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Nota del Redattore - Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica, Antologia della Fisarmonicaby Rob Howard |
![]() ![]() Era il 6 Maggio 1829 che Cyrillius Demien (Cyril Damian) brevettò il suo primo progetto di fisarmonica a Vienna, Austria, innescando quella che divenne una mania globale per questo strumento. Se state organizzando un evento dedicato alla fisarmonica, grande o piccolo, il 6 Maggio o vicino fatecelo sapere robaccord5@hotmail.com. Il mio personale contributo di quest'anno sarà la pubblicazione il 6 Maggio di un libro, ‘Accordion Anthology', una celebrazione della fisarmonica nel Regno Unito. Ulteriori informazioni a riguardo nelle notizie per la settimana dopo il 6 Maggio. E 'sorprendente vedere come la fisarmonica si è sviluppata nel corso degli anni in aspetto e design sin dai primi anni, adattandosi perfettamente a molti generi musicali e sottogeneri in tutto il mondo. E’ suonata da giovani e meno giovani in tutto il mondo, e il suo repertorio e uso continua a svilupparsi e a deliziare il pubblico in tutto il mondo. Che tutto questo continui per molto. Rob Howard |
La Grande Inaugurazione, "China Accordion Arts Research Center & Li Cong Expert Studio" alla Shanghai Normal University - Cinaby Jessica Shi Xuan |
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![]() L'11 Aprile, la grande cerimonia di inaugurazione del "China Accordion Arts Research Center & Li Cong Expert Studio" si è tenuta nella sala concerti del Music College della Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). Zhu Ziqiang, Presidente della Shanghai Normal University, Guo Qianghui, Vice Presidente e Segretario Generale dell’Associazione dei Musicisti di Shanghai, Yang Guoli, Vice Direttore dell’Associazione della Fisarmonica dell’Associazione Musicisti Cinesi, nonché esperti di fisarmonica e leader provenienti da altre zone della Cina hanno partecipato alla cerimonia. Avviando il concetto di "Sviluppi Diversificati delle Arti della Fisarmonica", il Prof. Li Cong ha aperto un nuovo capitolo per le arti della fisarmonica a Shanghai, e ha gradualmente assunto un ruolo guida nel nuovo ciclo di riforme e sviluppo della fisarmonica a livello nazionale. Nel frattempo, Li Cong promuove attivamente la cooperazione internazionale e lo scambio nel campo della fisarmonica, invitando regolarmente maestri internazionali di fisarmonica in Cina per l'insegnamento, e mandando studenti eccellenti a importanti concorsi in casa e all'estero e molti di loro tornano con importanti riconoscimenti. Li Cong è un membro fondatore del Shanghai Normal University Pop Accordion Ensemble pionieri delle esibizioni della fisarmonica pop in Cina. Immagine sotto. La sua guida ha portato al grande successo di molti grandi eventi professionali organizzati congiuntamente con l’Associazione Musicisti della Shanghai Normal University di Shanghai e, tra cui (grafico sotto): - 2006 Shanghai Spring International Accordion Festival; - 2009 Shanghai Spring National Accordion Festival; - 2011 Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships a Shanghai; - 2014 National Symposium on the Accordion of Higher Education. Di conseguenza, la posizione molto importante del programma di fisarmonica della Shanghai Normal University è stato cementato all'interno delle istituzioni nazionali superiori di educazione musicale. La fondazione del "China Accordion Arts Research Center & Li Cong Expert Studio" presso la Shanghai Normal University, guiderà ulteriormente lo sviluppo innovativo delle performance della fisarmonica in Cina, costruirà una piattaforma migliore per lo scambio accademico e eleverà l'influenza delle arti della fisarmonica cinesi al mondo intero. Altre foto a: 2016ArtsResearch |
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53° Concorso Internazionale di Fisarmonica di Klingenthal 2016 - Germaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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![]() Regole di concorrenza complete e informazioni riguardo le categorie a: 2016Kling.pdf Il Programma è stato rilasciato. Ci sono concorsi ogni giorno. Martedì 3 Maggio, ore 20:00 concerto di apertura con Gliersaal Vocational Schoole il Duo "Buttons & Bellows" di Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) e Petar Maric (fisarmonica). CD disponibili: beltango5 Mercoledì 4 Maggio, ore 19:30 Studio Concerto, Klemen Leben (Slovenia), 2009 1° premio. Giovedi, 5 Maggio ore 19.00, concorso in formato concerto, categoria VI Entertainment. Venerdì 6 Maggio, ore 20:00, "Irish Bastards " musica folk irlandese Sabato 7 Maggio, ore 19:30, Aula am Amtsberg Domenica 8 Maggio, ore 13:30 Aula am Amtsberg, Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra Greiz/Reichenbach, direttore d'orchestra David Marlow e finalisti della categoria IV Ulteriori informazioni sono disponibili presso: Klingenthal |
Concerto per Onorare 70° Compleanno di Viatcheslav Semionov, Mosca - Russiaby Alexander Selivanov |
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C'è stato un concerto da alcuni degli studenti di Viatcheslav Semionov l’8 Aprile 2016 a Mosca presso l'Accademia di Musica Gnesin. Il titolo del concerto è stato "Offerta musicale al Maestro". Si sono esibiti: Lev Lavrov, solo e in trio. Alexey Mikitenko Kirill Rusinov Rostislav Mudritsky Lion trio di Lev Lavrov, Alexey Mikitenko e Simon Golishev. Foto sopra dei musicisti con Semionov. Video sopra: Allievo di Semionov alla Gnesin School, Rostislav Mudritsky che ha 11 anni. C'è stato un video nelle ultime notizie di Mudritsky che suonava "Piccola Ouverture" da Lo Schiaccianoci di Tchaikovsky e il video qui sopra è Flight of the Bumble Bee, arrangiato da Viatcheslav Semionov. Scusate se il video è tagliato. Gli studenti hanno presentato una torta speciale di anniversario "Semionov 70" a forma di fisarmonica che si può vedere in entrambe le immagini. |
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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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![]() Karlssons would be grateful for any kind of information concerning the whereabouts of these instruments. For further information email: info@karlssonsmusik.se |
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![]() "Harmony" wrote: 27th March - "Beyond the Edge of Accordion" is "one of the most unique and biggest concerts we have ever organized." IMC "Harmony" has for 10 years presented "the bright, non-standard and memorable" of concerts and this time, the organizers of the festival "Accordion Plus" have gone even further! Video 1: "Beyond the Edge of Accordion" concert of 78 mins. Alexander Poeluev (accordion), the Jazz-quartet "New Centropezn" and the the circus performance group "Rian" plus all the other performers as listed on the poster left. Video 2 and 3 are short excerpts from the concert. Video 2: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla. Performers are: Alexander Poeluev (accordion) , M. Poluektova and I. Logachev (dancing), D. Rybkin (bike). Video 3: Al Bano "Felicita" performed by Alexander Poeluev (accordion) and Anna Kryshtalyova (accordion). Concert artist Alexander Poeluev lives in Rostov-on-Don and is a former Coupe Mondiale winner, who has performed extensively in many different countries of Asia, South Pacific, North America and Europe. CD at: apoeluev01 Anna Kryshtalyova also lives in Rostov-on-Don and has won several international competitions including the 2015 Castelfidardo Category D Open Classical age group. The International Music Centre "Harmony" are hosting the 2016 Coupe Mondiale in Rostov-on-Don from 11th to 17th September 2016. Thank you to "Harmony" and Vladimir Bershov for providing the videos. |
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![]() ‘Washington Post’ columnist John Kelly wrote the following article: Merv Conn died in 2011, but he’s unlikely to be forgotten anytime soon. On April 10th a pedestrian path in Silver Spring was dedicated in honor of Merv, probably the most famous accordionist our town has ever seen. I went to the little ceremony, held on a crisp Sunday afternoon. The path was originally going to be dedicated in October, but the threat of bad weather canceled the event. It was hoped that the delay might give the local squeezebox community time to organize to beat the Guinness World Record for the largest accordion ensemble ever assembled: 1,361, held by the China Accordion Association. Ten members of the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society performed, leaving things 1,352 accordions short. But a little accordion goes a long way. They played a couple of Merv’s favorite tunes - ‘You Made Me Love You’ and ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ - as his daughter, Maria Cohen, led the crowd in song. His son, Robert, was there, too. Picture right: A cake topped by an accordion is part of the celebration April 10, 2016. Merv was the undisputed accordion king of Washington, toting his instrument all over town and operating a busy accordion school on 14th Street NW. Rock-and-roll - the electric guitar, especially - nearly killed the accordion, but Merv soldiered on. It was my honor to meet him and to hire him to play ‘The Washington Post’ march in the newsroom. Merv Conn Way links Cameron Street with South Noyes Drive in the Woodside Park neighborhood where Merv used to live. The existing pathway, a 225-foot shortcut used by residents, was crumbling. United Therapeutics, the biotechnology company, owns the office building next door. Avi Halpert, United Therapeutics’ head of real estate, worked to get the path rebuilt, trading some land to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to release an easement the water company had under the strip of pavement. Avi, it turned out, remembered Merv from the countless bar mitzvahs he attended in the late 1970s. Merv, of course, had played there. Picture below: Maria Cohen, daughter of Merv Conn, raises the ceremonial scissors after cutting the ribbon on Merv Conn Way. On the left is Avi Halpert of United Therapeutics, which owns the land and funded the work. |
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by Harley Jones
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The group El Terrible Tarantismo performing "Música Callejera" made a promotional street concert for Bogotá Social TV that was published on Sep 1, 2015. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() Concerto for Accordion and String Quartet – Poland Accordionist and composer Olexiy Suslow performed his own composition ‘Concerto Dieptych No 2’ and Haydn's ‘Concerto in D Major’ (arranged for accordion and string quartet) in the Pope's Theological Study Hall in Wroclaw recently. In addition the children's orchestra ‘Harmonica’, conducted by Galina Suslow, performed works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Bizet. This concert was held in conjunction with the opening of the Music School S-Art in Wroclaw. |
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by Rob Howard
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On Saturday April 23rd, 7pm, Spanish accordionist Ferran Martinez and clarinet player Nigel Haywood perform together in concert as the Duo Kavanna at the Plaza de los irlandeses, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. They will perform a Jewish music repertoire commemorating the 4th centenary of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer and novelist in the Spanish language. Ferran Martinez, born in 1971, is a graduate of the Barcelona Conservatory. He plays solo classical concerts on the Bayan button accordion and is a member of the Cavall Bernat group, performing Catalan popular music. He is also both an accordion and computer teacher. For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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![]() Saturday April 23rd, 10am - 4.30pm – music from Scotland and Ireland, Glebe Hall, The Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury SY3 9HF Friday April 29th - Roxy Cinema, 36 High Street, Axbridge, Somerset BS26 2AF Sunday May 1st, 10am - 4.30pm - music from Scotland, Ireland and France, Priddy Village Hall, Somerset BA5 3BE Saturday May 7th – private solo concert, Karlstad, Sweden Tuesday May 17th and Thursday May 19th - Karen Street teaching at Worcester Saturday May 21st – solo concert, The Wolfe Room, The Black Swan Inn, 23 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR Sunday May 22nd, 10am - 5pm – mixed ensemble day, The Wolfe Room, The Black Swan Inn, 23 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR Monday May 23rd - Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD Friday May 27th - Karen Tweed & Friends Birthday - Concert-Party, free event; To commemorate my 27th year as a professional musician, I’m having a bit of a do. Guests include Roger Wilson, Karen Street, Richard Hughes, Kirsten Hellier, Ivan Miletitch, Johnny Coppin, and Andy Tweed. The venue is The Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1JF. Donations on the night welcomed towards Alzheimers UK and The Samaritans. Monday May 30th, 12 noon – 4pm - Karen Tweed: Solo (& with Karen Street) The New Horrington Fair, Wells Cricket Club, New Horrington, Wells, Someset BS26 2AF. Free event. Residents of South Horrington are resurrecting the Family Fun Day that took place every summer on the old Mendip Hospital site. Throughout the 1960s to 80s the Mendip Hospital Summer Fete, run by the League of Friends, evolved to become one of the biggest events of the summer, opened by a local celebrity and with attractions such as The Red Devils, police display teams, the Somerset Light Infantry, maypole dancing, an antiques market, a donkey derby, skittles, children's fancy dress and a pig roast. The new Horrington Fair will take place at South Horrington at Wells Cricket Club on Mayday Bank Holiday Monday, May 30, from noon to 4pm. There is music all day with L’esprit du jazz and Karen Tweed and others tbc. There will also be a dog training demonstration and games for children, and various stalls including a plant sale. Refreshments will include BBQ, a licensed bar, tea and cakes and Mendip Moments ice cream. Karen Tweed, born in England but now living in Ireland, is steeped in Irish traditional music and has recorded and performed in this genre for many years. She also performs in other genres, and has featured on over 30 CDs. She won 5 All Ireland titles on piano accordion and melodica in the late 1970s/early 80s, performed with the Poozies, and is the main piano accordion tutor at the World Music Centre, University of Limerick, and a regular tutor for the Bmus Degree in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University and at The Sage, Gateshead. For further information email: info@karentweed.com |
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![]() The concert will take feature the winner of International competitions Dr. Victor Aryutkin - teacher at the Afik School, accordionist Ilya Zhornitskii, the duo ‘Sababa’, and student ensembles from the Afik School of the Arts. For further information email: victor.aryutkin@gmail.com |
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The Turkish Accordion Association celebrates World Accordion Day with meetings involving leading accordionists on May 6th: 1. Meeting at 1pm – Sakarya, Sakarya University State Conservatory Organization: Aziz Ali Elyagutu 2. Meeting in Istanbul at 7pm - Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Organization: Aziz Ali Elyagutu, Iberya Özkan For further information email: alielya@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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![]() The repertoire will include pieces from Baroque through to contemporary music (from Bach to Kusjakov, Aho and Tiensuu). In addition, the concert will include two world premieres for accordion quintet and percussion: ‘Rhyme’ by Bosnian composer Drazan Kosoric (picture right), and ‘Elpis’ by Marios Joannou Elia. For further information email: belmasarancicnahodovic@gmail.com |
by Jessica Shi Xuan
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For World Accordion Day |
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Martin Lubenov’s Jazzta Prasta Trio performs concerts in May and June, as follows: May 7th – Fabrikle im Donautal, Beuron-Hausen, Germany May 8th – Schloss Mochental, Eheningen, Germany May 9th – Stadthaus, Elm, Germany June 25th – Dobro Jazz Festival, Tulcea, Romania The current repertoire of ‘Jazzta Prasta’ is entirely made up of Bulgarian accordionist Martin Lubenov’s compositions, creating a sparkling kaleidoscope of styles: Bulgarian, Turkish, Serbian and Roma traditions, innovative harmonies and scales of jazz, musette and Manouche (Gypsy Swing). |
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![]() There is also an organ/keyboard festival taking place in the hotel, which has its own trade show is and is open to all. For booking, telephone Sceptre Productions on 01780 782 093 between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. For further information email: heather@accordions.karoo.co.uk |
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![]() http://www.accordion.co.nz/museum.htm about the Accordion Gems 'Master Collection of Accordions through Time' display at the Dargaville Museum. The Accordion Gems display is strongly recommended as a "must see" attraction for all accordion interested visitors to New Zealand and Northland. At the instigation of NZAA Life Member Kevin Friedrich, The Dargaville Museum agreed to host a major collection of accordions and memorbilia that he had collected over many years for the purpose of starting an accordion museum. The new page has information about the display and how to get there. |
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Updated Site: Milwaukee Accordion Club is featuring Copper Box, a 'New Age Polka Group' with a very lively Party Band style. They last played for the MAC in November 2009, and the club looks forward to their return on April 25th. |
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