzera e della Scandinavia, dove è stato molte volte.Ian Holmes, di Dumfries, ha cominciato a studiare la fisarmonica classica con Alex Carter all'età di tredici anni. Ha conosciuto il grande Will Starr, che suonava a livello locale e che gli ha dato consigli per suonare con la mano sinistra. Nel 1956 è entrato nella banda di Bobby MacLeod come seconda fisarmonica e nel 1960 ha assunto un ruolo simile con Andrew Rankine, prima di formare la propria band nel 1962. La sua band ha eseguito numerose registrazioni e apparve più volte su radio e televisione. Ha anche suonato come solista e nel 1957 ha vinto il Senior Scottish Championship agli All-Scotland Championships di Perth. Ha anche composto musica negli stili scandinavi e svizzeri, e ha registrato due album autentici di sue composizioni. In totale ha composto 450 melodie. Nel 1973 Ian e sua moglie Margaret hanno aperto il loro negozio, Ian Holmes Music, a Dumfries, che è diventato un luogo molto popolare per musicisti fino al ritiro della coppia in pensione nel 2000. Nel Gennaio del 2014, Ian Holmes e la sua Scottish Dance Band hanno fatto quella che è stata ufficialmente la loro ultima apparizione in pubblico, prima di una grande partecipazione di tifosi e compagni di musica. Guardando indietro, ha commentato: "Ho avuto una vita meravigliosa, perché attraverso la mia musica ho visitato tanti luoghi in Scozia e all'estero e ho incontrato tante persone interessanti e gentili. Per anni sono stato felice del mio lavoro e questo lavoro era anche il mio hobby. Quante persone possono dirlo?" |
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by Joan Grauman Morse, AAA Historian
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| Picture 1 above: (l to r), Cody McSherry (winner of the Junior Division of the Carmen Carrozza Memorial Competition), Emmanuel Gasser (winner of the Open Division of the Carmen Carrozza Memorial Competiton), and Nathan Chapeton (US representative to the Coupe Mondiale) having fun while jamming. Picture 2 above: AAA Youth Jazz Ensemble conducted by Mitch Guido. Picture 3 above: AAA Youth Orchestra conducted by Mary Tokarski. Video 1: AAA Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr. William Morse performs Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla Video 2: AAA Festival Orchestra performs Suite No. 3 in DM by J. S. Bach Situated just outside of Princeton, New Jersey’s historic area, the Westin Forrestal Village came alive last week with the sound of accordion music. New instruments were tried, new friendships were made, new techniques were learned, old memories were shared, and old friends had the opportunity to create more great memories together. The emphasis was on the youth, and the young musicians did not disappoint – quite the contrary. Along with our annual Youth Orchestra and Youth Jazz Ensemble, our young accordionists were the entertainers for our annual Luncheon Concert. These kids delighted the attendees with solos, duos and trios. The concert’s emcee was one of our very promising young accordionists, Rachel Quirbach. Wonderful, informative, well-attended workshops were given by our guest artists and by some of our regular contributors. The Friday Gala Concert was an exciting mix of rock, folk, ethnic, jazz and classical music featuring Will Holshouser, Dallas Vietty, Jamie Maschler, Dr. Robert Young McMahan, Bruce Gassman and Eddie Monteiro – a terrific mix! This year’s festival orchestra conductor was the totally delightful Dr. William Morse, Principal Conductor of the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra in Denver, Colorado. His beautiful arrangements and infectious warmth brought out the best in all of the participants (look for my article on Dr. Morse in the August issue of Accordion USA). The new nightly After Hours Club was a wonderful highlight with many of the attendees signing up each evening to play – sometimes with the whole room singing along. Many thanks to our AAA Board members plus our stellar performers and workshop leaders who worked tirelessly to make this year’s festival a huge success! Please join us in Alexandria, Virginia, July 11-15, 2018 when the AAA celebrates its 80th anniversary! Picture below: (l to r) Eddie Monteiro, Joe Natoli, Dr. William Morse (AAA Festival Orchestra conductor), Joan Grauman (AAA Historian), Guy Klucevsek, Will Holshouser, Dallas Vietty, Jamie Machler, Evan McPherson, and Mary Tokarski (AAA President); Seated in front, Linda Soley Reed (AAA 2nd Vice President). Photos by Lou Coppola |
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| The popular diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon lives in a rural setting in County Galway, and loves the countryside, animals and wildlife, evidenced by this video in which her playing gets a warm response from some cows in a field. The video has been shown on the RTE news on the Irish TV channel and several newspapers mentioned it, and very quickly, there was over 500,000 views. Sharon Shannon plays the 2-row button accordion, melodeon, fiddle, and tin whistle. Originally a competitive show jumper, she switched to playing music professionally in the mid-1980s, and has since enjoyed a very successful international career. She plays mainly as a soloist with her own backing musicians, and is especially popular with younger audiences, usually playing to sell-out venues in Ireland and around the world. |
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| An excerpt from BMFC Tango Quintet's Piazzolla program in an open air concert in Cully at the Lauvaux Classique Festival June 30 2017 in Switzerland. Performers (left to right) are: Marie Heck (violin), Adrien Praz (piano), Grayson Masefield (accordion), Bastien Monnet (double bass) and Laurent Cherruault (guitar). The BMFC Tango Quintet is a group created in 2013 at the University of Music in Lausanne where they all the members studied. Another video by BMFC was published in last weeks news. |
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| Recorded at the AAA Festival last week, was winner of the Open Division of the Carmen Carrozza Memorial Competition, Emmanuel Gasser of Canada performing "Omaggio a Pietro" by Frosini. Thank you to Dan Grauman for the video. |
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| Alexander Poeluev will be a featured soloist at the Shenzhen International Accordion Festival in China next week. This is a video, published 2nd July 2017, of Alexander Poeluev and the New-Centropezn jazz quintet in performance at the festival "Accordion Plus" in the big hall of the Rostov State Musical Theater, Rostov-on-Don. They perform the popular Basso Osinato by Viktor Vlasov. Performers: Alexander Poeluev (accordion), Aram Rustamiants (piano), Andrey Machnev (saxophone), Vladislav Okunev (guitar), Vitaly Perov (bass), Gregory Deratsuev (drums). |
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| Martynas Levickis accordion soloist, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, recorded Vilnius 14 October 2016, published 4th April 2017. |
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by Rob Howard
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 On Friday July 21st, 8.45pm, the Santa Maria Accordion Band (MD Marthese Bussutil Cassar L.B.C.A), from Malta, performs in concert at the Teatro Communale, Treviso, Italy. Sharing the concert are the Fisorchestra Armonio di Treviso, who invited the Maltese band to visit them.The Santa Maria Accordion Band was founded in 1992, is the only one of its kind in Malta. This year the band held the first Accordion Festival in Malta, which was a great success, and there will be another festival next year. For further information email: mtbusuttil@yahoo.com |
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 The all-female band Cherish the Ladies, who specialize in Irish traditional music, are currently on tour with dates in New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Massachusetts. In August the band has a series of dates in the Irish Republic. Details are on the poster."It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn't enjoy what they do", says the Boston Globe speaking of Cherish the Ladies, the long-running, Grammy-nominated, Irish-American super group that formed in New York City in 1985 to celebrate the rise of extraordinary women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene and has since toured the world, played the White House and the Olympics, recorded 16 outstanding albums including ‘“An Irish Homecoming’, a live recording of their Emmy winning TV special that aired across America and Ireland. For further information email: contact@cherishtheladies.com |
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 ‘Stage Accordeon’ is a week-long accordion event, July 18th to 25th, at the Hotel Les Sapins, Manigod, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. Appearing are the accordionists Marcel Azzola, Jean-Louis Noton Julie Blocher, Annie Lacour, and Michel Madeira. |
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 Accordionist Dan Newton, known to many as “Daddy Squeeze", plays in a variety of ethnic styles and fronts the Cafe Accordion Orchestra. The CAO members are Dan Newton, accordion and vocals, Eric Mohring – mandolin, violin and vocals, Robert Bell – guitar and vocals, and Joe Steiger – percussion. Gig list for late July: July 21st and 22nd - Cafe Accordion Orchestra, Hiawatha Music Festival, Marquette, Michigan July 25th, 6pm-9pm - Cafe Accordion Orchestra, Loring Pasta Bar, Minneapolis July 28th to 31st – solo, Lark in the Morning Music Gathering, Mendocino, California For further information email: Daddysqueeze@daddysqueeze.com |
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 Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis performs in concert on Saturday July 22nd, 8pm, at the Teatro del Mediterraneo, Alicante, Spain.Martynas graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, played at the Royal Albert Hall, Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, Debussy's residence in Paris, the Berlin Waldbühne, etc. In his home country he won ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ on national TV. |
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 Irish singer and musician Michael English and his band perform in concert on Saturday July 22nd, 8pm, in a show that will be recorded for a DVD. The venue is INEC, Killarney, County Kerry.Michael English, from County Kildare, born in 1979, is an Irish country singer who also plays the accordion and piano. He studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and has since pursued a highly successful career as an entertainer, with several albums and hit singles to his name. The singer/accordionist Brendan Shine will make a special guest appearance in this show. Born in 1947, Brendan Shine began his career in music as an accordionist with the Kieran Kelly Ceili Band, then took up singing and becoming a popular professional vocalist, fronting his own band. |
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 Accordionist and composer Marco Lo Russo performs next week, as follows:Saturday July 22nd, 9pm until 11pm – special guest with the Banda dell’Arma dei Carabinieri, Sabaudia, Latina Thursday July 27th, 9pm – ‘Made in Italy’ by Marco Lo Russo featuring Maria Francesca Bartolomucci - vocals and Giulio Vinci - piano, Consorzio di Bonifica dell'Agro Pontino, Latina For further information email: newsletter@marcolorusso.com |
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 On Sunday July 23rd, 7pm until 10pm, the CT Tango Ensemble performs in concert and for dancing at Alliance Française, 155 Loop St, Cape Town.The CT Tango Ensemble line up is Stanislav Angelov – accordion, bandoneon, arranger, composer & manager; Albert Combrink - piano,arranger & composer; Petrus de Beer - violin Charles Lazar - double bass & composer For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Leonard Brown performs in concert on Tuesday July 25th, 7.30pm until 10pm, at MacKay’s Hotel, Wick, Scotland. The admission price of £10 includes a copy of the recently released double DVD ‘A Toast to Scotland’.Leonard Brown, from Newcastle, became only the second Englishman to become All Scotland Accordion Champion in 2012 (Robert Whitehead was the first in 1978). He has emerged as one the best young accordionists and pianists on the Accordion & Fiddle Club scene. For further information email: leonardbrownaccordion@gmail.com |
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| A concert titled ‘Accordeon Festival’ takes place on Wednesday July 26th, 8.30pm, at the Teatro Adimir Rosa, Avenida Governador Irineu Bornhausen, 5600 Agronômica, Florianopolis, in southern Brazil. The accordionists performing include Edson Dutra, William Hengen, Daniel Hack, Samuca do Acordeon, Eddy Stafin, Diego Fagundes, Leandro Panneitz, and Flavinho Alves. |
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